2. In Greek Secondary Education, it is
by law compulsory to have
elections each year for nominating
student councils.
This is also the case for the last
three years of Primary Education,
just for the purpose of introducing
pupils from a very early age in the
basic principles of Democracy.
3. There are two different
elections for:
A. The five member class
council.
B. The fifteen member
school council
4. The five member class council
consists of :
The president
The vice president
The secretary
The treasurer
The member
5. Similar are the roles of the
fifteen member school council.
They represent not only their
own class, but also the entire
school community.
6. Both councils’ main function is
to address everyday practical
issues of the class and the
school respectfully.
They are, so to speak, the link
between the teachers and the
demands of the students in
supplies, repairs, schedule or
class adjustments and so on.
7. Sometimes, the fifteen member
council, can have a say when it
comes to the teachers board
discussing some disciplinary
action against students who
have committed an offence of
school rules.
Their opinion is taken very
seriously into consideration.
8. The student councils will also
be consulted when it comes to
organizing various school
activities, such as national day
celebrations, field trips, music
or sports activities.
9. It is one of the duties of the
student council to keep track of
how new students are welcome
and accepted in the school
community, their inclusion in
the various groups and
activities, and their overall
integration in the new
environment.
10. Apart from the student councils,
the whole school as an
institution manages in various
ways the matter of student
integration. Namely, in the
curriculum there are subjects
that require teamwork, in which
everyone can find their place
according to their character and
abilities
11. Apart from the appointed
psychologists whose subject
matter is counseling the
students, there are groups
organised by the school where
students, in regular times, can
talk to an appointed teacher
about any matter that troubles
them.
12. But one thing that is deemed
the most helpful and is
completely informal, is that
pupils from an early age learn
respect and acceptance, the
inner need of a person to make
newcomers feel at home, as
part of a greater cultural
framework.
