The Elenion Primary School was visited today by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Mr.
After the visit, Mr. Prodromos Prodromou said in a statement to journalists: "It is indeed with great pleasure that I visited the school today. At Elenion we are implementing an innovative programme within the framework of the Optional Day School, the 'Cooking and Giving' programme. I would like to sincerely thank the "Sophia for Children" Foundation, Mrs Marina Siakola for being here with us, and the Bank of Cyprus for supporting it.
It is a programme which is implemented in 17 other schools and really strengthens the school community. It is also very positive that in the framework of the Programme, every day in the kitchen, parents are also activated, thus achieving a better integration in the school environment."
"I would like to congratulate", Prodromou said, "both the school management and the teachers, because this historic school is being revived today, with a different role. I should also thank the Nicosia School Ephorate, mainly because there is a project planned by the Ministry to build a new kindergarten, where we will also have a new kitchen, in order to overcome some problems related to the facilities."
"I should also note," the Minister of Education added, "that this school gathers children from different backgrounds, with different mother tongues. However, excellent work is being done and it is one of the schools in which there is almost universal participation of children in the all-day school."
"In schools like Elenio", Mr Prodromou then noted, "we achieve something very important, children are given the opportunity to coexist with classmates from different backgrounds. In such schools there is no need for teaching about the acceptance of diversity, about respect for others, since this happens every day in practice," concluded Mr Prodromou.
In response to a question about how many children are served through the "Cook and Offer" programme, the Minister of Education said: "Around 1200 children from 18 schools across Cyprus are supported through the Wisdom for Children Foundation Programme. Sophia for Children is a foundation which in its origins helped children in other parts of the world and it is very gratifying that today it supports children here in Cyprus. In Cyprus the State has the good fortune to have voluntary organisations, such as the "Sophia for Children" Foundation, to assist and support its work, so I would like to thank both the "Sophia for Children" Foundation and the Bank of Cyprus, while also noting how good and harmonious their cooperation is with our teachers, whom I also congratulate".
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