{"id":155791,"date":"2026-02-09T10:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/?p=155791"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:25:56","slug":"the-greek-language-brings-schools-and-countries-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/the-greek-language-brings-schools-and-countries-together\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greek language brings schools and countries together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a0\u00a0the occasion of\u00a0World Greek Language Day, the 3rd Grade students took part in a special online meeting with the 3rd Grade class of\u00a0Fulham\u00a0Bilingual\u00a0Lyc\u00e9e\u00a0Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0de Gaulle in London.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The children collaborated on an exciting linguistic mission: they discovered Greek words that have \u201ctraveled\u201d into other languages around the world and are still used today in everyday communication. 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