MY FRIENDS OVERSEAS
A Greek-American project
WELCOME TO MY FRIENDS OVERSEAS
"My friends overseas" is a collaborative project of two schools, 3rd Primary School of Zografou, Athens Greece and Kelly Elementary, Wichita, Kansas, USA. The project entails the close collaboration of 4th grade pupils from these two schools on various topics throughout 2017-2018 school year. This site will be our main working space and our window to the world, pupils' families, school communities and colleagues.
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Welcome to 3rd Primary School of Zografou,Greece!
The 3rd Primary School of Zografou is a public Primary School in a suburb near the Greek capital centre. It numbers 300 pupils of 6-12 years of age and 32 members of teaching staff. It has got a long tradition in national and European projects and has gained the local community respect as a small but dynamic educational institution. Since it is located very close to the University of Athens, it receives future teachers for their practice period every year. The school has recently completed an Erasmus + KA1(2014-2015) project targeting teachers professional development, 2 Comenius multilateral projects (SEP Students' Environment Parliament 2009-2011 and ABC The Art of Being a Child 2011-2013) and has run many e-Twinning projects with other European schools.
Welcome to Kelly Elementary!
Mary Kelly Elementary School came into existence in 1954 as a result of the growth of Wichita in the southwest area of the city. The school was named for Mary Kelly, the sister of J.C. Kelly of the Wheeler-Kelly-Hagny Investment Company of Wichita. Mary Kelly taught mathematics in Wichita Public Schools for 47 years. Her first assignment in 1892 was at Irving Elementary School where she taught for nine years. She then spent one year at the old high school, now WATC Central Campus, before becoming head of the mathematics department at the new Wichita High School East where she remained until retirement in 1939.
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