Extra-curricular clubs are a great way to make new friends, get fit or learn new skills in a safe environment. You can find a whole range of clubs available at St. Lawrence College -from infant yoga to chess.

We offer both Daytime Clubs during lunchtime/school hours, and Afternoon Clubs from 3:30 – 4:30pm, to children from Foundation Stage 1 up to Year 6.These cover a wide array of activities that make full use of our outstanding facilities, including a 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool, outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor artificial pitch, as well as a four-court sports hall for indoor sports, such as basketball and volleyball.

Team sports
Many of our clubs promote team building and physical activity through indoor and outdoor sports, such as football, rugby, tennis, basketball, yoga, karate, rhythmics, and more. We are fortunate to have professional coaches who use their expertise to provide high quality coaching to all participating pupils.

Swimming
Swimming is a life-saving skill and can also be the beginning of many enjoyable water experiences. At St. Lawrence College, we offer afternoon swimming lessons to pupils from 2 ½ to 18 years of age, taught by friendly, caring and fully qualified instructors. Structured, planned lessons cater for all abilities, from water confidence classes right through to advanced club swimming.

Music
At St. Lawrence we believe that music is a creative and social art to be enjoyed by all and we are proud to be offering to our children the opportunity to enjoy musical experiences in our After-school Music School and Orchestra.

The Music School offers instrumental tuition in piano, violin, guitar and flute and provides children with the chance to prepare for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Examinations.

The Orchestra is great opportunity for budding musicians to display their ability by rehearsing once a week and practising along with other musicians for school concerts.

Other clubs
Other club activities provided throughout the year include the Junior School Choirs, Greek Drama/Dance for National holiday celebrations, Eco-council, Chess and Art Club.

Practical details
At the end of the summer term, families receive letters with all the available choices for both Daytime and Afternoon Clubs to be offered the following academic year. Included in the letter is the intended age group and the cost, if any, of each club.

The timetable/daily programme is drawn up in a way that provides children with varying and engaging activities throughout the year.

Most clubs (e.g. football/drama) are very popular and as a result they may have a waiting list. It’s important to register sooner rather than later, since all places are subject to availability.

An after-school activities shuttle bus service is available, with several drop off points, for those pupils who cannot be picked up directly from school by their parent/guardian.

This term, St. Lawrence College Junior School hosted its much-anticipated swimming events, filled with excitement, teamwork, and achievement.

Our Year 1 and 2 pupils took part in their special swimming day, proudly demonstrating the skills they have developed throughout the year. Cheered on by their parents, they showed great confidence and enthusiasm and were rewarded with medals in recognition of their fantastic efforts.

Meanwhile, pupils in Years 3–6 represented their houses — Attica, Epirus, and Macedonia — with pride and determination. They competed for individual medals as well as valuable house points across a variety of races. Each year group showcased a range of swimming strokes, along with exciting and competitive relay events.

It was truly wonderful to see such strong team spirit, with pupils encouraging one another and celebrating each other’s successes.

Well done to all our swimmers for their enthusiasm, perseverance, and sportsmanship; you made this term’s swimming events a memorable and inspiring occasion for our whole school community!

This year’s annual running events brought an incredible display of determination, teamwork, and athletic talent from our KS3 pupils. After weeks of hard training, every athlete stepped onto the track ready to give their very best. The finals were filled with energy, enthusiasm, and impressive performances across all year groups.

We are especially proud to celebrate two new school records, both achieved in the 150m event. In Year 8, Angelos set a new record with an excellent time of 21.20 seconds, while in Year 9, Alexandros followed with another remarkable achievement, breaking the school record with a time of 21.00 seconds.

We extend our warmest congratulations to all KS3 athletes who took part. Whether setting records, achieving personal bests, or supporting teammates, each pupil contributed to a memorable and inspiring event. Their effort and sportsmanship continue to make our school community proud.

From Monday, 2nd June to Friday, 6th June, our school pool was the scene of excitement, determination, and team spirit as we celebrated our annual swimming events.
Pupils from Years 3, 4, 5, and 6 dove into action with individual races in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. They also teamed up for thrilling freestyle and medley relays, competing with enthusiasm to earn valuable house points for their teams.
In Years 1 and 2, Swimming Day was a resounding success. It was a joy to witness the confidence and progress of our youngest swimmers as they showcased the skills they’ve been developing throughout the year.
A special congratulations goes to all our swimmers for their hard work and sportsmanship. And an extra round of applause to Anais in Year 6, who made waves by setting two new school records in the 25m freestyle and 25m backstroke events — an incredible achievement!
Well done, everyone, for an inspiring week in the pool!

During the 2024–2025 academic year, 85 of our pupils proudly participated in Mathematics Challenges organised by the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT). 

While only 50% of participants worldwide receive a Bronze, Silver or Gold certificate—awarded in a ratio of 3:2:1—our pupils achieved significantly above this average. 

• 70% of our Year 12 and 13 participants were awarded a certificate 

• 85% of our Year 9, 10, and 11 participants earned a certificate 

• 64% of our Year 7 and 8 participants received recognition 

We are incredibly proud of the dedication, effort, and mathematical talent shown by all our pupils. 

Special congratulations go to our three pupils who have qualified to take part in the Junior Mathematical Olympiad on June 10th. This is a remarkable accomplishment, and we wish our young mathematicians the very best of luck! 

The Debate season began at the annual St Catherine's School tournament just before the half term break. We sent 3 teams of relatively inexperienced debaters who acquitted themselves admirably as always. We are looking forward to the rest of the season.

In celebration of children’s successful Junior Duke achievements,  we held a wonderful picnic party on Monday 17th of June for Junior Duke award winners and their parents. The pupils aged from five years old in Reception class right up to 11 year old in year 6, thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play fun games and have a picnic and an ice cream. The Junior Duke programme is a scheme in which pupils complete a journal filled with challenges that are done at home with families or independently. The tasks range from domestic challenges to cookery to learning about countries related to them. Fostering independence is a very important part of school life and we are thoroughly looking forward to next year’s round of Micro Duke, Mini Duke and Junior Duke prizes.

Between the 3rd and 17th June, junior school pupils from Years 1 to 6 took part in their annual swimming days and swimming galas.
Our pupils in years 1 and 2 showed off their hard work and improved swimming techniques to their friends and families in attendance . They were all excited to receive medals of participation for their valiant efforts. Older pupils in Years 3 to 6 enjoyed the excitement of competitive galas. They competed against one another in freestyle, backstroke and breast-stroke races to gather points for their respective houses: Attica, Epirus and Macedonia. We had an incredible three new school records this year due to their outstanding efforts!
Well done to all those who took part and competed. And a special thank you to all those who were in attendance.

On the 13^th and 15^th of February, St Lawrence College Junior School hosted its annual Years 5 & 6 mini-basketball tournaments. Our pupils prepared for this event throughout their PE lessons this year and were full of excitement when the days of the tournament finally arrived. It was an achievement to host so many welcome visitors from other schools in Athens. Approximately 130 pupils from 5 schools took part in the year 5 tournament, whereas the year 6 tournament had 180 pupils from 7 different schools!

The tournaments focused on friendly competition, and everyone left a winner as there were smiles on the faces of all those who came and played.  

On Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th May the boys and girls in the school’s tennis club from year 3 all the way up to year 9 took part in a tennis tournament in OAKA.
Over 10 schools took part in the tournament with every pupil playing multiple matches on the day.
The skills our pupils developed throughout the year were on full display with our senior school pupils achieving one 1st place finish and two 3rd place finishes.
All pupils thoroughly enjoyed this tournament and received medals of participation for their outstanding effort.
A special thank you to the coaches for their excellent work with our pupils this academic year.
 

Through the month of March, we held the exciting Junior School Inter-house Quiz Finals. After hotly contested earlier rounds, the Key Stage 2 classes sent forward their teams of finalists who confidently represented their Houses: Attica, Epirus and Macedonia.

With six rounds of questions on spellings, mental maths and general knowledge, the pupils gave it their all to try to come out on top. The results were often close but ultimately there was always a winner. Congratulations to everyone who took part and especially our winning teams!

Year 3 – Epirus

Year 4 – Macedonia

Year 5 – Attica

Year 6 – Epirus

Our school’s MUN Club had a busy time this term.

During the weekend of 18^th - 19^th February fifteen members of the MUN Club of our school participated in the second St. Catherine’s School Model United Nations event.

In this innovative simulation of the United Nations, delegates had the opportunity to discuss matters of international importance, enhance their understanding of UN-committee procedures and simultaneously prepare themselves for MUN conferences designed for pupils at the secondary level of their education. The theme for this year’s Conference was “Proliferating education and gender equity”.

This time our participants were from year groups ranging from Year 8 to Year 12, with many younger pupils participating for the first time in an MUN Conference and despite sacrificing a whole weekend they all enjoyed their first experience and are very excited about future participations.

Kimberly Wang held the position of the co-chair of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Committee and made an excellent impression with her hard work and kind attitude towards everyone.

The next exciting endeavour of our MUN Club was the participation of three dedicated members in the prestigious Yale Model Government Europe, YMGE, from Thursday 16^th until Saturday 18^th March 2023, in a conference which was highly demanding, not only academically, but physically as well, as it required hard work for long hours across all three days.

This interesting simulation of the work of United Nations is one of a kind. It is the only conference in the world with its globally unique committee and conference structure, where high-school pupils from around the world come together to debate events of global importance and put their creativity, diplomacy, and problem-solving abilities to the test. Delegates learn how to actively search for compromises and agreement, while having crisis updates thrown at them every step of the way. They embody a diversity of perspectives and help the participants gain valuable knowledge of regional politics in various areas of the world. And that was exactly what made it interesting as our pupils commented, that it was spontaneous, and therefore challenging and fun at the same time.

Many schools from around the world took part in YMGE Conference and it was a great honour for our school that Kimberly Wang was the only participant from schools in Greece who was awarded with the Best Delegate prize for her Committee.

Well done to all the members of our MUN Club, for their hard work and dedication which bodes well for the future!

On Thursday 20^th October St. Lawrence College celebrated the 28^th October anniversary.

 Every year we honour those who gave their lives for the freedom of Greece. We admire the strength and mental fortitude of those who dared to oppose the legendary "OXI" against the fascists who tried to conquer our country. The Greeks shouted a loud "No" in those days of the 40's, which was admirable when the whole of Europe was at a standstill. 

All our pupils from Year 4 to Year 6 participated in the celebration, where they narrated the most important events of that historical period, recited poems and sang songs.

We are all excited that after two years of lockdown we were able to celebrate with our pupils this Greek National holiday.

At the end of the Spring term, the Junior School held their annual Interhouse Quiz Finals between Attica, Epirus and Macedonia. The four finalists from each KS2 team were super excited to represent their Houses and turned up ready to bring their best effort to the occasion, having succeeded in getting through the earlier rounds and semi-finals. Questions in three categories: spelling, mental maths and general knowledge proved challenging but worth the brain strain as each child chewed over possibilities or sometimes confidently shot out their answers. The competitions were hard fought!

Congratulations to all who tried and particularly to those who succeeded in gaining victory for their teams!

Year 3 winners: Attica

Year 4 winners: Macedonia

Year 5 winners: Epirus

Year 6 winners: Epirus

On Friday March 12th, the Senior School Physics department took part in the British Physics Olympiad’s Intermediate Physics Challenge for Year 11; a UK national competition. In this competition, high achieving students of Physics are encouraged to participate with the key aim of trying out questions that make them think more deeply. Unlike previous years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s competition consisted of two multiple choice question papers and took place entirely online.

Despite the short notice and the great deal of pressure they are under, 14 of our Year 11 pupils embraced the challenge and made a huge success out of it, winning 6 Gold awards, 7 Silvers and 1 Bronze. It is worth pointing out that Gold was awarded to only 865 out of a total of 4,710 pupils (18.4%) amongst 204 schools who participated in the competition.

Our pupils filled us with pride and we wish to share with you and celebrate their success!