Children’s books that teach valuable engineering lessons
by Michelle Forsythe and Julie Jackson Most people think of the children’s classic Charlotte’s Web as a story of devoted friendship between a spider...
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Coronavirus: delayed lab results cost student economics exam
A high-school graduate has possibly lost her chance for a university seat after she was denied entry to an exam because she had not received...
‘Cyprus of tomorrow will depend on education of today’
The education system in Cyprus will be improved to provide students with better learning opportunities and teachers with better tools for their work, Education Minister...
Pancyprian exams get underway with special health protocols (updated)
Pancyprian examinations started on Friday with special arrangements for Covid-19 cases, contacts and those who did not present a negative coronavirus test. The first subject...
Coronavirus: students to have rapid test for Pancyprian exams
An education ministry proposal on how the Pancyprian exams will be carried out is set to be presented during Wednesday’s Cabinet session. A report carried...
Learning and teaching through Zoom: Tips for online classes
The pandemic last year changed the trajectory of education. While some are starting to go back to regular classes, many will still subscribe to the...
Coronavirus: children back in school, authorities alert for outbreaks (Updated)
Gymnasium pupils islandwide and pupils of primary schools in the Limassol district returned to school on Friday, with authorities on alert to pre-empt possible outbreaks....
Children protest over proposed move from Phaneromeni school
Dozens of children gathered on Friday afternoon outside the Phaneromeni school in the old part of Nicosia protesting against plans for the relocation of the...
Coronavirus: Parents say school closures ‘inexcusable’
Members of the advisory committee on coronavirus have defended the decisions announced on Friday regarding schools even as parents called them “inexcusable” and “incomprehensible”. It...
Coronavirus: reopening of schools still ‘fluid’ minister says
The outlook on the reopening of schools is “fluid” so far, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday as Cyprus anxiously awaits Friday’s announcement on...
Cabinet approves bill for separate ministry of culture
The bill for the creation of a separate ministry of culture was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, Education minister Prodromos Prodromou announced on Twitter....
Education ministry joins forces with UK’s Bolton uni on scholarship programme
The education ministry has joined forces with the University of Bolton to set up a scholarship programme that will offer 250 scholarships, an important development...
Coronavirus: minister says teachers are obliged to get tested
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Friday urged parents to encourage their final year children retuning back to school on Monday to get tested for coronavirus....
Coronavirus: delay in reopening secondary schools worrying, parents say
The delay in reopening secondary schools is worrying and could be putting a strain on the school system, the head of the confederation of secondary...
Coronavirus: Teachers demand jabs as frontline workers
School teachers on Thursday demanded to be included in the free vaccination programme of the government in light of the reopening of schools on January...
Coronavirus: Remote learning marginalising disabled students, says NGO
Distance learning at all levels is marginalising students with disabilities to the point of excluding them completely from the education system, the Pancyprian Organisation for...
Prodromou upbeat about distance learning programme
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou remained upbeat and gave positive outlooks moving forwards into the new year as he said the ministry has handled the upheaval...
Cyprus has taken ‘huge strides’ to becoming an educational hub
The 53,262 students registered at higher level institutions demonstrate that Cyprus has taken huge strides in establishing itself as an educational hub, Education Minister Prodromos...
Coronavirus: Pupils put wish list to minister
Secondary school pupils’ union Psem called on the education minister to review his decisions regarding state schools in view of the unprecedent situation created by...
Vaccinations under way, US turns to educating skeptics, economic aid
The United States extended its rollout of the first authorized COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, inoculating healthcare workers with an eye toward convincing skeptical Americans to...