1. OUR COUNTRY, MUNICIPALITY
AND SCHOOL
Varvakeio Model Experimental Junior High School
Created for the eTwinning Project:
«Safe Internet: a Bridge Between Us»
Evaggelia Kontopidi
February 2014

2. Our Country: Greece
 Located in the Southern
part of Europe
 Capital: Athens
 Official language:
Greek
 Area: 131957 Km2

3. Greece
Flag
Coat of arms
Anthem
«Hymn to Liberty»

4. Our Town: Athens
The Parthenon
The Athens
Concert Hall
The National
Garden
The Acropolis
Museum
The Archaeological
Museum
The Museum of
Cycladic Art

5. Our Municipality: Psychiko
• Located 5 km northeast
of Athens city centre
• Covers an area of 6,1Km2
• About 27000 inhabitants
(Census 2011)
• Home of more than 20
Embassies
• Croatian Embassy is
located just 2,2Km away
from our school!

6. Psychiko: Public Municipal Facilities
• two very active cultural centers
• Art Gallery
• Library
• Conservatory
• Ecological Park
• a rollerskating rink
• a 6-court tennis club
• an indoor basketball/volleyball stadium
• an outdoor basketball and volleyball venue
• an outdoor swimming pool

7. Psychiko
Saint Sofia
Cathedral
Saint Demetrius
Cathedral

8. Psychiko: General State Archives
 Located next to our school

9. Psychiko: Outdoor Glyptotheque
Zoggolopoulos’
“Umbrellas”
Zoggolopoulos’
“Olympic Cycles”

10. Our School
Varvakeio Model Experimental Junior High
School
• 324 students
• 32 teachers
• 12 classes
• one of the most
prestigious
schools in Greece
• notable alumni

11. Our School
Our school was
founded in 1860
It is a public school but extra financial support is
available from Varvakeion Foundation which
manages a bequest of the national benefactor
Ioannis Varvakis (the school is named after his
benefactor's name)

12. Our School
The teaching staff of the school is
selected on the basis of formal
qualifications (Master's, Phd, etc)
The students of the 1st grade enter
the school by exams (approximately
1 out of 6 students that participate in
the exams is accepted in the school)

13. Our School: Supporter of
2011 2012 2013 2014
Last year, this
poster gave our
school the 3rd
price in an online
national
competition
organized by
saferinternet.gr

14. No! It is just the beginning of a wonderful
cooperation and communication!