“Maria Callas” Music School of Kalamata

General Information 

• The school is named after Maria Callas, a well known Opera

     singer. (She was born in a village near Kalamata).

• The School opened in 1993 with only 14 students.

     Now there are over 250 students and 67 teachers.

• It is a Junior High School and Senior High School combined.
• The difference with other schools?

    Students are also taught a variety of music subjects.

• Students who want to go to our school are required to pass an exam which tests their musical ability
• Some of the music subjects taught:

5.  Classical Music Theory
5.  Traditional Music Theory
5.  Choir lessons

• Mandatory musical instruments taught:

5.  The piano
5.  The tambura

• Students also choose to learn a musical instrument of their preference:

5.  The guitar
5.  The violin
5.  The cello
5.  The drums
5.  The saxophone

• Every Thursday we take part in Music Ensembles, which  include:

5.  A classical orchestra group
5.  A folk music group
5.  A European choir
5.  A wind instrument band
5.  A modern music band

• Transportation to and from the School is free
• Lunch is provided to our students by the Government
• Originally our school was placed in an old building
• Since 2013 our school is in its new, modern building

Activities 

•    We have a lot of events throughout the school year. Most of them are music related.

5.  The Christmas Concert
5.  The Summer Concert
5.  Music Sundays

•     We also host the concerts of famous musicians at our school.

Our school annually participates in:

•    Various competitions:

5.  Rhetoric competitions
5.  Maths, Physics, Biology contests.

•    Environmental  Programmes
•    Cultural Programmes

Our school has participated in European Programmes:

•   Socrates-Comenius Programme

1997-98: The Myth of Europe

•    Erasmus + KA1 Programmes:

1. 2015-16: Creating the Music School of the 21^st century

Europe: A cradle of  innovation, creative thinking, culture & values

2) 2017-19: The Music School of Kalamata: A school open to a

Europe of innovation, entrepreneurship and creative expression

•    Euroscola Programmes

2016

2017

•    2017 Young Translators Programme (Juvenes Translatores)

Facilities

Besides the numerous classrooms and offices there is also:

5.  a Library
5.  a History Classroom
5.  a Screening Room
5.  a Physics, Chemistry and Biology Lab
5.  a Computer Lab
5.  a Dining Room
5.  an Amphitheatre
5.  a Schoolyard with a Basketball and Volleyball Court
5.  an Underground Garage