The 2nd Primary School of Vrontados in Chios is situated in the center of Vrontados, close the church of Panagia Erithiani. This School is a beautiful stone building in a neoclassic design. It was founded in 1911 and inaugurated in 1913, few months after the liberation of Chios from the Turkish yoke. But this School has a long lasting history, which starts in
1846, a year when the School was established on the precinct.
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When the disastrous earthquake of
1881 happened in Chios, there was stood one shanty, which offered hospitality to the school, in the westernmost side from today's school building.
This was a School only for boys. After the 1881's earthquake was built a School that only girls could go, in a place that today is situated the parish church. The School, which roofs the school building of 1913, became mixed before the Second World War. |
| The first years of operation and for a long time, the school was three classed.
Then became four classed, five classed and since 1994 sixth classed. Since 1997 - 1998 there had been one more teacher in the school. Besides students are taught more lessons as English, music, gymnastics and Olympic culture by qualified teachers. The students, who study at those two schools, come from the parishes of Panagia Erithiani, Prophet Iliah and Panagia Moutsena. In the 2nd Primary School of Vrontados, which today has 6 classes, every year students and teacher achieve, with the help of the board of governors and donators, theatrical performances, performances of Greek traditional dances, athletic games and programs to protect nature and environment.
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| Since 1998 -1999 the school was placed among the European Educational Program called
"Eco Schools".
Also from 1983 is published the school's newspaper "Erithianousika Titivismata", which until today has won four pan Hellenic awards: from the newspaper "THE NEWS" (May 1996), from the Journalism Promotion Institution "Athanasiou V. Botsi" (April 1997), from the Woman's Literary Society (December 1997). |
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Also the School's Library has won a pan Hellenic award by the Greek Children's Book Coterie (April 1998). This library is well organized and operates in a well tidy up place. Most of them became excellent seamen and model mothers. But there were quite few of them, who studied and became one of the betters in their sciences. So, one of them managed to be a Patriarch, another one Astrophysics in NASA, another a Literary man of pan Hellenic range. There were also many more, who did great things in other sections. In the 2nd Primary School building is also roofed the 2nd Kindergarten of Vrontados. |
