Greek School Case Study

On 1929, the GOCMV had finally established its Saturday ‘Greek School’ after some years of unexpected complications which caused suspension of school’s formation. The purpose and the idea of a ‘Greek School’ to ‘foster and embrace the Hellenic ethos’, as highlighted by Archimandrite Kassimatis, endured through the following years. After the second world war, the mass migration of Greeks to Melbourne increased the demand of Greek schooling and GOCMV expanded its school campuses across the city. Today, Greek language, culture, and history are taught through eight campuses. Those campuses cover the areas such as Albert Park, Alphington, Balwyn, Doncaster, Toorak, Vermont South, Melbourne CBD and Malvern East. A great number of those students are the third or fourth generation of a Greek origin. Hence, Melbourne CBD and Malvern East campuses started their operation the last four to five years ago and they attract students who are advanced in speaking and understanding the Greek language. Some of the students, who are enrolled, are of a third or fourth generation of Greek origin yet a great number of students have recently moved from Greece and they seek to continue their Greek School beside the daily Australian one.

Therefore, the space and already existing classrooms are being held for the purpose of the ‘Greek School’ during the evening on weekdays and on Saturday mornings. There is a variety of around sixty