Courses Terms and Conditions
1. Registration & Advanced Payment
You can register for our courses by completing the online registration form.
A. For one-and two-week intensive courses
Special announcement for 2021, due to the coronavirus situation
The safety, health, and well-being of colleagues and students are always in the highest interest in our daily work.
Therefore, we decided that the courses for 2021 will start from May 30th onward, and not earlier.
Of course, it still depends on the “corona-situation in Greece” and the decision of the Greek Government if we will be allowed to organize a course or not.
It is not in our hands, so we will need some patience and understanding from your side.
We do not know which further measures will be taken in the following months, but all updates are sent through our Newsletter at
https://omilo.com/from-greece-with-love/
If you want to stay up to date, then click here and subscribe.
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The courses which are already scheduled and announced for 2021, are always announced on the following page:
https://omilo.com/greek-language-courses/year-overview/
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In 2021, the maximum number of students per class is 6, and the total allowed students per intensive 1- or 2-week course period, is 25.
For every course, students are divided over 3-6 language levels.
The Greek lessons on the island of Syros and Lefkada will be organized as follows:
We organize 3-4 Language Levels in the morning; Beg2, Int1, Int2 and Advanced
We organize 2 Language levels in the afternoon: Absolute Beginners and Beginners 1
If we have more language levels than expected, it is possible that every class will need to have the lessons in the afternoon for 1 or 2 days (rotating system). This can be only decided on the first day of the course, when we are sure about the number of levels.
For 2021, the maximum number of students in one classroom = 6
(according to the regulations)
If 3 to 6 students in one class/ language levels = 4 hours/day
If only 2 students in one class/ language level = 3 hours/day
If only 1 student is in the language level = 2 hours of private lessons/day.
Depending on the total number of students and the corona regulations of the course period, the afternoon activities mentioned on the website will be adjusted accordingly.
We will need to be flexible and can only decide last moment about the activities. We hope for your understanding.
Please note: if you attend an Omilo course, traveling to/within Greece, staying in your booked hotel, as well as participating in our programs, is exclusively your personal decision and responsibility.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION :
The registration procedure for 2021:
1. You can register by filling out the online registration form for the course dates of your choice. (https://omilo.com/registration/)
2. After receiving your registration form, we will answer you within 3 working days if there are places available or not.
3. If a place is available, you will also receive the confirmation letter with payment details in the same email.
4. Omilo does not require an enrollment fee, but an advance payment of 300 Euro is due within 1 week after we send you the confirmation letter by email. If we do not receive your payment by the due date, we can not guarantee your place in the course anymore. This means that you will need to check with the Omilo administration again (info@omilo.com) , if places are still available.
5. The advanced payment of 300 euro is non-refundable.
The only exception is related to restrictions announced by the Greek Government, due to COVID 19.
In this case, if Omilo needs to cancel the course, your paid course fees will be reimbursed to you.
However, when we receive your cancellation for a minimum of 60 days before the start of your course, the 300 euro will not be reimbursed, but you will receive a voucher for 7 Online Skype lessons (60 min.lessons), or you can re-book a course within 12 months. (of course, you should check with your travel insurance, for possible reimbursement)
6. The remaining course fee (total amount course fees minus 300 euro advanced payment) must be paid the latest 4 weeks before the start of your course.
If registering less than 1 month before the start of the course (given that places are still available) you will be required to pay the total course fee upon registration.
7. If you decide, after your registration and full payment, that you want to cancel your registration, please let us know as soon as possible. See for more info about cancellation fees below
B. For Private & Online lessons
Upon receipt of the registration form, we will send you a written confirmation with the course schedule and payment information. The minimum contracts (and payments) for private lessons in Athens are for 5 hours; for Skype or Zoom lessons, the minimum contract is for 10 hours.
C. Accommodation
For those choosing to stay in one of the recommended hotels on our accommodation page, we will make the hotel reservation for you. For the accommodation in Athens, you will be asked to pay a deposit of 10 Euro per room per night.
For the accommodation in Nafplion, Lefkada and Syros, you will get all the payment information in your confirmation letter, when booking your course. For all course locations, any modifications or cancellations made up to 21 days before your arrival, do not incur a charge. However, cancellations/modifications made within 20 days prior to your arrival, incur a full charge.
2. Payment & information
Fees can be paid by bank transfer or in cash. Bank information and more details about your course will be given in your confirmation letter by email, between one and three days after receiving your online registration form. Approximately three weeks before the start of your course, we will send you another letter with further details about your classes along with updated travel information.
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3. Cancellation & changes
A. For intensive one-and two-week courses
You can change your course date, up to 2 months prior to the start of the course, for courses announced on the website at the time of your cancellation, and as long as places are available.
In case of cancellation, Omilo must be notified in writing (info@omilo.com).
Due to the limited number of participants we can accept per course, the following cancellation policy is followed:
If you cancel your course at least 30 days before the start of the course, you will be refunded the tuition minus the 300 euro (advanced registration payment)
If you cancel your course between 30 and 20 days before the start of the course, you will be charged 80% of the total course fees. The remaining amount will be reimbursed.
If you cancel your course less than 20 (twenty) days before the start date of your course, the full amount of your tuition fees will be charged.
Should you leave before the end of the course, arrive after the start of the course or only attend part of the course, the full tuition along with any accommodation you have booked through Omilo will be charged.
B. For Private & online lessons per Skype/Zoom
You can change the starting date of your lessons up to two weeks prior to the initial starting date on the condition that teachers are available. In case you want to cancel the entire course, Omilo must be notified in writing, whereupon the tuition will be refunded minus a cancellation fee of 250 EUR.
In case you need to cancel a scheduled lesson, you must inform your teacher by email, at the latest 24 hours before the scheduled time. In case you cancel later than 24 hours before the lesson, this lesson will be charged.
For every “contract,” the student has 6 months to complete the lessons stipulated in said contract, starting from the onset of these lessons. The months July & August are not counted as we do not offer Skype lessons or private lessons in Athens during this period. After 6 months, if you still have not completed the hours stipulated in the contract, both the remaining hours and the course fee will be forfeited.
4. Insurance
Tuition Fees do not include Insurance. Students enrolled in an Omilo course must be covered by medical insurance. The Omilo course fees do NOT include medical coverage, and Omilo will not be held responsible in the event of accidents, illnesses, or loss/theft of valuables, either within the school premises or during activities organized outside the school. It is your own responsibility to have appropriate insurance (valid in Greece).
5. Accommodation dates
Accommodation will be available from the day preceding the first day of your Greek language classes until the day after the last day of your course. On departure day, you are asked to leave your accommodation by 11.30 am. You can request additional days of accommodation before or after your course, and we will let you know the possibilities. Accordingly, we ask you to note your arrival and departure dates on the registration form.
6. Booking changes for accommodation
If you make more than one accommodation change after we have sent you the registration confirmation, a one-time charge of 10 EUR will be added to your bill.
7. Age participants
The minimum age for all intensive group courses is 20. Most of our students in group courses are between 26 and 60 years old. Adults of all ages can take Skype courses. Children from 8 years old can book private lessons.
8. Greek lessons & class sizes
One group lesson is 50 minutes. One private lesson is 50 minutes.
All groups require a minimum of three students. The maximum number of students per level is seven in Athens and eight in Nafplion, Syros, and Lefkada. For the intensive courses, if there are less than three students in one level, teaching hours will be reduced to three hours per day (when there are two students), or to two hours of private lessons per day (when there is one student).
Due to “corona”, in 2021 the maximum number of students in a classroom is 6.
9. Delays & non-arrivals
If you are going to be delayed, please let us know in advance. If you arrive late, you will not be able to make up the lost hours of instruction.
10. Exceptional circumstances
Omilo reserves the right to make changes to the information on this website and in our brochure without advance notification.
The very important changes and updates are mentioned in our monthly Newsletter.
If you want to stay up-to-date, then subscribe here : https://omilo.com/from-greece-with-love/
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