Congratulations!
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Monday 4 July 2016
End-of-Year Play by A Junior
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| Click on the image to watch the video on YouTube. |
We said "goodbye" to our young learners (A Junior) through a short journey to fantasy worlds inhabited by elves and fairies (video).
End-of-Year Play by B Junior
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What better way to end the school year than by doing a fun project? Our B Junior classes put on a short play about superheroes and aliens, athletes and knights, and many more characters from our books. We got carried away and sang, danced! A must-see...
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| Click on the image to watch the video on YouTube. |
What better way to end the school year than by doing a fun project? Our B Junior classes put on a short play about superheroes and aliens, athletes and knights, and many more characters from our books. We got carried away and sang, danced! A must-see...
Monday 9 May 2016
I love you mum, by Andriana
My mum works all day
from early in the morning
until late at night.
She says "Good morning"' with a kiss
She always takes us to school
She cooks, she cleans,
She does everything!
I love you mum,
I love you so!
I always remember you are the only one,
you are MY MUM!
A poem for my mum, by Vasiliki
Mum, you're the best mum of all. You always take care of me and you always give me advice for my difficult problems. When you're sad I'm sad too, and when you're happy I'm happy too.
Every day you cook, you go to work, you clean the house and you're getting very tired but a woman's work is never done. I love you mum, I love you so much!
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Don't Miss the Patra's Carnival, by Helen
The Carnival is just round the corner! So, in order to signal the beginning of the Carnival time, one of our B Senior students, Helen, wrote a few things about the Greek customs and traditions associated with this celebration.
Every year in Patra there is a carnival. It's the greatest and the most famous carnival in Greece. People of every age group take part in the carnival events. There are carnival balls, masqued balls and parties at home, in neighbourhoods, clubs, cafeterias and restaurants.
The most spectacular event is the Ground Parade. It begins at around 2 pm on the Sunday before Clean Monday with many satirical floats, each one with a specific theme. The costumes are designed to suit each theme. Around 33-4.000 people take part in the parade and dance to the rhythm of the music played by the band.
Every year in Patra there is a carnival. It's the greatest and the most famous carnival in Greece. People of every age group take part in the carnival events. There are carnival balls, masqued balls and parties at home, in neighbourhoods, clubs, cafeterias and restaurants.
The most spectacular event is the Ground Parade. It begins at around 2 pm on the Sunday before Clean Monday with many satirical floats, each one with a specific theme. The costumes are designed to suit each theme. Around 33-4.000 people take part in the parade and dance to the rhythm of the music played by the band.Tuesday 2 February 2016
The Missing Orange Juice, by Vasiliki
After reading a poem about an orange juice thief (by British Council), students were asked to write the same story but this time with a different ending. We also discussed ways of punishing offenders; we must admit that all the students proved to be very resourceful.. and perfectly lawful, if we might add!
Read Vasiliki's story below to get an idea of what we are talking about! As seen from her own version of the story...
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we get a carton of orange juice and a pint of milk, but one Monday morning I went out and I saw that my orange juice wasn't there. It was only the milk. I thought the milkman's forgotten to deliver the orange juice.
On Tuesday, I got up the same time as the milkman comes to our house. When he came I told him:
"Hey, why did you forget to deliver the orange juice yesterday?"
"I delivered it, sir" he said.
"No, you didn't!"
"I remember that I delivered it" he said again.
"It wasn't there when I came to take it."
So I got another one off him.
On Wednesday, same thing again.There was no orange juice, only a pint of milk. On Thursday, I was waiting for the milkman but when he came he told me that he delivered the orange juice. So I started thinking that someone is nicking my sweet and beautiful orange juice. So I made a plan to catch the thief!
I was waiting for hours when I saw the milkman run to my house really fast! He was ready to take my orange juice when at the same time I jumped out and I told him "So you're the thief! I'll call the police!"
"Please, not the police! Not again! I have been to prison four times for the same reason!" he said .
"It's too late now, orange juice thief!" I said.
Read Vasiliki's story below to get an idea of what we are talking about! As seen from her own version of the story...
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we get a carton of orange juice and a pint of milk, but one Monday morning I went out and I saw that my orange juice wasn't there. It was only the milk. I thought the milkman's forgotten to deliver the orange juice.
On Tuesday, I got up the same time as the milkman comes to our house. When he came I told him:
"Hey, why did you forget to deliver the orange juice yesterday?"
"I delivered it, sir" he said.
"No, you didn't!"
"I remember that I delivered it" he said again.
"It wasn't there when I came to take it."
So I got another one off him.
On Wednesday, same thing again.There was no orange juice, only a pint of milk. On Thursday, I was waiting for the milkman but when he came he told me that he delivered the orange juice. So I started thinking that someone is nicking my sweet and beautiful orange juice. So I made a plan to catch the thief!I was waiting for hours when I saw the milkman run to my house really fast! He was ready to take my orange juice when at the same time I jumped out and I told him "So you're the thief! I'll call the police!"
"Please, not the police! Not again! I have been to prison four times for the same reason!" he said .
"It's too late now, orange juice thief!" I said.
A Few Things About Knock English
Knock English is a small language school in Chalandri that has had a huge impact on the teaching scene since 2010.
Its modern teaching
methods coupled with its uniquely innovative approach to foreign
language instruction invariably lead students to success time and
time again.
In Knock English, we
firmly believe that the creation of an English speaking classroom
environment is of the utmost importance, even from as early as
Prejunior and Junior classes. Delivering almost exclusively
monolingual lessons is nothing but beneficial to our students as they
learn correct pronunciation, develop a neutral accent as well as
enhanced listening skills early on.
A lot of emphasis is also
put on the scaffolding of the productive language skills (i.e.
writing and speaking) with a view to help students develop into
confident and pleasant communicators with profound verbal and writing
skills, and guarantee a high success rate in exams.
Having adopted a holistic
approach, our school’s philosophy goes far beyond the conventional
instruction, regularly embellishing the course material, exposing
students to literary and cultural elements, as well as incorporating
educational technology and game or project-based learning in the
classroom. Our goal is to provide our pupils with a well-rounded
education and see them grow into critical and creative thinkers –
rather than mere foreign language speakers, equipped with the 21st
century skills and better prepared for academic and professional
achievement.
To this end, the Knock
English team consists of only university-educated and highly
qualified teachers with extensive experience and a genuine passion
for teaching.
Learning is no longer a drag for
students – it is an educational
journey!
Snapshots from our School Trip!
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| The gleaming entrance hall of Megaro Mousikis. |
Finally the students of Knock English met Cinderello last Thursday and enjoyed every minute of it. It is always a wonderful sight to see students having a good time and, perhaps more importantly, being highly responsive and completely at ease in an English-speaking environment!
Below you can see snapshots from the lovely performance and the students' participation both on and off stage.
An Unusual Building I Like, by Melina
Our classroom is populated with many talented young artists and writers, it seems. After we had come across a couple of passages about some very bizarre buildings from around the world, Melina, an A Senior student, wrote a letter to one of her friends describing a very unusual building she knew of - an apple house! Read on and tell us in the comments below if you would like to live in such a house.
Hi Angela,
I have to write to you about this! In Germany, there is a very unusual home. It is a house in the shape of an apple. Yes, an apple! The apple house is a three-storey house. It has two bedrooms. There is also a kitchen and a living room, and three bathrooms.
Outside, there is a beautiful garden with many flowers. The house is made of wood and metal. It isn't a home any more. It is a restaurant. You can buy any food now. You should see it. It is very strange, but I like it.
Bye,
Melina
Hi Angela,
I have to write to you about this! In Germany, there is a very unusual home. It is a house in the shape of an apple. Yes, an apple! The apple house is a three-storey house. It has two bedrooms. There is also a kitchen and a living room, and three bathrooms.
Outside, there is a beautiful garden with many flowers. The house is made of wood and metal. It isn't a home any more. It is a restaurant. You can buy any food now. You should see it. It is very strange, but I like it.
Bye,
Melina
Let's all sing Lambrini's song!
Lambrini, inspired by a song in the B Junior coursebook, wrote her very own lyrics about her likes and dislikes. She even accompanied her assignment with a cute little alien seemingly dancing to the upbeat music of the song. Lambrini manages to prove that, indeed, writing is lots of fun!
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Knock English students meet Cinderello!
As you all know, on Thursday 28th January the students of Knock English will meet Cinderello, a boy in desperate need of their help, through an engaging interactive performance in English.
The play is about the predicament of this poor boy, bullied by his awful sisters and stepmother and lurching from one adventure to the other.
Given that the play is performed entirely in English, the cognitive and language benefits are so many it is hard to know where to begin.
First of all, part of the performance is interactive, meaning that the audience will be participating as well, rather than passively watching the play. This, in turn, translates into rigorous speaking practice and development of communication skills along with the listening skills.
Secondly, by exposing children to an English-speaking environment other than that of the classroom, we can achieve our two-fold purpose. Varying our teaching approaches and constantly providing our classes with diverse stimuli and learning opportunities helps us cater to any differences in our pupils' learning styles (kinesthetic, visual, auditory, etc). What's more, we believe that kids will have the chance to reinforce past knowledge while at the same time being introduced to new vocabulary and language structures more naturally - learning without realising it!
But this school trip's purpose goes far beyond language instruction, since an additional goal of ours is to help students also grow as persons and provide them with a well-rounded education.
By following Cinderello's story, children will learn first-hand about how we can muster the courage and strength to face our problems or fears head-on, thus overcoming all obstacles that come our way. We are confident that the morale of the story will be immediately internalised by students, and better yet, reflected in their lives later on.
Don't miss it!
The play is about the predicament of this poor boy, bullied by his awful sisters and stepmother and lurching from one adventure to the other.
Given that the play is performed entirely in English, the cognitive and language benefits are so many it is hard to know where to begin.
First of all, part of the performance is interactive, meaning that the audience will be participating as well, rather than passively watching the play. This, in turn, translates into rigorous speaking practice and development of communication skills along with the listening skills.
Secondly, by exposing children to an English-speaking environment other than that of the classroom, we can achieve our two-fold purpose. Varying our teaching approaches and constantly providing our classes with diverse stimuli and learning opportunities helps us cater to any differences in our pupils' learning styles (kinesthetic, visual, auditory, etc). What's more, we believe that kids will have the chance to reinforce past knowledge while at the same time being introduced to new vocabulary and language structures more naturally - learning without realising it!
But this school trip's purpose goes far beyond language instruction, since an additional goal of ours is to help students also grow as persons and provide them with a well-rounded education.
By following Cinderello's story, children will learn first-hand about how we can muster the courage and strength to face our problems or fears head-on, thus overcoming all obstacles that come our way. We are confident that the morale of the story will be immediately internalised by students, and better yet, reflected in their lives later on.
Don't miss it!
Friday 8 January 2016
Our Digital School Magazine - December 2015
Our first-ever digital school magazine (December 2015) is finally ready! You can find it published at http://issuu.com/knockenglish/docs/knock_english_-_school_magazine__de . Or you can just click on the image below.
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