Physical Education and Sports

 

Since the founding of our school, the cultivation of athletic spirit has been integral to our school’s educational process.  With experienced physical education teachers who specialize in the various branches of P.E. and with state-of-the-art sports facilities, our students receive first-rate training in physical education and develop skills in a variety of sports.  

Apart from the advantages of lifelong exercise to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle, Physical Education and Sports classes contribute to the development of students’ character.  They help students learn self-discipline and responsibility; they help them embrace the principles of teamwork and fair play; they help them espouse the College athletic spirit, which centers on effort and participation – all of which are values that should lead us through life.

Participation in the school’s sports teams allows students to acquire competition experience. By playing in Ministry, ASIS (Athletic Conferences of Private Schools) and PanHellenic Schools championship games, as well as in international meets, they learn to set goals, to support one another and to be both proud of and modest about their accomplishments.

Through activities and events in collaboration with Special Olympics teams, athletes with disabilities, and Paralympic athletes, as well as through participation in the College Marathon, students gain awareness of social issues and show solidarity with their fellow man.

Through extracurricular sports, they discover their aptitudes, train intensively and improve their skills in the sports of their choice.

Our primary goal in helping students to cultivate and develop their physical, intellectual and spiritual capabilities is for them to grow up to become healthy and content adults.

Synergies

 

Student Raising Awareness Experiential Activity

Dec 20, 2023

On the occasion of the International Day of the Disabled (December 3rd), and within the framework of an Experiential Activity to Raise Awareness among students on people with diversity and mobility disabilities, the Direction of Athens College and Psychico College Junior High Schools in collaboration with the Department of Physical Education organized a visit to our School by athletes-representatives of the Association "Ionas - Department of Therapeutic Education for the Disabled".

The Association was founded in 2007 in order to restore and improve the mobility of people with disabilities and to prepare them for participation in sports events. The athletes Antonis Pappas, Antigoni Vassilopoulou, and George Bellos, together with their coach George Goundas, participate in national and local competitions (swimming, track, races with manual wheelchairs, triathlon, 5km and 10km track races in the Authentic Marathon of Athens).

The aim of this visit was to:

  • Raise the awareness of our students and activate their emotional intelligence
  • Motivate our students to trust their strengths and develop themselves
  • Introduce and familiarize them with volunteering and community service

During the event, a speech was given by G. Goundas. Athens College and Psychico College Grade 8 students participated in sports activities: running blindfolded, goalball, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair familiarization.

The School's “A” Association played an important role in the successful organization of the event. 

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