{"id":143391,"date":"2025-06-13T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/?p=143391"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:13:27","slug":"pairing-of-kindergarten-5th-grade-students-a-unique-experience-of-coexistence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/pairing-of-kindergarten-5th-grade-students-a-unique-experience-of-coexistence\/","title":{"rendered":"Pairing of Kindergarten &#038; 5th Grade Students \u2013 A Unique Experience of Coexistence!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A special educational activity took place at E. Mandoulides Schools, where Kindergarten children were paired with 5th grade students! Young and older children met with enthusiasm and formed bonds of friendship, cooperation, and mutual respect through creative, cross-curricular activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Physical Education:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">They played team games, ran relay races, and enjoyed activities that highlighted teamwork and fair play. The &#8220;big siblings&#8221; took care of the younger children, helping them overcome hesitation and creating a safe, encouraging environment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visual Arts:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">With brushes, colors, and imagination, they created paintings and crafts together- expressing the message of unity and coexistence. The joy of sharing was evident in every piece of artwork.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Greek Language:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">An introductory activity featured word games, short presentations, and simple questions that helped the children introduce themselves, share who they are, and discover common interests. Communication became a game, and the atmosphere was warm and friendly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The children\u2019s smiles and excitement at each new meeting are the strongest proof that when different ages coexist with love and creativity, unforgettable experiences are born.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because at our school\u2026 we grow up together!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special educational activity took place at E. 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Young and older children met with enthusiasm and formed bonds of friendship, cooperation, and mutual respect through creative, cross-curricular activities.\u00a0 Physical Education: They played team games, ran relay races, and enjoyed activities that highlighted teamwork and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":143389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,129,423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-elementary-school","category-kindergarten"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143391"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143393,"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143391\/revisions\/143393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}