The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth (MPEAN) announces the opening of the Summer Public Schools Programme. A long-standing objective of the Summer Schools is to offer opportunities for learning and creative activity, especially to children from vulnerable groups of the population.
Taking into account the needs of society, the Ministry of Education and Culture has undertaken an expansion of the Summer School Programme both in the number of schools and in their opening hours (extension of opening hours until 16:00). In addition, for the second school year, during the operation of the I.D.S., we will continue to offer the Greek language learning program to children with a migrant biography. This year, children of refugees from Ukraine will also be able to participate in the above program.
The T.D.S. Program is offered free of charge to all children. Parents/guardians contribute financially only to cover the cost of food for the children who chose to attend the T.D.S. afternoon zone.
In addition to the above, the Ministry of Health has ensured the strict implementation of the Health Protocols, as part of the prevention and precautionary measures taken to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. 54 schools, of which 36 primary schools and 18 kindergartens, covering all five provinces of Cyprus, as well as the mountain communities. The period of operation of the IACs is from 20 June 2022 to 22 July 2022. In order to meet the needs of the IACs, The staff will include primary, pre-primary and special education teachers, while a number of school assistants/assistants will be employed to meet the needs of special education children.
A very well-organised educational programme of creative activities, which are interwoven with the interests and the different abilities and needs of the children, will be implemented in the ICSs. The Comprehensive Programme of the Boards includes creative activities, such as: Visual Expression, Music, Theatre, Physical Education, Life Education with themes related to the summer period, indoor and outdoor games, Puppet Theatre, Literature/Library etc.
For more information or clarifications, interested parents/guardians can contact their child's school.
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