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2024 Comprehensive Examinations in Modern Greek Locations June 24, 2024

It is a great pleasure to announce that this year the Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek - Checkpoint B - will be administered at 11 Examination centers located in 4 different states (NY, NJ, CT, OH). 310 students from 38 Greek-American Parochial Day and Afternoon schools, 2 New York City public high schools, and 1 Hellenic Charter School are expected to take the Greek Examination on Monday, June 24th, at 1:15p.m.
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New York State Education Department Approves the Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek as a 4 + 1 World Language Pathway Assessment

The Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce that the World Language Comprehensive in Modern Greek was recently approved by the New York State Education Department to be used as a 4+1 World Language pathway assessment leading to a diploma requirement in New York State.
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The Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek Tuesday, June 20, 2023

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Office of Education is pleased to announce that the World Language Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek will be administered on Tuesday, June 20th, from 1:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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The 2022 Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek

The Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education is pleased to announce that the Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek will be administered on Tuesday, June 21st, from 1:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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2021 Seminar: Resilient Teachers and Leaders: Challenging the Status Quo with Dr. Salome Thomas-EL

The DAD Education Office in collaboration with Brienza's Academic Advantage (NYC certified professional development vendor) is organizing the Annual Professional Development Seminar scheduled for November 2nd, election day. It is being held virtual this year.
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Three Hierarchs Awards Ceremony Honors 65 Students

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America awarded the Three Hierarchs Award of Excellence to 65 students of the Greek American day and afternoon schools who excelled in the Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek,
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More than 200 Educators of the Archdiocese Take Part in Annual Staff Development Seminar

About 220 educators were registered for the 2017 annual Staff Development Seminar, organized by the DAD Office of Education held at St. Demetrios School in Astoria, NY. The Seminar offered in-service training to teachers who serve in the District’s Greek-American day schools as well as the Greek afternoon/Saturday schools.
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Greek Language Honorees

Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral hosted the annual Three Hierarchs and Greek Letters celebration Jan. 28 with students from the area Greek day and afternoon schools who received the Three Hierarchs Award of Excellence for their scores of 98 or above in the Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek in 2016. Guest speaker was Dr. George P. Liakeas, president of the Hellenic Medical Society of New York.
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ΤΕΛΕΤΗ ΑΠΟΝΟΜΗΣ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΩΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΑΣ «ΟΙ ΑΓΙΟΙ ΤΡΕΙΣ ΙΕΡΑΡΧΑΙ»

Στο πλαίσιο της Εορτής των Τριών Ιεραρχών, Προστατών της Ελληνικής Παιδείας και των Ελληνικών Γραμμάτων, το Γραφείο Παιδείας Αμέσου Αρχιεπισκοπικής Περιφερείας διοργάνωσε με επιτυχία, και για συνεχή χρονιά, εκδήλωση προς τιμήν των μαθητών που αρίστευσαν στην Εξέταση της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας τον Ιούνιο 2016.
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Three Hierarchs Excellence Awards 2017

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education commemorated the Feast of the Three Hierarchs and Greek Letters Day. His Eminence Geron Archbishop Demetrios of America handed out certificates to 74 students who successfully passed the Proficiency exam.
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