"Do Words Play Hide and Seek?"
This is how our oral, written, and multilingual communication begins. These are essential skills that children need to develop for effective participation in various fields of action. Every week, children discover new knowledge in different topics that arise based on their interests, mood, the weather, excursions, books, and projects.
Our exploratory conversations start to identify the children's existing knowledge, perceptions, thoughts, and needs. Then, using rich interdisciplinary sources—such as stories, images, videos, poetry, music, movement, painting, puzzles, group work, educational excursions, and collaborations with various organizations like KEPEA-KPE Rhodes, the University of the Aegean, parents, and STEAMwe help children build new knowledge. Through hypotheses, image analysis, observations, and comparisons, they arrive at conclusions and new ideas.
"Literature - Mythology"
Welcome to the world of imagination, joy, and adventure!
In the theater corner, children mimic heroes, play with puppets, paint the continuation of the story they imagine, and create their own fairy tales while looking at pictures. There are many ways to encourage a love for books, and we are always ready to follow the children's pace and interests.
Children read a book because they discover new worlds, identify with heroes and learn from their experiences, reflect on different behaviors, enrich their vocabulary, develop critical thinking, and cultivate thoughtful questions.
Each class has a lending library, and children can borrow books every weekend.
"1, 2, 3... Ready or Not"
Mathematics is a part of everyone's life and daily routine. Children engage with math both in groups and through hands-on experiences, addressing real-life problems, stories, songs, and creative problem-solving scenarios.
At the market, children read their shopping list and buy edible roots. Weighing, measuring, paying—math becomes part of their daily life naturally. Back in the classroom, they compare the roots and match each with its corresponding solid shape. They count how many roots there are, and calculate, for example, how many more potatoes they need to buy to match the number of carrots.
They then prepare the roots for salad and velouté soup in the kitchen.
In this activity, you can see how various sciences harmoniously integrate in a natural way.
"The Little Scientists"
Questions and experiments never end, and to reach a reliable conclusion, children need to experiment and observe, drawing their own conclusions.
"Pots and Ingredients in the Kitchen as a Team"
"I have a little barrel with two kinds of wine." What is it?
Let’s reveal the answer—it’s an egg. What can we make with eggs? Depending on the theme that has emerged, children experiment in the kitchen, enriching their knowledge of ingredients, mixtures, and recipes. Through this process, they overcome their natural shyness and try new flavors.
"Colorful Salad"
Children express their creativity through painting and crafts. Many times, they talk about the world, ideas, experiences, and feelings through colors. Brushes, markers, crayons, clay, playdough, and various other materials from recycling, the garden, or anywhere else give children the opportunity to create in their unique way.
"Interview and Excursion"
An excursion… many discoveries!
An open kindergarten to society.
Almost weekly, children visit various places related to the thematic unit we are exploring. Often, we welcome professionals of different specialties into our space, and children take an active role by asking questions and playing games with them.
"Play, Sing, and Learn"
Our young students develop their pronunciation and learn to use English as a communication tool. Gradually, they become familiar with the English language, which aligns with learning their mother tongue. The approach is oral, through group activities, games, crafts, singing, movement, and exploration.
"Healthy Mind"
Children learn about their bodies, their capabilities, and how to care for them to stay healthy.
Group games help children cooperate and understand that effort is more important than just winning. This way, they begin to manage defeat and set goals to overcome obstacles.
Often, children exercise at RODION Athlisis facilities, participating in basketball, track and field, and dance.
"Rodion Athletics"
Shortly before the end of the school year, children invite their parents to watch track and field events, various games, and Zumba!
Physical education has therapeutic properties for brain function and ensures higher performance in Mathematics, Language, and Natural Sciences. It helps emotional development by offering opportunities for cooperation and managing negative emotions from defeat. Exercise leads to the harmonious development of body and mind through targeted activities, without the pressure for high performance.
"The Crazy Note Finds the Rhythm"
Rhythm and melody guide steps, hands, and the entire body. Children explore the world through sounds, following the music of different cultures. They experiment with the sounds of musical instruments available in the classroom and at RODION Odeion. Participation in theater performances as a choir and creating original songs for participation and distinction in the Panhellenic Competition "European School Radio - Make It Heard" fuels our extroversion.
"Stars on Stage"
Imitation and role-playing are part of children's daily routine. They "become" what they love, admire, and sometimes fear. They create relationships and, at the same time, in the learning process, have the opportunity to experience, with their body and words, what they are trying to understand, channeling their energy in this way.
Children have the opportunity to become actors on stage twice a year, during our Christmas and summer celebrations.
"My Friend the Mouse"
The world of information opens up before them. With so many stimuli—linguistic, auditory, visual, tactile—children have the opportunity to learn at their own pace and according to their specific needs.
