School Guide

I still remember my first day at preschool – a quiet, thoughtful girl thrust into a world of screaming toddlers, kids running around wildly and an older boy who stole my ...

Shaping tomorrow’s leaders since 1987 The International School of Paphos (ISOP), established in 1987, continues to shine as a beacon of educational excellence in Cyprus. Offering a top-tier education to nearly 1,200 ...

Following Brexit, it would have been reasonable to assume students leaving private schools would no longer head in such droves to the UK. But whether that has led to an ...

By Philippa Tracy For students wishing to apply to a UK university, the admissions process has been through some reforms recently. There have been a number of changes aimed at ...

The 2024-25 academic year marks the fourth edition of The Heritage New Writing Contest, a national creative writing competition run by The Heritage Private School, looking to find, celebrate and ...

By Philippa Tracy Thirty years ago, only one school in Cyprus was an IB World School, offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) qualification. That was the American International School in Nicosia (...

After statistics last year showed that only 36.9 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds has an adequate level of financial literacy, the education ministry introduced lessons on money matters into the school ...

Private education is offered at all levels in Cyprus, and remains a popular choice. There are currently some 14,580 students across the island enrolled in private schools, according to the education ...

If you are planning to attend university in Cyprus, there are two things to know. One, expect to spend most of your time studying. Two, expect to spend the rest ...

The mood was high among university students two years ago, when ChatGPT made it possible to generate essays with just the click of a button. “ChatGPT made things much easier ...

By Vivien Lewis How many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with that of our peers? Or ...

By Liana Liu Ioannides One programme in Cyprus brings together Greek and Turkish Cypriots to build a peaceful future together The Cyprus Friendship Programme, also known as Creating Friendships for ...

By Alison Demangeon and Youssef Tazouti What the science says for a system that is more than 100 years old Walk into any bookshop these days and you will find Montessori-labelled ...

By Maria Demosthenous Embracing change: the learning and practice of music helps develop many of the skills needed in an ever more digital world As we navigate an era of ...

With conflicts in the region and increasing numbers of foreign companies based in Cyprus, the island’s English language schools find themselves bursting at the seams With increasing numbers of ...

There is much more to chess than studying moves, being competitive and winning Chess is a fascinating analogy about how you can reach your potential after overcoming limits and threats. ...

Before the UK left the EU, private schools around the island prepared their students to study there. But they now have to look further afield The number of EU students ...

Almost a year into her post, the education minister is keen to see schools become more inclusive and public universities to offer courses in English Upgrading the island’s education ...

Included with this week’s Sunday Mail is a 90-page guide to private education on the island. In depth articles look at the changing scene on the island, introducing children ...

Are you an early year’s educator? Would you like to add the Montessori expertise to your existing teacher training? Then the Integrating Montessori Practice (IMP) course may be the ...

Roughly one fifth of all secondary students in Cyprus attend a private school, ministry of education figures show, with the 11,546 students continuing the upward trend seen over recent years. These ...

Among the private English senior schools in Cyprus the vast majority offer the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, more commonly known as A-Levels. The alternative, the International Baccalaureate Diploma ...

When parents get to the point of registering their children in a nursery or kindergarten they usually put as a priority the respect shown towards their child. But is this ...

By Melissa Heckers It may be too early to assess the impact of the pandemic on education, but anyone who has witnessed a child learning online since the closure of ...