10 GYMNASIO LARISASGREECE

10 Gymnasio Larisas is a general secondary school. It’s pupils are aged between 12 and 15 years. The pupils are divided into 3 grades, each of which has 4 classes. The stuff is about 40 teachers.

According to the Greek Constitution, the government is required to offer free and mandatory educational services for all children ages 6 to 15 years (in other words, a mandatory 9-year educational system).Children first go to kindergarten at the age of 5 years. The curriculum in kindergarten aims to prepare students for the first grade and the years to follow. At the age of 6 years, students enter the Demotikon or Elementary school for grades 1 through 6.After elementary school, students register at the Gymnasion (or Gymnasium), the junior high school. The gymnasium has 3 grades (1 through 3) and is the last part of the mandatory educational service offered. The Gymnasium covers the ages of 13 through 15 years.At the end of the gymnasium, students have several options. They may continue to the Lykeion (Lyceum), the senior high school in order to acquire a general and comprehensive education. Or, they may opt to follow the first cycle of training and/or vocational education in Technical-Vocational Educational Institutes (T.E.E).Following this stage, students participate in general pan-hellenic examinations in order to attend Universities, Technological Educational Institutions, Military Academies, Merchant Marine Academies and other post-secondary schools.

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10 Gymnasio is located at Larisa, a town in the center of Greece. Larisa

has about 165.000 habitants and it is built around the Pineios river. It is an

ancient town and its history starts before 4.000 years.

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