Greek courses in 2024 – Flashback and feedback from students

2024 did not end yet, but before the Christmas season starts, and we will not find the time anymore to write articles, or make videos,
here a flashback to a great season of Greek Language and Culture courses in 2024!

We would like to thank all our students that joined the
1- week intensive programs,
2-week intensive programs,
or were taking
 online lessons,
private lessons,

as well as those
purchasing Omilo Publications,
and supporting us on social media,
writing thank you emails,
etc…
Ευχαριστούμε πολύ!

Τι περίοδος! Θα θέλαμε να ευχαριστήσουμε όλους τους συμμετέχοντες που πήραν μέρος στα μαθήματα Ελληνικών του Ομιλώ για το 2024,
καθώς επίσης και όσους αγόρασαν τις δημοσιεύσεις του Ομιλώ, παρακολούθησαν διαδικτυακά μαθήματα και μας υποστήριξαν στα social media,
έγραψαν ευχαριστήρια emails, κ.λπ…

Before we will show Athens to our next group again, and the announcement of all 2025 programs,
here a small selection of some comments and feedback we received during the 2024 courses !

 Πριν δείξουμε την Αθήνα στο επόμενο γκρουπ, εδώ θα δεις μια μικρή συλλογή από μερικά σχόλια
και ανατροφοδότηση που πήραμε κατά τη διάρκεια των προγραμμάτων του 2024.

Thank you so much, and wish you a very nice autumn and winter.
Ευχαριστούμε πολύ και σας ευχόμαστε όμορφο φθινόπωρο και χειμώνα.

Maya και Δημήτρης (The owners of the school)

Photos

Many photos have been posted on social media, and every group received their special Photo Album, with link.
If you are curious, then click here; you can find an album of every course  on Facebook.

We are very happy so many students are willing to say something on video, so you can get a better idea,
with a nice background from Greece!

Click here and listen to different students
on our YouTube Channel.

Note; If you like what the students say, do not forget to “LIKE” the video as well,
or add your comment under the video.
Several videos of September and October 2024 are not included yet,
since Maya did not have time yet to edit and subtitle them, but they will be uploaded during winter.

Χαρήκαμε πολύ που τόσοι μαθητές ήταν πρόθυμοι να πουν κάτι σε βίντεο! Έτσι, μπορείς να πάρεις μια καλύτερη ιδέα, με όμορφο φόντο από την Ελλάδα .
Άκουσε διάφορους μαθητές μας στο κανάλι μας στο YouTube.

Σημείωση: Αν σου αρέσουν αυτά που λένε οι μαθητές, μην ξεχάσεις να πατήσεις “LIKE” ή να γράψεις το σχόλιό σου κάτω από το βίντεο.
Τα τελευταία βίντεο δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται, καθώς η Maya δεν είχε ακόμα χρόνο να τα επεξεργαστεί και να βάλει τους υπότιτλους.

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Why (most) students speak  in their mother tongue on the video and not in Greek?

Γιατί οι μαθητές στα βίντεο μιλάνε στη μητρική τους γλώσσα και όχι στα Ελληνικά;

Although students know Greek, and could also say many things in Greek, we usually advise them to talk on the video in their mother-tongue.
The reason is that they can express themselves much better with the vocabulary and expressions they like to use, and they also feel better to be in front of a camera.
Another reason is that sometimes “unwanted visitors” , who are not related to Omilo, watch those testimonials and write nasty comments under the video,
in case the person makes a mistake in Greek. Unfortunately we can not control the internet, but we would like to protect our students from unnecessary comments.
At Omilo, we all know your Greek is good, you improve, you try to speak, you love the language, but there is no reason to prove it in front of the entire digital world.

Sarah G., UK

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As a newby, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. However, I was so impressed by the professionalism of the teaching team and the way everything just worked!  I liked how the lessons were taught. Although each of the teachers had their own teaching style, they complemented each other really well…which helped with the learning experience.I liked the activities and the effort that was made to ensure that our Omilo experience wasn’t just learning the language but also experiencing aspects of Greek culture. Apart from the wine and cheese evening ;-), I think my favourite was the documentary film about the farmer in a small village who  played Bach (?) to his plants. It was interesting to follow him through a year and his attempts to bring work to the village.A special  shoutout goes to my very patient teachers and a big thank you to Nushka and Nicky from the Agatha Hotel, who live and breathe “filoxenia” as it used to be when I first went to Greece as a student.  Thank you all.

 4. SYROS Courses (July till September)