New York - On the occasion of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's visit to the United States (October 20 - November 6, 2009), and especially the Greek American School of St. Demetrios, Astoria, the Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education developed a lesson for the upper grade students of the community day and afternoon schools (grade 5 and up). The student lesson offers historical information on the Ecumenical Patriarchate as well as a short biography of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew emphasizing his concern for the Environment. It consists of the text in Greek, reading comprehension exercises, and English vocabulary of certain Greek words.  It may be used either for classroom instruction or for home study.

This resource is available on the website of the District Office of Education.