HIGH SCHOOL OF ZACHARO Zacharo Town ● Zacharo (Greek: Ζαχάρω) is a town and municipality in southwestern Greece. ● Belongs to the Elis regional unit, in the region of West Greece. ● Zacharo is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Kyparissia, a part of the Ionian Sea. ● Northwest of the town, between mount Lapithas and the sea, is the Kaiafas Lake ( Thermal Springs of Kaiafas ). ● Zacharo is : ○ 18 km south of Olympia, ○ 28 km southeast of Pyrgos, ○ 65 km northwest of Kalamata and ○ 260 km southwest of Athens. ● Population ~5.500 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacharo) High School of Zacharo ● General High School Lykio-the only high school in our Town ● 100-120 students(16-18 age) ● 12-15 teachers ○ 4 Philologist ○ 2 Mathematicians ○ 2 Physics teachers ○ 1 Economist teacher ○ 1 Religional teacher ○ 1 Computer Science teacher ○ 1 Gymnastic teacher ○ 1 English teacher ○ 1 French teacher Studies in High School ● Upper level Secondary Education is not compulsory in Greece( most students attend High School) ● High Schools offer a combination of General Education courses and Advanced Placement courses. ● Students who wish to pursue studies in Higher Education take Panhellenic exams in a specific number of Advanced Placement courses which fall into one of the following categories: ○ Humanities, ○ Science, ○ Economic and Informatics. ● This is considered to be a tough and highly competitive exam process that students go through in order to ensure education at a higher level. Activities of High School ● e-twinning, ○ 2008 : “Music interests of young people in Europe” with a school from Poland ○ 2016 “Plants on Map” with a school from Slovakia. ● Cultural programs ( 17 programs after 2010), ● Environmental programs , ( 5 programs after 2010), ● Vocational Orientation programs ( 5 programs after 2010), ● Health education programs (3 programs after 2010) ● Youth Parliament programs ● Football team (boys) ● Volleyball teams ( boys - girls) Theater Group .