Public elementary schools Kalamata

Matthijs49 Member

Member since 16 November 2020

Matthijs49Member18 November 2020 12:13:25

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

STEFFIFI ViP

Member since 26 February 2015

STEFFIFIViP18 November 2020 16:12:03

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Hello,

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

concertina Serial expat

Member since 05 April 2013

concertinaSerial expat18 November 2020 16:57:45

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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

Member since 26 February 2015

STEFFIFIViP18 November 2020 17:55:09

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

modeca Member

Member since 02 June 2021

modecaMember02 June 2021 10:03:19

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

Member since 08 September 2021

Sophia ChristodoulouMember08 September 2021 07:22:25

Hi did u have any luck?

Matthijs49 Member

Member since 16 November 2020

Matthijs49Member16 September 2021 19:48:25

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

Member since 08 September 2021

Sophia ChristodoulouMember17 September 2021 05:15:15

Ah nice. Which school is she at?

nikogiannopoulos23 Member

Member since 27 March 2023

nikogiannopoulos23Member15 July 2023 22:30:33

We put our kids in bougas school

elisavetamaurel Member

Member since 17 July 2024

elisavetamaurelMember17 July 2024 13:35:14

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Hi guys!

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

Cheers!

Lisa

elisavetamaurel Member

Member since 17 July 2024

elisavetamaurelMember17 July 2024 13:56:09

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@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