this is cyprus

THIS IS CYPRUS – OUR COUNTRY
CITIES OF CYPRUS
KERYNIA
LEFKOSIA
AMMOCHOSTOS
LARNAKA
PAFOS
LEMESOS
General Information about Cyprus
• Cyprus is the third largest Mediterranean island after
Sicily and Sardinia. The island has an area of 9,251
square kilometers (3,571 square miles) and a
coastline of 648 kilometers (402 miles).
• Population: Around 850,000
• We have a President (currently Nicos Anastasiades
who was elected in 2013) a Parliament of 56 MPs
(they are elected every 5 years) and local authorities
for every town and village.
OUR ISLAND REMAINS DIVIDED SINCE THE
TURKISH MILITARY INVASION IN 1974
CYPRUS – THE SITUATTION TODAY
Even though Cyprus officially became an EU member state in
2004, 37% of the island still remains under Turkish military
Occupation (since 1974)
CYPRUS – THE SITUATION TODAY
• Around 200,000 Greek Cypriots are note
permitted to return and live in their family’s
home in the Turkish occupied area.
• Several hundreds of person’s are still missing
since the invasion in 1974 and their fate is
unknown.
• A small number of Greek Cypriots that chose not
to abandon their homes because of the invasion
remain trapped in the Turkish occupied areas.
THIS IS LIMASSOL – THE CITY CLOSEST TO US
LIMASSOL
• Limassol (Greek: Λεμεσός , Lemesós ) is
the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a
population of 239,000 (2011). Limassol is
the biggest Cypriot port in the
Mediterranean transit trade. Limassol is
famous for its long cultural tradition, and
is home to the Cyprus University of
Technology.
LIMASSOL Coastline
LIMASSOL Old Town
Limassol Port
Kolossi Castle In Limassol Area
THIS IS TRIMIKLINI
THE VILLAGE WHERE OUR SCHOOL IS
TRIMIKLINI
The village’s cultural center
OUR SCHOOL IN PICTURES…
Our Court, Computer, Music and
Arts & Crafts Workshops
Our School is being UPGRADED
3 new classrooms are being built
Existing offices, toilets etc are being improved
HOW OUR SCHOOL WORKS
 Our school is one of 14 schools all over Cyprus that
incorporates an all-day schedule. Therefore children attend
school from 7:30 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Conventional elementary
schools in Cyprus work from 7:30 a.m. till 1:05 p.m.
 The extra hours that pupils spend at school are used for
including English and Computer lessons in the curriculum
(starting from the 1st grade) as well as for sport, dancing and
completing their homework. Pupils also get a 50 minute
lunch & rest period at midday. This timetable is applied for 4
days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). On
Wednesdays pupils finish school at 1:05 p.m.
 Our school has 12 teachers that work either from 7:30a.m. 1:05 pm or from 10:25 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
OUR DAILY TIMETABLE (MONDAY-TUESDAY-THURSDAY-FRIDAY)
PERIOD
1st
2nd
BREAK
3rd
4th
BREAK
5th
6th
BREAK
7th
Lunch for 1st-2nd-3rd Grade and
Break for 4th-5th-6th Grade
Break for 1st-2nd-3rd Grade and
Lunch for 4th-5th-6th Grade
9th
BREAK
10th
BREAK
11th
TIMINGS
0745-0825
0825-0905
0905-0925
0925-1005
1005-1045
1045-1055
1055-1135
1135-1215
1215-1225
1225-1305
DURATION
40΄
40΄
20΄ BREAK
40΄
40΄
10΄ BREAK
40΄
40΄
10΄ BREAK
40΄
1305-1330
25΄
1330-1355
25΄
1355-1430
1430-1440
1440-1515
1515-1525
1525-1600
35΄
10΄ BREAK
35΄
10΄ BREAK
35΄
SOME SONGS BY CYPRIOT ARTISTS
Michalis Xatzigiannis
SOME OF OUR SCHOOL’S CELEBRATIONS
A TRADITIONAL CYPRIOT LEGEND