The government is a big believer in model and experimental schools. From the 62 we received, we have reached 138. Areas that never had such as Chios, Kastoria and Ierapetra got model and experimental schools, Minister of Education Niki Kerameos emphasized to SKAI.

As the minister explained, model schools are schools of excellence with demanding exams, while new educational methods are tested in experimental ones.
“It’s like educational workshops where you want a broad sample of students,” he said

“The goal of both is to pull all the schools up” he said and recalled that English in kindergarten and skills workshops started from the experimental schools.

The minister also noted that 751 student residences are being renovated. She also mentioned that 36,000 interactive boards have been delivered which work alongside the blackboard.

Regarding the evaluation, he noted that it started with the evaluation of school units and is now done individually. He clarified that it is of an improvement nature, saying that nothing improves unless it is evaluated first