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Culture
The American Author Who Fell in Love With the Greek Language
Mary Norris is an American author who learned the Greek language during her twenty-four-year career at the famous ''New Yorker'' magazine.
Education
The Ex-Slave Who Authored a Greek Language Book
William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American, emancipated slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek was written in 1881. The textbook offered Greek to English and English to Greek language practice as well as exercises on...
Diaspora
Summer University on Greek Language, Culture to be Held in Boston
The 10th International Summer University Greek language, culture, and mass media program will take place in Boston from May 28 to June 2, 2024.
The program is organized by The Laboratory for the Study of Social Issues, Mass Media and...
USA
StaEllinika: The New Online Platform for Diaspora Greek Language Education
Children of the diaspora can now travel the wonderful world of Greek language, mythology and culture, all from their home computer, mobile phone, or tablet thanks to a new initiative launched on Tuesday.
StaEllinika is an initiative of the the Stavros...
Education
University of Delaware to Offer Greek Language Instruction
Delaware's Secretary of Education, Susan Bunting, signed a decree last week regarding the initiation of a Greek-language teaching program in the State's University system.
The new initiative will take place in cooperation with Greece's Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and...
Diaspora
Day of Greek Language and Culture Celebrated at Stathakion Cultural Center
The Greek-American Teachers Federation, the Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and the Hellenic Paideia of America organized a day of celebration on March 10th to honor the Greek language.
Greek has been declared as “an...
Culture
New Greek Language Pedagogical Program in NYC Initiated by Greek Archdiocese
A spring workshop series for Teachers of the Greek Language is being held at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing, New York. Mrs. Maria Makedon, Director of the Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education with Dr. Thalia Hadzigiannoglou,...
Culture
Workshop in NYC Discusses Importance of the Greek Language
Three Greek language organizations hosted an informative Greek language workshop on Saturday evening, April 8th in the conference room of the Jay Suites, 6th floor, at 575 7th Avenue, New York City. A well-received number of New York residents...
Diaspora
Federation of Hellenic American Educators Day on Greek Language Enrichment
"The starting point of a man's education sets the course of what follows too, “ Socrates.1 This theme was the focus of “The International Day of Greek Language and Culture.” The Federation of Hellenic American Educators, the Federation of...
Culture
Professor Believes Greek Language Will Endure
“We could say that the future of the Greek language is not expected to be either favorable or bleak. I do not share at all the pessimistic voices of purists and doomsayers. The future of a language which has...
Culture
Greeks Honored for Their Contribution to Greek Language
Three Greeks operating in the literary field were honored for their contribution in preserving the Greek language in the U.S. during this year’s Greek Literature celebration. The honorees were publisher Leandros Papathanasiou, writer Eleni Floratou-Paidousi and journalist-writer Ioannis Michalakis.
Haverford College...
Diaspora
Greek American Teaches Greek Language and Dances
For the better part of 40 years, Greek American Ioanna Kazogli has been teaching Greek language and dances to the children of Holy Trinity in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Ioanna Kazogli, who comes from Athens, Greece, emigrated to the United States 52...
Education
Promotion of Greek Language in U.S. Schools
Dody Tsiantar, professor of journalism at the Columbia University in New York and Niki Georgatou, business executive in Greece, have launched a campaign for the promotion of Greek language in the Greek schools of the U.S.
Initially, the two women...
Diaspora
Greek Embassy of Washington Awards Certificates of Attainment in Greek Language
The annual ceremony awarding Certificates of Attainment in modern Greek was held yesterday at the Greek Embassy in Washington.
Attending the event were many Greek expatriates, children, teachers and members of Greek-Orthodox communities.
The coordinator of Education in New York, Eleni...
Greek News
Greek Language Seminar a Success
A consensus was agreed by major Greek-American leaders and organizations to provide funding for the promotion of Greek language education on the afternoon of Sunday, October 28th, at the Stathakeion Culture Center in Astoria at 22-51 29th St. The...