XENIA TSOLAKI METAXA PRIVATE INSTITUTE ANNUAL NEWSLETTER
XENIA TSOLAKI METAXA PRIVATE INSTITUTE XTMPI Rewind
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2018 – 2019 ACCEPTANCE AND PERSEVERANCE
An Action and Emotion-Filled Year!
TheCelebrating SkyWalkers’ 30 Years of quality,Club ispassionate, celebrating innovative, 30 education;years! 30 years of teaching, loving, empowering children & teachers!30 happy, joyful years. This year has been unique in many different ways. Empowered by my mother’s long struggle with Multiple Myeloma and experiencing the pain of losing her, I set off on a journey of gathering money for the Haematology Department of the Limassol The Tears that Turned into General Hospital and improving the lives of the patients who struggle daily for their lives. Our 30-year anniversary celebrations have been dedicated to Irene Tsolaki, Diamonds! (Video Link Below) the guardian angel of my children and the friend of all the SkyWalkers, A magical night to remember SkyTeachers, SkyParents. I am proud of every single one of you for your contributions to this invaluable goal and the community. 19.000 euros have been On the night of April 10th, 2019, our gathered and are being used right now for the ward and the patients. school presented “The Tears that Turned into Diamonds”. The smiles of both young My dear SkyWalkers, students and friends, and old SkyWalkers decorated the stage In the last 30 years, you created magic!!! whenever I did not like this world of the Pattichio theatre, as they celebrated we live in, I entered my classroom and then there was magic... Your magic our schools 30th birthday by sharing their which could and would make this world an amazing, extraordinary place, a message of acceptance and place where everything was possible! This year, we did not only celebrate perseverance. We kicked the night off with a live link to Radio Proto where the 30-year story of a school, of a true educational institution ... we students, guests and teachers shared celebrated thousands of stories... Your stories. You are all part of me... And I their excitement for the event. remember, oh yes, I do remember everything. Your struggles, your heartaches, your triumphs, your tears, your successes, your hugs, your “The Tears that Turned into Diamonds” bright eyes and excited voices, even your doubts when I would push you is the dramatization of a fairytale based beyond your limits, when I was harsh and strict and unable to accept you on real life stories and events, written by giving up... Dr. Xenia Tsolaki Metaxa and it features her experiences on her journey to become We do not give up a teacher, a mother and scholar. The We cannot give up XTMPI Public Speakers conveyed Dr. We don't have the right to give up Xenia’s message and moved the audience with their talent and passion. In a world that gives us easy solutions... We choose to stand up and shine my dear, amazing ex-students and forever friends... Go on, be great, change The play was followed by a beautiful lives, but always remember where you started, remember the child within... award ceremony, that celebrated all the Do not lose it in the dizziness of struggle and success. wonderful SkyWalkers and their “You are the Skywalkers noteworthy achievements. 400 SkyWalkers walked on stage to spread You are young, wonderful, happy and unique their positive energy and to shed light in You show love, empathy and respect the hearts of the enthusiastic audience. You are the Skywalkers Definitely a night to remember . You dream, you dare, you do!” All proceeds (€4000) were donated to a Dr. Xenia Tsolaki Metaxa (Speech & Oath Link Below) father of 2 children suffering from leukemia.
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CHRISTIA METAXA – QUOTE FOR PATTICHIO 30 Year Anniversary Alumni Party! Once a SkyWalker, ALWAYS a SkyWalker!
On Friday, June 21st, 2019, the SkyWalker’s 30-year celebrations culminated in a grand celebration of all Skywalkers come and passed. The event was very well received and Skywalkers of all ages and generations showed up to reunite with their old classmates. It was a wonderful evening full of laughter, nostalgia, memories and fun; reflecting all the memorable moments shared in our classrooms.
With the reunion in mind, Dr. Xenia created an alumni network and invited all her past students to join. XTMPI Connect is a Facebook community where XTMPI alumni are invited to network professionally or socially, where they can keep up to date with XTMPI news or share their memories and promote their own professional endeavors and businesses.
XENIA TSOLAKI METAXA PRIVATE INSTITUTE ANNUAL NEWSLETTER XENIATakis TSOLAKI Moraitis METAXA PRIVATE Art INSTITUTE Exhibition Where learning becomes art Serendipity - Everything in life happens for a reason; A chance meeting years ago led to an extraordinary educational and charity event at the premises of XTMPI.
Takis Moraitis, the critically acclaimed Greek artist, graced our cafeteria walls with his wonderful, breathtaking artwork during the months of May and June.
Another Passionate about our school’s motto “Where learning becomes Headline an art”, Takis Moraitis chose Here our school to display his work, in order to give the chance to our SkyWalkers to enrich and cultivate their souls by developing an appreciation for fine art early on.
On the opening of this wonderful exhibition, our First Lady, Mrs Andri Anastasiades honoured us by attending and praising our school.
Over the course of the following months countless SkyWalkers and students all over Cyprus, visited our establishment to view the mesmerizing artwork, like the students from Christakio Elementary School, who even got a chance to speak with Dr. Xenia herself, who is an avid fan of the artist.
10% of all proceeds from the sales in the exhibition went to support the Limassol hematological department in our hospital.
TedXLarnaca The Transformative Power of Songs What an honour for our headmistress Dr Xenia Tsolaki Metaxa to be selected as one of the few speakers of the first ever TedEx Larnaca Cyprus, held on March 30th 2019, with the theme of Metamorphosis. Her amazing presentation, titled “The Transformative Power of Songs” was based on her personal experiences as a learner and a teacher and teacher trainer, as well as on her acclaimed PhD research “The effect of authentic songs on vocabulary acquisition in the English Language Classroom”, SLU, USA, 2013. Following a very successful presentation at TED, Dr Metaxa, attended a teacher training seminar in Athens Greece where she trained 70 teachers to follow her teaching methodology.
Youtube Video Coming Soon!
Experiential Learning Put Theory into Action! Agros Character Building Trip Nicosia Educational Excursion
Educating the mind and enriching the On the 13th of November, our older soul has always been at the core of our SkyWalkers were taken to Nicosia to school’s vision. With this in mind, every visit the Leventio National Museum, as year we take our students on an well as the boundary line between educational, character building and occupied and free Cyprus. thought-provoking 3-day trip. This year, we visited the village of Agros, where Students were left astounded and our students had the chance to voice enlightened with their own culture and their opinions in a controversial debate history, realizing the importance of all about abortion, play fun games/activities, they learn in their classrooms. research, brainstorm and present their ideas regarding acceptance, and make During our trip we also got to tour wonderful memories in the process! around the old city of Nicosia, and work on amazing collaborative projects. Photography Exhibition “Moments of Happiness” Cinema Day
“A single picture is worth a thousand There’s no shame in combining words” entertainment and education!
Our students got to truly experience this That’s why our staff strives to make
when our school exhibited 30 years - education fun and effortless. On the 24th worth of pictures in our school’s of February, we took all the SkyWalkers
cafeteria, allowing everyone to relive on a trip to K-Cineplex where they fond memories, and curious young watched the wonderful film “The minds to experience the past. NutCracker and the Four Realms”, a wonderful story where the Acceptance All proceeds from the sales of the and Perseverance taught in our photographs went to the hematological classrooms was presented on the department of the Limassol General screen, in action! Hospital.
Summer School in France – The Ultimate Experiential Learning Experience (August 2019)
Final Party Time! Let’s celebrate the end of the school year by spreading joy before exams and by using old materials to create new games!
Learning to learn through fun and play! What is the best way for children to thrive in their final external exams? Here at XTMPI, we know through experience that the mind works best when laughter, joy and fun join forces and sweep both young and old off their feet. Of course, singing, acting and experiential education, are always part of the game. If you did not attend this amazing SkyWalkers’ end of the year fun day, you definitely missed out! Remember to put it in your calendar for next year.
New! Innovative and highly acclaimed learning programs at our Institute Believe in your child’s future! Empower them without stress! BrainO’Brain FunEcole ICT and FunEcole eng
Our school always strives to be one step The internationally acclaimed (recipient of 12 ahead in innovative education, to Education Awards) FUNecole program is yet another empower our young SkyWalkers. innovative program we offer at our school. It is a comprehensive digital learning solution for teaching BrainO’Brain explores the amazing and assessing Computing and 21st Century skills in powers of our SkyWalkers’ brains, primary education. developing their personality and improving their academic performance FUNecole is a holistic solution for developing and while training both hemispheres of their assessing Computer Science, 21st Century skills, brain! STEAM and valuable Social Emotional Learning in Education. In short it is SIMPLY AWESOME! Our SkyWalkers are thriving and will soon attend the international competition in Dubai in October, 2019.
Other noteworthy events!
British Council Collaboration This year, another important endeavor for us was the amazing opportunity to become partners with the British Council.
The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. They work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Having been selected for such a collaboration, is a milestone for our Institute because we pride ourselves for working among the same lines as they do. We are offering the same services, always having in mind the client’s best interest.
SkyWalkers should visit us from a young age in order to receive trustworthy guidance in their educational career and university endeavors.
XTMPI Youtube Video Series – Xenia Interviews Alumni
In honour of our XTMPI alumni, Dr. Xenia launched her own youtube video series “X TMPI Youtube Video Series – Xenia Interviews Alumni” featuring ex-SkyWalkers and their life paths and successes. Her first interviewee was Mr. Michael Economides. To watch this video, find the link below! More videos will follow soon.
Renovations and Facility Upgrades for XTMPI
Here at XTMPI we believe that our Facilities need to inspire students to improve themselves daily and to accommodate all types of young, curious learners. This is why this year we have conducted various renovations to better our SkyWalkers’ learning experi ence!
Other Noteworthy Events! SkyWalkers Merch Store!
Ever wanted your T-Shirt to show how cool you are? Looking for a new hip mug to drink your coffee or hot chocolate from?
Well, this must be your lucky year!
Our school has launched a brand-new merch store, using quality materials, branded with the school logo.
Mugs, t-shirts, coasters, bags even rulers, all at an extremely reasonable price! There’s something to suit everybody’s needs. So, what’s your excuse? Come on down and grab one while stock lasts!
Soon Available on our E-Shop!
(SEG) Swiss Education Group collaboration with XTMPI
A group of our students travelled to Switzerland to visit the top educational institution network of Switzerland offering Undergraduate and Postgraduate/ Masters degrees in Hotel Management, Tourism and Culinary Arts. We would like to thank Mr. Evgenios Savva and our councellor Mr. Stelios Gregoriou for accompanying our students to the Open Day in Montreux.
XTMPI chronological calendar 2018 -2019 BrainoBrain – September 2018 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155502944161783
Parents’ Meeting & University Exhibitions (UK, Swiss & French) – October 2018 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155530729231783
Educational Experiential Trip to Nicosia – November 2018 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155604112841783
Christmas Choirs – December 2018 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155678551106783 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P9r1y4ydHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqY6w51hL50
“Moments of Happiness” Photography Exhibition (In memory of Loula Tsolaki) – January 2019 https://www.facebook.com/32433731782/posts/10155770798541783
Agros Character Building Trip – February 2019 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155759032246783 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr2mJ3Lrdjk
Cinema Day – February 2019 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155799806366783
Pattihio Event – April 2019 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155904921361783
“The Tears that Turned Into Diamonds” https://vimeo.com/342290746/cb96981ae1
“Hand in Hand” and “This is Me” by SkyWalkers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ImUp0gvEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTX3iKrdstk
Dr. Xenia Tsolaki Metaxa Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnJhfOGuxtw
Skywalkers Oath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFCkJxojq6Y
Award Ceremony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZU6UGWD56g
Moraitis Art Exhibition – May 2019 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155946149076783
XTMPI 30 Years Alumni Cocktail Party – June 2019 https://www.facebook.com/pg/XTMPI/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156037083846783&ref=page_internal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjX-wkZzO4I
Final Summer Party – June 2019 https://www.facebook.com/XTMPI/posts/10156041644276783 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVBxh_PuLL8