Living abroad is, among other things, an exciting opportunity to expose children to new ideas, languages and cultures. But there are particular challenges that expat families face when it comes to education, and the questions can seem endless: Will my child’s studies be interrupted at a crucial time? During what can be a stressful period of extreme change, how can I best minimise disruptions? What schooling options are available in […]
Aidonakia funfair is a fantastic amusement park that offers moments of carefree fun and games for both young and old. There are 5 alocations in Attiki: Kifisias Ave. 89 and Dionisou str. 155, Marousi, tel. 2106198274, 2106196941 The Mall Athens, Andrea Papandreou 35, Marousi, 2106300377 Escape Center, Dimokratias Ave. 67A, Ilion, 2102313752 MacArthur Glen, Gialou, Spata 2106618318 Oropos Beach, Skala Oropou. Visit their website here Tweet
Thrill, speed, balance, fun Adventure Park is a recreation area in the forest where activities associated with nature are organized. Visitors choose to “fly” from tree to tree, up to 15 meters height, using special equipment. For those who don’t have the opportunity to “fly away” often this is your chance. Adventure Park is accessible to all, young or older, bold or not, since it provides different “routes”, with different […]
Athens Natural Gardens is an ideal place for your little ones. Children can play in the immense park, feed the ducks at the duck pond, visit the little zoo, play in the playground or enjoy seeing the stacked water turtles in the turtle pond. There is a café, lots of cats and birds and it is a cool place to spend a warm Athens afternoon. (source: athensinfoguide.com) Tweet
Sounion Summer High School, an initiative of the international organization “European Public Law Organization” (EPLO), located next to the sea in the beautiful and historic area of Cape Sounion, only 64 km from the center of Athens, is ideal educational vacation in July 2013 (1 -12) for students ages 14 to 17 who want to become familiarized with University-level studies in the fields of European Law, Governance and Communication, as […]
Find activities and information about rockets, astronauts, space exploration, space shuttles, solar system, and galaxies. Play and learn with your kids online here Tweet
It’s Carnival or Apokries in Greece, a feast of fun celebrated all over the country with masquerade and parties. This festival dates back to Dionyssus, the ancient Greek god of wine and fun and it was meant to worship him as well as to help the earth put forth shoots-hence the various leaping dances and the various kinds of disguise in order to please harmful spirits. In ancient Greece this […]
Teaching a young child to say please and thank you is one thing, but struggling to get your teenager to be polite to you is quite another. The truth is that most teens are more polite to other people than they are to their own parents. This is due to a number of things, including the fact that you are the person he feels most comfortable with and as a […]
Learn and improve your figure skating by attending group ice-skating lessons. Each Saturday from 9.30-16.00 different age groups meet at the ice rink at the Blanos Sports Centre in Spata. The group is open to skaters of all abilities, from beginners to advanced, and from 5 to 16 years old. All is done in a fun atmosphere, with coaching from a professional Russian coach, and using the techniques of Theatre-on-Ice […]
The Athens Concert Hall fulfils its educational role not only through the high quality of the productions it stages, its well-regarded publications and themed series of events, but also through a variety of supplementary activities designed to contribute to the education of its younger audience. It offers affordable tickets for a series of events forming an introduction to classical and other forms of music, ensuring that its special Sunday Morning […]