Public elementary schools Kalamata

14POSTS

5 years ago

Hello!

Next year me and my family will move to Kalamata. We would like our kids to attend to a public elementary school in Kalamata. Most important for us is that our kids feel welcome at the school, that there is a good atmosphere and preferably if they have some experience with foreign children. Our children will be aged 5 and 8. The youngest just speaks Dutch, our oldest speaks Dutch and Romanian, and has been getting English at school as well. Since two weeks we started practising Greek at home daily and will continue to do this until we move beginning of september.

We already heard about the 10th elementary school, but also understood that this one is pretty popular so you have to have some luck to be admitted.

Any advice on schools will be most appreciated!
Thanks!
Matthijs

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STEFFIFI ViP

11022POSTS

5 years ago

Hello,

Greek public schools are very bad. The majority of Greek people enrolls children in private schools.

concertina Serial expat

696POSTS

5 years ago

You might consider private,not the very private,like normally expensive,but the local private that pick up and drop off the children at their doors in yellow vans,I think the children are happier here,less numbers of course and no bullying.Its not too much money.

STEFFIFI ViP

11022POSTS

5 years ago

Yes local private school. After, must see with them how they manage non-Greek speaking kids...

modeca Member

1POSTS

4 years ago

Hi Matthijs,

Just saw your post.

We're in pretty much the same boat.

Looking at the 10th school but considering others including private if we don't have any luck.

Have you made any progress so far in choosing a school?

Sophia Christodoulou Member

2POSTS

4 years ago

Hi did u have any luck?

Matthijs49 Member

14POSTS

4 years ago

Hi Sophia, yes everything ok. A nice kindergarden for pur youngest son, and my daughter started this week in class 3 of a very nice local school!

Sophia Christodoulou Member

2POSTS

4 years ago

Ah nice. Which school is she at?

nikogiannopoulos23 Member

2POSTS

2 years ago

We put our kids in bougas school

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elisavetamaurel Member

15POSTS

last year

#10

Hi guys!

Does anyone know the prices for the Bouga School in Kalamata? My kids are 6 and 9.

Cheers!

Lisa

elisavetamaurel Member

15POSTS

last year

#11

@nikogiannopoulos23 Hi there! I am desperately trying to find the prices for this school. Could you help me out? And also are your children happy there? We are thinking of moving to Kalamata next summer.

Thanks a lot