The West Australian Modern Greek Language Teachers’ Association Inc. (WAMGLTA) is proud to announce that Mr Nino Arvind Raju was this year’s recipient of the Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia (PTCWA) Outstanding Professional Service Award.
Nino was honoured with the Award at the 2022 Presentation Ceremony, which took place on Wednesday 19 October at the Karrinyup Country Club. In attendance were the Chair of WAMGLTA, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis, the Deputy Chair, Ms Maria Svarnou, and our successful nominee and Secretary of WAMGLTA, Mr Nino Raju and his wife. Also in attendance was the Principal of Immaculate Heart College (IHC), Mrs Sammantha Da Luz, and the Registrar, Mrs Tamara Carpenter, both proudly supporting Mr Raju who is a staff member of the school. Furthermore, we were delighted that the Honourable Consul of Greece, Mrs Georgia Karasiotou attended as well to witness the event. Nino’s key contributions to WAMGLTA include:
Previous WAMGLTA recipients of the PTCWA Outstanding Professional Service Award are: 2017: Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis 2018: Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis 2019: Ms Irene Starr 2020: WAMGLTA 2021: Mrs Nina Stamatiou 2022: Mr Nino Arvind Raju WAMGLTA looks forward to nominating more of its members for this prestigious award in the years to come. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis WAMGLTA Chairperson 13 November 2022
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All interested persons are now invited to register for this year’s Centre for the Greek Language (CGL) examinations to be held in May at St. Andrew’s Grammar (officially-recognised CGL Examination Centre). Prospective candidates of Greek and also non-Greek background are invited to test their written and spoken Greek language competency skills through these annual examinations. Successful candidates will be issued with a Certificate of Attainment in Greek from Greece’s Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, and the Centre for the Greek Language: Division for the Support and Promotion of the Greek Language (Thessaloniki, Greece). There are 7 levels on offer, catering to a full spectrum of Greek language competencies. These include a level for children aged 8-12 years old (children who are over 8 years of age and below 12 years of age on the 31st of May, 2022); a level for beginner adolescents and adults, through to a level for persons with excellent knowledge of the Greek language. Candidates younger than 16 are strongly advised to avoid taking the examinations for levels B2, C1 and C2 as the examination content for these levels may require general knowledge and experience beyond their years. The full complement of levels on offer is as follows:
The 2022 CGL Examinations will be held on the following days:
Fees have been set by Greece and are as follows:
For more information regarding registration and payment, please contact Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis at: [email protected] Registration opens on Tuesday 1 February and closes on Sunday 20 March, 2022. The CGL Committee and I look forward to your participation in this year’s CGL Examinations. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis Director of the CGL at St. Andrew’s Grammar (61002) 1 February 2022
Competition honours the 200th Anniversary of The Greek War of Independence! The West Australian Modern Greek Language Teachers’ Association Inc. (WAMGLTA) is proud to announce this year’s participants and prize winners in its annual Speak Greek in June Competition. Offered for the third consecutive year, the competition invites students from Pre-primary to Year 12, who are studying the Modern Greek language in a formal capacity, to speak for up to 3 minutes on any of the listed topics on offer or on a topic of their choice, as approved by their teacher. This year, the topic was “The 200th Anniversary of The Greek War of Independence”. Students could choose from the following ideas related to the topic:
The aim of the competition is to promote the speaking of Modern Greek, which is often the most challenging part of learning a language. The entries are video-recorded and are submitted for judging, based on three criteria:
This year, there was a total of 23 participants across two schools (listed alphabetically);
The results of the competition are listed below: Immaculate Heart College – Primary School Non-background Speakers (Pair) Year 3: Logan Wimshurst and Year 4: Addison Leggett – Winning Entry St. Andrew’s Grammar – Secondary School Non-background Speakers (Pair) Year 9: Lamia Mohammed & Rianne Garcia Year 9: Lazar Jovanovic & Cleo Petrelis – Winning Entry Non-background Speakers (Group) Year 9: Tiffany Thet Lwin, Nooria Ranjbar & Yasmeen Abdulla Year 9: Andrei Muresan, Hussein Mantach & Leonardo Katan Year 9: Nickolas Pergamalis, Jordan Myintaye & Suraj Punia Year 9: Andjela Petkovic, Lamiya Ekic, Reeya Shah & Nina Novakovic Year 9: Georgia Kikiros, Leon Nguyen, Walter Ng & Yasmin Young – Winning Entry Once again, WAMGLTA wishes to thank its sponsor for this competition - Dr Con Berbatis and family. WAMGLTA values the monetary contribution made by the Berbatis family as it helps the Association in its efforts to support and promote the teaching and learning of Modern Greek in WA. Congratulations are extended to all the students who participated in this year’s competition; to their Greek language teachers, their schools, and their families! WAMGLTA encourages all students studying the Greek language to participate in the annual WAMGLTA Speak Greek in June Competition, which has been initiated to support the work that teachers do in the classroom. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis WAMGLTA Chairperson 2 December 2021 The West Australian Modern Greek Language Teachers’ Association Inc. (WAMGLTA) is proud to announce that Mrs Nina Stamatiou was this year’s recipient of the Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia (PTCWA) Outstanding Professional Service Award. Nina was honoured with the Award at the 2021 Presentation Ceremony, which took place on Wednesday 27 October at the Karrinyup Country Club. In attendance were the Chair of WAMGLTA, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis, the Deputy Chair, Ms Maria Svarnou, and the Secretary, Mr Nino Raju. The Award was accepted by Dr Evangelinou-Yiannakis on behalf of Nina, who was on Maternity Leave at the time. Nina’s key contributions to WAMGLTA include:
WAMGLTA is indebted to Nina for her work on the website and congratulates Nina on her recent award from the PTCWA! Previous WAMGLTA recipients of the PTCWA Outstanding Professional Service Award are: 2017: Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis 2018: Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis 2019: Ms Irene Starr 2020: WAMGLTA 2021: Mrs Nina Stamatiou WAMGLTA looks forward to nominating more of its members for this prestigious award in the years to come. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis WAMGLTA Chairperson 29 November 2021 |
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