Greece

=**Vrachneika Junior High School**= Vrachneika Junior High School is in Vrachneika village, which is located 12 km from Patras, capital of Achaia County in Greece. The school has operated for about thirty years.

Mr. Constantine Palaskas is our headmaster and the staff, about 30 people, teaches a variety of school subjects a while 180 students from Vrachneika and neighboring villages attend school.

Students study Religion, Ancient and Modern Greek, Greek Literature and History, Science and Maths, Social Studies, Foreign Languages like English, German and French, Computer Studies and Technology and Art. Physical education is offered twice a week.

A Science and Chemistry lab, a Technology and Computer lab and a Visual Arts classroom are included in school facilities. Also a library is in operation in the school. We implement a project – oriented approach to the teaching of various subjects.

Apart from Comenius project, some of our students are involved in Art Brain project in which they are trying to approach the operation of human brain through art related representations (paintings, constructions, etc). This project is supported by Patras University.

We emphasize the use of Technology in the teaching/learning process and culture remains one of our basic interests overall.