2. The Sivitanideios Public School of trades and vocations was founded in 1927 according to the wishes and requirements of the testator-founder Cyprian Vasileios Sivitanidis, aiming at the sound technical and vocational education and training of young people in Greece.

3. Sivitanideios school covers a variety of sectors and specialities for students who would like to follow technical and vocational education. After 2008, 5 technical and vocational educational schools (ΤΕΕ) are converted to 4 Vocational Lyceums (EPAL-ΕΠΑΛ) and 2 vocational schools (EPAS-ΕΠΑΣ). Three of them are morning scheduled and two are night schools, so that students who work can attend the classes.

4. Sivitanideios School is active and present in technical education since 1927.

5. WE ATTEND THE …. ECONOMY AND ADMINISTRATION SECTOR Administration and Financial Services Assistant The graduate acquires basic economic principles as well as tax accounting, records’ organization and business administration skills. The task is to be able to keep offices and companies’ account books in addition to carrying out the publishing of financial documents from public services and the production of balance sheets and salary drafting for the employees.

6. The graduate acquires the necessary techniques, organizational and communicative capacity to contribute to the secretarial support a company or an agency requires in order assuring their effective function. His/Her duties entail competency in wording, typewriting and processing of all incoming and outcoming Greek and Foreign correspondence as well as keeping account and writing reports. His/Her responsibilities also involve the organization of Public Relations and the handling of issues dealing with the efficiency administration demands in order to ascertain the competitive public picture of the company. The graduate can work in state organizations and agencies as well as private companies and industries. Work is available in state financial services, banks, industries, companies and tax consultants’ offices.

7. SCHOOL LIFE

8. THE SCHOOLS OPEN: on Sept. 1 st - June 30 th, for teachers, parents THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS : on September 11th and ENDS : on June 15 th, for students

10. THE DAY LESSONS START: at 8.15 and end from 13:30 to 14:00 (Monday- Friday) SUBJECTS LESSONS DAILY: There are usually 7 school subject lessons daily.

13. SCHOOL BREAKS There are 6 short breaks daily of 5 and 10 minutes between lessons. The first break is usually 15΄ to allow students to have a snack.

16. EXCURSIONS/TRIPS Every month each high school in Greece is obliged to take the students for a 4-5 hour ‘walk’ in a park/sport field or an educational trip to a museum, theater etc. A full day excursion yearly, for 1 st and 2 nd Grade. A 3-day excursion for 3 rd Grade.

17. Greek team in Planetarium

18. SCHOOL ELECTIONS They are held every November and divided in 2 parts. In the 1st part every student elects the Class Presidium of his/her class. The Class Presidium has 5 members: The President, The General Secretary, The Treasurer, The 2 Members In the 2nd part students elect a School Council which has 15 members and represents the students. Its role is extremely important in every school because the School Council takes significant decisions for all the students. The School Council has 15 members: The School President, The Vice-President, The Treasurer and 12 Members

19. THE LESSONS END........ in the second week of May (15-17th)so that the students will be able to study for their final examinations between May and June.

20. Official school holidays : Christmas: 2 weeks, Easter: 2 weeks National : 28 th October, 17 th November, 25 th March Summer: July-August

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