On Wednesday 12th June the Robotics Club members invited their parents to a special lesson. They were all engaged in a hands-on learning experience. They proudly taught their parents how to build a robot. 

The club, which Ms Dova has been running all year, was a super way for our young learners to put all their tech skills to good use. And what child doesn't love to teach their mum or dad something new?

Bravo all!
 

On Tuesday 11th June 2019, Year 3 visited the Diomidous Botanical Gardens in Athens.The trip was an extension of their fascinating science topic work and served to teach them all about plants and habitats. 

Walking through the gardens, the pupils enjoyed the beautiful, serene environment and witnessed first-hand how much life there is around around us even in the city. They learned about the different types of plants and their life processes including carobs, rosemary bushes, a bamboo forest, magnolia trees, waterproof lotus pads, and ginkgo biloba, just to name a few. 

One more project undertaken by the St. Lawrence College Services Society this year was a quite feminine one! After the great success of the Shoebox Campaign coordinated by the Services Society at Christmas, a warm relationship has been established between the pupils of our school and the children of the FAROS charity organisation in the centre of Athens.

Before Easter the FAROS organisation opened a day centre for young women and girls, called ‘Horizon Girls’, with the aim to help unaccompanied refugee girls and young women getting back their confidence and aiming for a better life. In their centre, the girls have started learning Greek, English, the use of computers and knitting and sewing.

The Services Society, through a non-uniform day, managed to raise enough money for the purchase of three sewing machines which together with a lot of knitting and sewing material was donated to the FAROS educational and recreational centre for refugee teenage girls and young women, who were reportedly very excited and happy to receive these donations. A big thank you to all pupils, parents and teachers who helped once again so eminently and efficiently.

On Tuesday 14^th May 2019, the pupils of the Early Years classes took part in a mini-tennis display lesson at the courts in school. Mini tennis is an exciting opportunity for children to learn valuable fine motor skills in a sporting activity while at school and the children loved having fun as they played.

On Thursday 11th April 2019, another marvellous evening of entertainment was held at St Lawrence College. The hall was packed with children from Year 3 all the way up to our most senior pupils, along with their families and friends.

The children took us on a musical journey like you've never been on before with a wide range of classical and modern pieces sung and played by our exceptionally talented pupils. There was everything from Bach to original compositions as well as Musical greats like Never Enough from The Showman and a Queen compilation from the Senior Show Club! ​

Greek dancing created a celebratory atmosphere, the choir warmed our hearts and the performance poetry of our youngest participants brought a smile to every face.  What an amazing way to bring recognition to all our hard working children and their very dedicated teachers. Bravo to all!

On Thursday 11th and Friday 12th April, the Senior School and Junior School in turn headed off the the Stavros Niarchos Centre in Faliro to participate once again in the famous charity event, No Finish Line. Even though the weather was not on our side this year, the children still made a valiant effort to run as far as they could in the adverse conditions, knowing that every lap counts! 

Bravo to all the pupils and teachers who ran, walked or traipsed around the lake, for once again giving it all you've got for a good cause!

On the 28^th – 31^st March, the SLC Forensics team of 28 travelled to Thessaloniki, to take part once again at the Panhellenic Forensics Tournament, hosted by Mandoulides School.

After three and a half days of performing and speaking at the various events, the SLC team had 5 finalists and 2 honourable mentions, as well as a debate team in the semi-finals, ranking 4^th out of 19 schools in total.

Congratulations to all the participants and their coaches for another very successful year at this prestigious tournament!

On Friday 29th March 2019, the gymmnasium came alive with the buzz of all-things-scientific in our 3rd Annual Junior School Science Fair. There was a truly impressive level of participation from almost every pupil in KS2, and their efforts to show scientific study and learning was awe-inspiring. 84 projects from individuals and groups of friends were on show for all to see. Friends and families poured in to view these projects which varied in the science fields, encompassing biology, ecology, chemistry and physics. 

The judges, the senior school science department, worked tirelessly to interview every single participant and we thank them for their gargantuan effort to closely examine all the projects and then make the extremely difficult decisions about winners in each year group. Not an easy task at all! 

Once again, what we saw was the significant effort and huge amount of learning that this science fair created so a very big 'Well Done' to all who took part. 

On Tuesday the 19th of March, our Year 12 Mathematics A-Level pupils visited the Herakleidon Museum in the centre of Athens. They attended an interactive presentation on the evolution of Mathematics from ancient times until the Middle Ages. Our pupils were given the opportunity to observe an interactive model of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek computer, a wonder of the ancient technology that produced extremely accurate astronomical results and much more. The pupils had the chance to understand real-life applications of Mathematics along with admiring other exhibits of ancient technological accomplishments. It was a revealing experience that enlightened them and opened their minds towards the vast world and the beauty of Mathematics and its applications.

On 2 March 2019 two Year 13 pupils, Rea Karkabi and Isabella Kontogiannis, attended the Cambridge School Debate Competition at the Cambridge University Debating Union in Cambridge, UK. By debating with participants from all over the world, our pupils gained a lot through this challenging experience. We are all extremely proud of them!

On Monday 25th February 2019, Year 1 went to the Herakleidon Museum in Athens, for a Young Engineers workshop. The children explored this opportunity to problem solve through collaboration in groups as they came to understand simple machines including pulleys, gears, wheels and axles. They were fascinated by Ancient Greek “automata” (automated machines) including a striking wooden servant statue that moved and poured water or wine when a glass was put in her hand. The children saw how the Ancient Greeks had used technology in their temples to make people believe in the gods.

To start off their new topic of Animals with a bang, the Early Years' classes had a few special visitors in school today, 1st March 2019. They were visitors of the four legged or no legged variety!

Pets are part of many families, but even the children who do not have pets at home were very interested in the dogs, cats and fish that came to visit us today. Everyone learned a lot about what we need to do in order to take care of  pets and keep them happy. The children had the opportunity to interact with their friends' pets and learn lots about them. 

On Friday 15th February 2019, the Early Years classes held a Superheroes Day. It was an important part of their Make Believe topic for learning these past few weeks. Our tiny tots really enjoyed dressing up as their favourite superheroes and were quick to see that we all have strengths we barely even realise are inside us. What a fun way to learn!

On Wednesday 13th February 2019, Year 6 headed off to Gaia, the Earth section of the well-known Goulandris Museum in Kifissia, Athens. Having studied a fascinating science unit on the environment at school since this Spring term began, the children were well-prepared to respond to our guides' questions and quizzes during the visit. Information about how humans affect the Earth was shared and displays about our precious natural resources were discussed. A very valid experience was had by all.

On Monday 4th February 2019, the Early Years children went on a wonderful outing to Playmobil as part of their 'Make Believe' unit of learning this term. Out delighted youngsters really enjoyed small world play and were given the opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings through imaginative play. They were able to create both real-life and fantasy worlds using the figures, both big and small. What super fun they had!