This document provides information about a primary school in Greece. It discusses the history of the school, which was originally built in 1883 with two classrooms and expanded after refugees arrived. Currently, the school has 148 students and 15 teachers, as well as facilities built in 1977-1980 that were renovated in 2007-2008. The curriculum includes subjects from Greek and math to music and art taught over 7 hours per day and 35 hours per week. An afternoon program serves 30 students with homework help, English, and other activities. Each year, schools set goals, and this school's current goals include promoting creative writing, conserving water, and developing cooperation skills.

1. Α’ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟTRIMITHIAS
PRIMARY SCHOOL

2. Our school was built in 1883. The first building had two classrooms
and one office room. After the Turkish invasion a lot of refugees
came to our village and so there was a need for the school to
expand. At the beginning they had to use nearby houses for the
small grades.
OUR SCHOOL

3. In 1977 to 1980 the new school buildings were built.
In 2007- 2008 our school was renovated and was made
earthquake resistant and took the form it has today.
This year we have 148 students and 15 teachers working at
our school. We also have 3 teachers for SEN students.

10. OUR CURRICULUM
 School starts at 7.45 a.m and ends at 13.05 every day.
 Teachers have to be at school at 7.30 a.m every day.
 During the day we have three school breaks (20’– 10’- 10’)
 Every day the students have 7 teaching hours of 40 minutes
 In total 35 teaching hours per week for each grade.
 Subjects that we teach from grade 1-6:
• Greek, maths, science, music, art, geography, English, R.E , P.E.
and health care.
 Subjects we teach from grade 3-6:
• history, design and technology

11. AFTERNOON SCHOOL
At our school works an afternoon school for the children whose
parents are working and can’t pick them up at 13.05.
This year we have 30 students attending this school.
It’s programme consists of 4 periods of 40 minutes.
The first 40 minutes is for lunch break.
The second 40 minute period is for their homework.
The third period is for English or Computers or Health Care.
The last period is for Art , P.E or Technology.

12. SCHOOL GOALS
Every year each school has to set some goals. Each goal can last
from one to three years.
The only goal that all schools have every year is the goal “ I don’t
forget” and it has to do with the fact that a part of Cyprus is
Turkish occupied since the invasion of Turkey in 1974.

13. OTHER GOALS
Other goals our school has set this year are :
 Promoting creative writing
 Ways of saving water
 Developing cooperation skills