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The main book series for GSL is
Asterias, which very
successfully fills the gap between
the levels. Asterias is
friendly to the user, imaginative
and effective and, at the same time,
attractive both to teachers and
children. With rich illustrations,
CDs with songs, CDs with text,
exercises, and vocabulary, it helps
the students go from level to level
with familiar concepts and improved
comprehension, in writing, reading,
grammar, even culture, history and
art. In addition to Asterias,
we are using the Papaloizos
First Grade Reader, and
materials from other sources to
cover as much as possible the
children’s needs.
Teaching Levels
Level I:
The book The Letterheroes
has a variety of activities
including stickers. The children
will learn the Greek alphabet and
should be able to recognize the
names of The Letterheroes by
coloring in the book, circling
around, cutting out, pasting and
writing. In addition to the
alphabet, the children are taught
the numbers, colors, days of the
week, months, songs and games as
well as some important aspects of
our heritage.
Level II:
Reviewing the alphabet through the
Papaloizos First Grade Reader,
the children acquire a large
everyday vocabulary to feel
comfortable enough to talk in
everyday situations. With this book
they are able to read and write. In
addition to this, there is constant
repetition and learning of numbers,
colors, days, months, songs, games
and various aspects of our
heritage. This year, computers will
play an important part in
supplementing all the above.
Finishing the First Grade Reader
they begin the book Mikros
Asterias and they continue with
it in the next level.
Level III:
The book Mikros Asterias,
with 106 exercises, aims mainly
to assist the child in conquering
the two skills of Reading and
Writing. Letters, words and
expressions, basic grammatical and
syntactic phenomena and acts of
verbal communication will help the
child gradually built up into more
complex aspects. As with the other
levels, computers will be useful in
supplementing many of the above
aspects. Culture will play a
greater role in this level, with
Aesop’s Myths and Greek vocabulary
in the English language taking the
lead.
Level IV:
The book Asterias 1a and
Asterias 1b will be used
in the 2 sublevels of this class
for a continuum in reading, writing,
grammar, Greek culture, history and
art. Computer will help them
internalize basic aspects of our
language by playing harder levels of
games and exploring areas of our
culture. Greek vocabulary that has
permeated the English Language, as
well as Aesop’s myths will be part
of the curriculum as well.
Level V:
The book, Communicate in Greek,
will be used in this level.
While reviews of grammar,
vocabulary, reading, listening,
writing, and syntax will be
constant, conversation is taking
place for longer periods of time.
Mythology, culture, Greek cooking,
songs and dancing will be interwoven
into the curriculum as well, while a
greater emphasis will be placed on
the Greek vocabulary that has
fertilized the international Word.
Note:
These are the basics of the GSL
curriculum. Dance and songs this
year will be taught by the
individual teachers. Younger levels
will learn children’s songs and
games, older will learn folk lore as
well as modern songs and dances.
Please, if you have any questions,
feel free to talk to your child’s
teacher and learn more about other
details.
Computer Lab
This year, we are going to use
software that has introductory
lessons in language, and fun
programs and games for the children
to play. Children can practice
and have fun with what they know
with colors, food, time, everyday
objects, sentences and other
basics. Next year, we will
introduce software that will
correspond with the books they are
currently using. The software,
called Asterias from Greece, is
currently being developed.
Words of Greek Origin
"…Our alphabet {English} came
from Greece. Our language is
full of Greek words. Our
science created an international
language through Greek terms.
Our Grammar and our oratory,
even the punctuation and the
division in paragraphs are Greek
discoveries.
W. Durant
There will be a core
emphasis placed on the Greek Language and how it fertilized the languages of the
world, particularly English. Our children will benefit greatly with their
newfound knowledge of the roots of Greek words as well as the "borrowed" words
and the history of how those words changed over time.
Everyone knows that the
English vocabulary contains
a great number of Greek
words. Many of those words
are recognizable, but many
more are not. Last summer
our Director, Katina
Vaselopulos read a wonderful
book with the title:
ELLHN LOGOS -PWS H ELLHNIKH
GONIMOPOIHSE TON PAGKOSMIO
LOGO
(How the Greek language
fertilized the international
word)
The author is Anna
Tziropoulou
Eustathiou, Athens
2005,
Georgiathis
Publishing Co.
Akademias 84- tel:210-52.21.314
She
admits that not only did she
find the book fascinating,
but she also felt great
pride in her heritage and
culture. It is imperative
to know the enormous
contribution that Greece and
Orthodoxy has made to Europe
and to the whole world.
"I want to share the
wealth of this book with
anyone who would be
interested. In our GSL, the
children will learn about
this contribution of the
Greek Word, but I am also
hoping to pique the
curiosity of the adults,
whether parents or not, so
that everyone will be able
to appreciate our language
and be proud to be Greek."
Wanting to share what she is
learning, she has collected
quotations, vocabulary words
and history and have
included them in the PDF
document below. "Feel
free to surf and learn new
things. Feel free to share
this with your friends. But
most of all take your
children to this quest of
our roots and make them
proud to be Greek. Enjoy!"
-Katina
Vaselopulos, GSL
Director
Click on each letter of the
alphabet below to see word
associations between the
Greek and English languages:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Click here to download a PDF file for more information
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