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Classroom Assistance Greece

Volunteer Discovers Her “Inner Teacher” Inside Greek Classroom

teaching English in Greece

Volunteers often discover that, despite their professional background, they can be significant resources in a classroom. Such is the case with business owner and volunteer, Jennifer, who says she was surprised how comfortable she became working with second- and third-grade students. Read on for more insights: by Jennifer M., Greece Global Volunteer.  My teammates from week […]

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August 8, 2016/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Volunteer Voices Greece

A week of Teaching and Learning For All of us!

  Today was the end of a full week—a week of teaching and learning for all of us. The word “bittersweet” came up a few times this morning at breakfast for Meghan and me on our last day of teaching. Last walk by the blue morning glories, the black dog, and the fig trees on […]

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July 22, 2016/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Conversational English, Family Volunteering Greece

Family of Four Serve and Explore Greece!

Explore Greece as a family

Global Volunteers salutes Andy, Lucy, Anna and Alice Kligerman,  who have served twice as a family on the island of Crete, in Greece,  where they taught conversational English to summer camp students. It is obvious they made learning productive and fun for their students and each other! Andy writes: “We selected the teaching program in Crete, because […]

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June 28, 2016/by Global Volunteers
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Conversational English, Volunteer Voices Greece

Striving For Success!

  By the end of the school session today we were more than halfway through our week of service.  By now we are aware of the strengths and weaknesses of our students.  Their school teachers and earlier Global Volunteers have served them well.  The students in the upper class can recognize English words that they […]

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June 22, 2016/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Volunteer Voices Greece

Volunteering Unboxed: Responding to Syrian Refugees

Since early 2016, Global Volunteers Crete teams have been called upon by local authorities to help meet the needs of Syrian refugees in Greece.  To date, volunteers work packaging and sorting donated clothing at the port of Heraklion,  and preparing filled boxes for shipping to Athens. One team’s story: More than a million refugees and migrants have traveled across […]

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May 17, 2016/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Cultures and Traditions Greece

“Clean Monday”…Kathara Deftera in Greece!

Today in Greece the Greeks celebrate Clean Monday ” Kathara Deftera” which marks the end of the carnival and the beginning of Great lent. It is called this because Christians  begin this season with “clean hearts and good intentions”. Due to the fact that this day is also considered the first day of Spring families gather together for picnics […]

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March 14, 2016/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Volunteer Voices Greece

My Goals Accomplished!

Today I was delighted to spend a third session with one of the High School Students.  After the usual greeting, we opened the workbook to practice English, role playing, and pronunciation, which is the usual class work.  After reading and working with the formal work plan for a few minutes, I realized she completely understood […]

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October 14, 2015/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Conversational English, Volunteer Voices Greece

A Volunteer’s First Day Of Teaching in Crete

teaching English

This excerpt from one day of a team journal describes team members’  daily assignments on a Greece service program. After another beautiful sunrise and another animated discussion with my other team members at breakfast, we all made plans for the morning.  When I say animated, I mean a lot of laughing and  a lot of […]

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October 5, 2015/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Family Volunteering, Volunteer Voices Greece

“Our family volunteer experience in Crete was one of the highlights of my life.”

Family volunteer experience in Crete

Reflections from Colleen Shannon, who volunteered with her daughter, Lauren, and two grandsons, Max and Darwin in Crete, Greece: Our family volunteer experience in Crete last month was one of the highlights of my life. Not only was it personally fulfilling, but watching my daughter and grandsons interact with the children, other volunteers and our hosts was […]

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September 14, 2015/by Global Volunteers
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Conversational English, Volunteer Voices Greece

Reflections on A Volunteer’s Role in Greece

Anna Goshua says the historic timing of her July Crete Service Program added significance to her volunteer contribution.  As the Greek government negotiated austerity measures with the EU, Anna focused her personal efforts on daily English lessons – to encourage her adolescent students to plan for their futures.  It brought into focus, she said, the importance of a steady […]

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July 17, 2015/by Michele Gran
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