Mandoulides

English Garden

Mandoulides English Garden:

Mandoulides English Garden is a relatively new program for children of ages three through five whose mother tongue is English, and for students who wish to learn English at a level equal to their use of Greek.

English and American teachers instruct the English Garden. They follow an analytical program that also uses theatre and game,music, art, computers, physical education and other activities to help bring the student along with expression.

The students follow a one-hour daily lesson in Greek as a means of paralleling with English their Greek language skills.

After completing two years, the children will move on to kindergarten and elementary where lessons are conducted in Greek (not to include the English language lessons).

Elementary School

English is taught by certified Greek and native speaking English teachers.

After school bilingual and link classes are also available for Elementary students.

The teachers in upper Elementary work to prepare students for the Cambridge FCE, PET and KET.

French and German are introduced as a second foreign language for students in the fifth and sixth grades and follow a program of two hours weekly.

Junior and Senior High School

Two foreign languages are obligatory in all classes of the Junior High School: English and German or French.

Within the framework of English taught at the school, there are After School Bilingual classes (for bilingual children) and Link classes (practice in oral and written English) which are taught by experienced certified native English teachers.

In order to improve our pupils’ knowledge continually, the School organizes educational programs for practice in English, French and German at prominent universities in the USA, France, Germany and Switzerland respectively.

Foreign Languages

Preparatory classes for the acquisition of English language certificates: KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE of the University of Cambridge and ECCE, ECPE of the University of Michigan are run for our pupils at no extra cost.

Preparatory classes for PSAT, SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests, TOEFL and IELTS examinations for senior high school students who are interested in studying at universities in the USA and Great Britain at no extra cost.

Preparatory classes for examinations: French DELF UNITES A1 - A2 - B1 - B2 and German and A1, A2, B1, B2 (preparation) and B2 (certification), at no extra cost.

EXAMINATION CENTRES

Mandoulides Schools are accredited examination centres recognized by ETS (Educational Testing Service) for TOEFL iBT (Internet based test), PSAT, SAT Reasoning, SAT Subject Tests and ACT examinations, which are required for undergraduate or postgraduate studies in Europe and the United States.

Additionally, Mandoulides Schools are examination centres for the University of Cambridge CPE, CAE, FCE, PET and KET exams.

EXAMINATION DATES IN MANDOULIDES SCHOOLS EXAMINATION CENTRES:

TOEFL iBT
11/02/2012, 03/03/2012, 23/06/2012
Online registrations at www.toefl.org

ACT
Online registrations at www.actstudent.org

SAT
05/05/2012, 02/06/2012
Online registrations at www.collegeboard.com

Kindergarten and Day Care Center

English is instructed by both Greek and American instructors educated and certified in teaching English. The bilingual lessons are done in part with the regular English classes and cater for students who speak English as a native language or the equivalent level.