Necessary of Primary education

Primary education is the first stage of education and has as main objective to organize, provide and offer all children-regardless of age, sex, country of origin, marital status, social background and mental abilities - such opportunities to develop balanced the cognitive, effective and psycho motor domain.

Attendance in primary class is compulsory for all children who have reached the age of 4 years and 8 months on 1 September of the year will begin their studies while attending primary school is compulsory for all children who have reached at the age of 5 years and 8 months.

The curriculum of schools and the teaching methods used in the classroom, a special emphasis on the learning process and focus on strategies that help students learn how to like and also learn how to develop critical and creative thinking.

A key concern of Primary Education, too, is the effort that the students get to know and love their national heritage and realize their national identity: the Greek language, the Greek Orthodox religion, history, culture and tradition of our country.

At the same time, conscious of its responsibility towards multicultural trends developing in the modern world of globalization, helps children acquire intercultural awareness, fostering attitudes of acceptance and respect for diversity of members of other ethnic groups. Also important is the work done in primary education and contribute to the harmonious coexistence of all students of a school, regardless of different ethnic or other backgrounds of everyone.

Especially nowadays, where Cyprus is no longer an official member of the European Union, it goes without saying that in primary education performed important work to the young students to gain from early awareness of their identity as Europeans.

Therefore, the Directorate of Primary Education pays, constantly endeavors to continuously improve and upgrade the Primary Education. Aim for continuous teacher training, revising and writing new textbooks that are intertwined with the needs of the curriculum and of society in general. At the same time, aims to modernize teaching methods and approaches to the design and implementation of new development projects, increasing remedial instruction and special education programs, the expansion and construction of new schools and, generally, in creating that infrastructure needed for quality improvement educational.

The various areas within the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Primary Education include: Primary Education (Primary Schools: Public and Private), the primary Education (Schools: Public, Community, Private), Special Education (Special Schools, Special Units and personalized assistance to children with special needs integrated into primary schools and kindergartens) Cyprus Educational Mission, the Greek Education Abroad, the Educational and Summer Camps and Training Centers.