Despite the fact that our School is an exclusively online Greek School, we run two summer programs in Greece for children and adults. These programs mean the absolute world to us because they are our chance to get together with students and co-workers that we only see online and share an intense and unforgettable learning and cultural experience in Greece.
The Greek Language Summer Camp for Kids and the Greek Immersion Course for adults filled us once again with memories and moments we will never forget.
Greek Immersion Course at Easter
This year our “summer” season started early… On April 30th and while the summer season was still in the process of beginning in Greece, the historic Anargyreios School of Spetses opened its marvelous gates and arms and welcomed our adult students who traveled to Greece for 9 days of intensive Greek lessons, cultural activities and of course all the traditions of Greek Easter. Just like a family that gathers together for Greek Easter, our staff and students spent 9 days in Spetses that were absolutely amazing. You can read more here.
Greek Immersion Course in August
However, the Greek Immersion Course in Spetses is a synonym of Greek summer and island culture. So we could not help but be back for a summer period. On August 6th we welcomed a wonderful group of students from around the globe, UK , Canada, USA, the Netherlands , Australia. People who wanted to improve their Greek because they married into a Greek family, or because they work as archaeologists in Greece, or because they are polyglots and appreciate the richness of our language, to connect with their roots, or simply because they love our language, culture, and country. 9 days of intensive Greek lessons, Greek dance classes, Greek tastings that combined wellness with Greek conversation practice, a sunset boat ride around the island and a dive in the Argosaronic waters under the moonlight that we will remember for a long time. Frankly next June cannot possibly come fast enough 😉
Greek Language Summer Camp for Kids
The Greek Language Summer Camp for kids ran in two periods this year, in July and August. Two summer periods of Greek Camp and two lovely groups of little campers that became the mascots the Ranch. Our little campers traveled from around the world, said goodbye to their parents on day 1 without even flinching and made the best out of this unbelievable experience in Greece. They attended their daily Greek lessons with zeal, they tried every sport they could possibly try from archery to horseback riding and from swimming to tennis (they all loved football obviously), they learned Greek dances, made Greek friends, visited the ancient theater of Epidavros and simply did not want to leave the camp on their last day. Their quality of character, respect towards their teachers and classmates, the way they protected one another, the way the respected the nature around them and followed the camp rules while always being ready to have fun and jump on a mischief or a small adventure were truly touching to witness.
After a year of carefully planning the programs and running them successfully, we would like to thank first and foremost the Greek Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) for their auspices and support to our programs. We would like to thank SPEEC Greek for assisting at the sports part of the summer camp and Thimisis for carefully and meticulously planning the wellness sessions and tastings in Spetses and embracing the Greek Immersion Course with love, respect, and meraki.
Most importantly we would like to thank the Greek Online School teachers and staff that make up the Greek Camp and Immersion Course teams and give their absolute best to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Because remember… Talent wins games, teams win championships.
The Greek Language Summer Camp for Kids and the Greek Immersion Course for adults will be back in summer 2025. Stay tuned for dates and early bird enrollments. Follow us on Instagram for all the announcements 😉