During the weekend of 16th – 18th March 2018, eight pupils took part in an MUN Conference held at Pierce College, representing our school as Delegates of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Venezuela in Committees as diverse as the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural, the Disarmament and International Security, the Legal, and the Political and Decolonization Committees, the World Health Organization and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. This time one of our pupils served as the Deputy President of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

By taking part in a Model United Nations event our pupils are exposed to the world’s most delicate and pressing contemporary issues and get an insight into the problems that the international community faces today. They also learn about the solutions to those problems that are proposed, discussed and implemented by the UN through diplomacy and international cooperation. They themselves propose solutions during the discussion and debating of the resolutions they write and present.

This was the last of our participations for this year but our pupils, who are completely dedicated to MUN, are looking forward to the already scheduled Conferences of the next academic year.
 

On Friday 9th March, St Lawrence College hosted a wonderful inter-school rugby event for 140 Junior children in years 5 & 6. St Catherine's and the Francoellenique School Eugene Delacroix, joined us for an exhilarating morning of  tag rugby in which small teams of children played against other schools and chased their opponents with guts and determination. As it was a 'friendly' rather than a tournament, no scores were recorded officially, but the children kept tabs on just how many tries they managed to score and how many opponents they stopped by pulling off their tags. 

As well as families and friends, a number of visitors came along to attend this event including the head teachers of several Greek schools, the Headmistress of Delacroix School, teachers at the French Institute and members of the Greek Rugby Federation. Well done to the PE department for organising this thrilling event!
 

High Jump Finals, Years 4-5-6.

Junior School Sports Day obstacle course, Years 4-5-6.

Junior School Sports Day, obstacle course. Years 1-2-3.

Senior School Sports Day, Years 7-10

No Finish Line charity walk, Years 3-4-5-6.

No Finish Line charity walk, Years 7-8-9

Running events, Relays and Tug-of-War, Years 1-6.

Year 5 & 6 boys and girls, Mini Football Tournament at St. Catherine's

SLC is hosting the annual Tag rugby for jun. school, years 5 & 6, boys and girls.

On Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd March, our school participated in an international swimming tournament, held at ACS, alongside 11 other schools.

St Lawrence College entered with 19 athletes and came 3^rd overall! We finished with the following amazing achievements:

- 3 gold medals and one silver from Angelos Mylonas

- 2 silver from Emily Valmas and Eleftheria Pitoglou

- 1 silver for the boys' Medley team (MYLONAS, PHIILIPOPOULOS, JACKSON, SALACHAS)

- 1 silver from our free style team (MYLONAS, PHILIPOPOULOS, SALACHAS, VASSILIADES).

A huge thank you to Mr Pavlo Fonseca for his coaching as well as to those parents who came along and supported our team. A special congratulations to all athletes for their passion and excellent performance.

On Friday 2nd March 2018, St Lawrence College held its 2nd Annual Science Fair in the gym. It was a packed, buzzing affair with pupils, parents and teachers revelling in the amazing science experiments on show. 

What impressed the judges most was how well the children were able to explain their investigations and talk about the various elements of their work. Many children exhibited a true understanding of the scientific method and how to conduct a really effective investigation.

Well done to the pupils and of course their families who supported them in the execution of such excellent work. Congratulations not only to the winners but to all pupils who actively participated and made it such a successful occasion. 

On Tuesday 27th February, our under-16 boys and girls basketball teams participated in tournaments at ACS and St. Catherine's school.

Our girls' team managed a respectable 3rd place while our boys' team  played in the final against St. Catherine's school and, despite being 8 points behind at the beginning of the second half, managed to snatch the trophy out of their hands and win 33-30!

What an amazing performance!

On Friday 23rd and Saturday the 24th February our school took part in the Athens Round of the World Scholar’s Cup 2018. This took place at Costeas-Geitonas School in Pallini. There were thirty three participants forming eleven teams from years 7 to 11. There were eight teams in the Junior Division and three teams in the Senior Division.

Every World Scholar's Cup features four exciting events:

• Scholar’s Bowl,
• Collaborative Writing,
• Scholar’s Challenge 
• Team Debate.

These are mostly team efforts and include multiple choice questions and interactive competitions. This year the main theme was “An Entangled World” and was approached through seven different subject areas: Science, History, Literature, Social Sciences, Art and Music and a Special Area which was Human Relationships. St Lawrence College came first in the Debate Rounds in both Junior and Senior Divisions, we achieved second place overall in the Junior Division, while so many of our participants excelled. Everyone had a wonderful and exciting two days!

Many thanks to all the teachers who coached at lunchtime, to Ms Scafidas, Ms Sapountzaki, Ms Lazaris and Ms Galloway for accompanying the pupils and also to Ms. Scafidas and Ms. Armouti for co-ordinating the whole event.