“GYMNASIO ORMYLIAS”

ORMYLIA(of CHALKIDIKI)

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HELLAS (GREECE) IN THE EUROPEAN MAP

CHALKIDIKI : THE COUNTY OF OUR TOWN

ATHENS

CHALKIDIKITHESSALONIKI

CHALKIDIKI (OUR COUNTY)ORMYLIA

(OUR TOWN)

THESSALONIKI(THE NEAREST AIRPORT)

ORMYLIA

Ormylia, where our school is situated, is a small town of 5000 residents. The area is partly agricultural and partly touristic.The sea coast, called Psakoudia, is only 4 km far from Ormylia. The nearest international airport is the airport of Thessaloniki which is about 45 min. by car from Ormylia and serves most of European airport connections. Thessaloniki is the second important city of Greece (after the capital Athens). It’s the cultural, economical and transportation center of north Greece, with more than one million inhabitants and many historical monuments of Hellenistic, roman and medieval period.

ORMYLIA’S VIEW FROM THE HILLS

SNAPSHOTS OF ORMYLIA

PSAKOUDIA (ORMYLIAS’ BEACH)

CHALKIDIKI IS FAMOUS FOR MANY SANDY BEACHES ALONG THE SEA- COAST

TYPICAL SANDY BEACHES OF CHALKIDIKI

TYPICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE COASTAL PART OF CHALKIDIKI

(FIELDS WITH OLIVE-TREES)

HOLOMONTAS MOUNTAIN:

CHALKIDIKI MEANS

NOT ONLY SEA AND SUN BUT ALSO

MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND

WILDLIFE

ARISTOTLE IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE TWO

MOST EFFECTIVE ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS

(THE OTHER ONE WAS HIS TEACHER PLATO).

ALISTOTLE WAS BORN IN STAGIRA OF CHALKIDIKI IN 384 B.C.

HE WAS THE TEACHER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

AND FOUNDER OF THE “LYCAEUM”, THE FAMOUS PHILOSPOFHICAL SCHOOL OF ANCIENT ATHENS

ARISTOTLE

ONE OF THE OLDEST PRE-HISTORICALSKELETONS ALL OVER EUROPE,HAS BEEN FOUND IN PETRALONA’S CAVEIN CHALKIDIKI.ACCORDING TO THE EXPERTS THIS PRE-HISTORICAL MAN LIVED HERE ALMOST200.000 YEARS AGO!

MT. ATHOS “AGION OROS” (THE HOLY MOUNTAIN)IT’S A SEMI-INDEPENDENT STATE.

A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY OF MONKS

MT. ATHOS “AGION OROS” (THE HOLY MOUNTAIN)

MT. ATHOS “AGION OROS” (THE HOLY MOUNTAIN)

MT. ATHOS “AGION OROS” (THE HOLY MOUNTAIN)

MT. ATHOS “AGION OROS” (THE HOLY MOUNTAIN)

THESSALONIKI: THE CAPITAL OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL

REGION OF MACEDONIA, THE SECOND MAJOR GREEK CITY,

THE NEAREST LARGE CITY TO CHALKIDIKI

Our school is called “Gymnasio Ormylias” (Gymnasium of Ormylia). It has around 150 students,12-15 years old and 18 teachers of several different specializations: philologists, mathematicians,biology teacher, teachers for English, French and German language, Physical education teachers, music teacher, art teacher, teacher for religion, etc.In the same school-building, another school, the “Lykeio Ormylias’ (Lyceum of Ormylia) is also housed. The Lyceum of Ormylia has around 80 students,15-18 years old. Thus, in our school complex there are totally 230 students and more than 30 teachers.

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS AT SCHOOL

NATIONAL DAY: SCHOOL PARADE

EXCURSION IN OUR RIVERSIDE FOREST

OUR SCHOOL FROM OUTSIDE

THANK YOU!ΣΑΣ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ!