On Thursday 26th April 2018, a wonderful evening of entertainment was held at the school. Children from both the Junior and Senior schools returned for an event in which they showed off a marvellous array of talents and skills that they have been working at for some time in preparation for the show. There were young dancers from our Junior Dance and Movement Club; Ms Tsirigoti's Senior and Year 6 Greek Dance Clubs; pupils in the Senior Drama Club; our choir, the St Lawrence Singers; as well as a wide range of musicians who receive tuition at school on instruments ranging from the piano, the violin, the guitar and drums too. 

The audience was delighted to view such a fine combination of pieces: both dramatic and musical, both traditional and modern. Congratulations are in order to all who took part, pupils and staff, as their efforts resulted in a successful evening all round. Well done to all!

On Wednesday 25th April, the whole of the Junior school spent an enjoyable morning on the field for the competitive running events between Macedonia, Epirus and Attica, our three houses. The children ran girls' and boys' heats to qualify, then the top three of each took part in the final. The relay races were also nail-biting affairs as the children bolted around the track with a baton firmly in their grip! 

We eagerly awaited the next stage in the sporting calendar - the Circuits Sports Days, which were held on 16th and 17th May! Over 2 days our energetic, skillful pupils in key stages 1 and 2 gave their all in the name of sportsmanship and healthy competition. Years 4, 5 and 6 even managed to pull of amazing tug-of-war matches which really tested their mettle. Fantastic results all round!

We await the high jump finals on 1st June. Watch this space!

During this summer term, the Early Years classes have been keeping busy with learning in and out of school. On Monday 23rd April, the FS1 and FS2 classes went to the zoo where they saw lots of different animals and even got the chance to pet some of them. Everyone's favourite was the amazing dolphin show as they loved watching the dolphins jump and splash the water with their flippers.

Then on 10th May the children took a trip to ever-exciting fire station to reinforce their learning in the topic of ‘People Who Help Us’. They learnt about the special helmets and clothes the fire fighters wear to protect them from fire, and they were even allowed to take turns spraying water with the hose.

What fun they're having in Early Years! 

Every summer, for one month, St. Lawrence runs a highly successful, action-packed, fun-filled summer programme suited to children aged from three to fourteen. Yet again this year, SLC is the place to be as we are busy preparing a productive and enjoyable course of activities for your children in June and July.

As always, we wait with excited anticipation to welcome back old faces and meet new ones too. It is satisfying to renew old friendships and initiate new ones in such a positive, stimulating environment! We guarantee a special experience for our pupils, as we offer optimum learning and superb sports facilities on our spacious campus.

Here at St Lawrence College, there is everything on offer - from exceptional tuition in English language to sport, dance, chess, recycled art, 3D paper architecture art, robotics, yoga, field games, mini golf, roller skating, crafts and many more activities. This year we are also happy to introduce to our programme a Greek Philosophy, Drama and Dance class for ages 7+. Greek language is also offered to children aged 5-7.

Registration is now open and we look forward to seeing your child/children on 25th June at 9:00 a.m. for the start of an exciting summer.
Please contact the Registrar, Mrs. Emily Naoum, for further details, either by email or by phone at +30210 8917000

Having adopted the Ancient Theatre of Dionysus in Thorikos, Lavrio, in the context of Diazoma Association actions, the Archaeology Club concluded the study of the site this year. Following the activities of last year, the members of the Archaeology Club prepared and delivered to Year 10 pupils a guided tour to the archaeological site. The Theatre of Dionysus, the main characteristics of the theatre productions in ancient times, the ancient ore washery, the mining gallery were presented by the members of the Archaeology Club during the Lavrio trip that was organised for KS4.

The SLC Forensics team once again participated in this year’s Panhellenic Forensics Tournament which was held at ACS on the 8^th – 11^th March, competing against 19 other schools from different parts of Greece.

After many practices on Saturdays, the team made the school proud with an impressive number of finalists: 2 in the Oral Interpretation of Literature category (1 Dramatic, 1 Comic) and 3 in the Duet Acting Category (1 Dramatic, 2 Comic), which made it 5 in all, and 2 Honourable Mentions. The Debaters were also very successful in reaching the Semi Finals. Overall, this gave the team the 4^th place.

Many thanks to all the coaches who helped: the Head Coach, Ms Stafford; the Debate Coach Mr Courts; Ms Grivas, Ms Iliadou, Ms Kladouchou, Ms Kouvari and our own SLC graduate Eirini Geleklidis. Congratulations to all the participants for representing the school so successfully.

On Tuesday 27th March, Year 4 wrapped up their 'Sound' topic in science with a trip to Athens' very own science museum - Planet physics. They were shown around by very informative guides who showed and taught them about how sound is produced, transmitted and even seen via sound waves. In addition, pupils had many hands-on experiences where they produced and played with radio frequency waves using a Theremin machine.

Another fun aspect of their experience was listening to the guide's demonstration of how to change their voice. Using helium gas, he squeaked like a chipmunk and with sulfur hexafluoride gas he gave a pretty good imitation of the gravelly-voiced Darth Vader! Most amusing and quite impressive; the children were tickled pink! 

Following on from our hugely successful science fair a few week's ago, all the children have been eagerly participating in class investigations with great gusto. Here's year 3 working outdoors on an investigation of forces. They looked at creating a fair test which used particular variables - some groups tested various ramp surfaces for friction, while others varied the height of the same ramp to see how far their objects rolled. Distances were compared and scientific conclusions discussed. Excellent job!

On Wednesday 28th March the Reception and Early Years pupils held their eagerly awaited show of agility and courage at our Annual Gym Display. They treated parents and family members to a super show of impressive dance moves and grooves which really got the audience smiling and clapping along. This was followed by a demonstration of physical coordination skills. The audience was most impressed by their children's understanding of sequences and routes through guided activities as they enjoyed showing off their best moves for mums and dads. 

On Friday 23rd March 2018 the Mobile Digital Planetarium visited our school for the first time to present and demonstrate, inside a hemispherical dome, a film related to contemporary astronomical discoveries. The images projected on the internal screen of the entire dome, which had a diameter of six metres, and total screen surface area of 57 square metres, produced an incredibly impressive spectacle. 

The programme, shown to all of our senior school pupils, was entitled “From Earth to the Universe” and presented the newest facts about our Solar System, our Galaxy and the Universe; facts that are now established not only by observations from Earth but also from space probes sent outside our small planet to our solar System and beyond! The newest findings of astronomy were inconceivable to people who lived before us and we are privileged to now know, as a consequence of astronomical research, that our own place in the universe is not unique. Our pupils learned this during our Astronomy Day. They also had the opportunity to observe the sun, the moon and clouds through a telescope, erected in the playground and fitted with special filters. 

Astronomy Day was a day enjoyed by all and we sincerely hope to enjoy many more visits from the Mobile Planetarium. The plan is to observe the night sky and its splendour this coming autumn. Until then, and honouring Stephen Hawking, “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the Universe exist. Be curious.”
 

On Friday 23rd March 2018, the Early Years classes eagerly welcomed some two-legged, four-legged, and no-legged friends! As an extension of the topic of study this term, Animals, it was a real treat to get to know some real life examples. There were several pets of the tail-wagging variety who were happy to be hugged and petted as much as our three and four-year old children could manage. There was the cutest budgie who went by the name of Jerry and is happiest when singing and preening in front of the mirror, then there was a fierce dragon lizard who wasn't really fierce at all, and even a rather large snake! How exciting!

Thank you so much to all the parents who brought their delightful animals into school. It really made our day!
 

Through the week of 19th March 2018, the pupils of Key Stage 2 took part in the hotly contested Interhouse Quiz Finals watched by staff, friends and family. The results were always hard fought for and very close indeed - in one instance coming down to a nail-biting one point difference! The finalists all excelled themselves but someone always had to emerge victorious. The results were:

• Year 3 - Epirus
• Year 4 - Macedonia
• Year 5 - Epirus
• Year 6 - Epirus

During the weekend of 16th – 18th March 2018, eight pupils took part in an MUN Conference held at Pierce College, representing our school as Delegates of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Venezuela in Committees as diverse as the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural, the Disarmament and International Security, the Legal, and the Political and Decolonization Committees, the World Health Organization and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. This time one of our pupils served as the Deputy President of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

By taking part in a Model United Nations event our pupils are exposed to the world’s most delicate and pressing contemporary issues and get an insight into the problems that the international community faces today. They also learn about the solutions to those problems that are proposed, discussed and implemented by the UN through diplomacy and international cooperation. They themselves propose solutions during the discussion and debating of the resolutions they write and present.

This was the last of our participations for this year but our pupils, who are completely dedicated to MUN, are looking forward to the already scheduled Conferences of the next academic year.
 

On Friday 9th March, St Lawrence College hosted a wonderful inter-school rugby event for 140 Junior children in years 5 & 6. St Catherine's and the Francoellenique School Eugene Delacroix, joined us for an exhilarating morning of  tag rugby in which small teams of children played against other schools and chased their opponents with guts and determination. As it was a 'friendly' rather than a tournament, no scores were recorded officially, but the children kept tabs on just how many tries they managed to score and how many opponents they stopped by pulling off their tags. 

As well as families and friends, a number of visitors came along to attend this event including the head teachers of several Greek schools, the Headmistress of Delacroix School, teachers at the French Institute and members of the Greek Rugby Federation. Well done to the PE department for organising this thrilling event!
 

High Jump Finals, Years 4-5-6.