School Guide

Give Your Child the Gift of a World-Class Education at The Grammar Junior School At The Grammar Junior School in Nicosia, we believe that every child matters. We offer a ...

By Philippa Tracy Historically, the UK has been a very popular university destination for students from Cyprus. But in the aftermath of Brexit, from 2020 the number of Cypriot students applying ...

In an era full of socio economic changes, financial literacy from childhood has become essential, as it equips children with important knowledge that will benefit them throughout their lives. Joey, ...

By Martha Shaw and Alexis Stones The endless creativity that Lego bricks present means they can be used for far more than following instructions to build the model on the ...

By Philippa Tracy As the culture wars continue on social media, the battle over modern parenting has taken a new twist. This is reflected in the polarisation between ‘gentle parenting’ ...

By Lucy Gill-Simmen The UK’s proposed post-16 education and skills policy promises a nation “where nobody is left behind”. The country’s modern industrial strategy 2025 talks of a workforce ...

I don’t read a lot of non-fiction, and I almost never review non-fiction. The Digital Delusion is a book I felt I had to make an exception for, because ...

The number of private schools offering comprehensive athletic programmes on the island can be counted on your hands. Developing any high-quality athletic programme requires significant investment in facilities, specialised staff ...

It’s safe to say that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become part of both teachers and students’ lives. Some say it has changed traditional classrooms into more dynamic spaces of ...

I still remember my first day at preschool – a quiet, thoughtful girl thrust into a world of screaming toddlers, kids running around wildly and an older boy who stole my ...

Shaping tomorrow’s leaders since 1987 The International School of Paphos (ISOP), established in 1987, continues to shine as a beacon of educational excellence in Cyprus. Offering a top-tier education to nearly 1,200 ...

Following Brexit, it would have been reasonable to assume students leaving private schools would no longer head in such droves to the UK. But whether that has led to an ...

By Philippa Tracy For students wishing to apply to a UK university, the admissions process has been through some reforms recently. There have been a number of changes aimed at ...

The 2024-25 academic year marks the fourth edition of The Heritage New Writing Contest, a national creative writing competition run by The Heritage Private School, looking to find, celebrate and ...

By Philippa Tracy Thirty years ago, only one school in Cyprus was an IB World School, offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) qualification. That was the American International School in Nicosia (...

After statistics last year showed that only 36.9 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds has an adequate level of financial literacy, the education ministry introduced lessons on money matters into the school ...

Private education is offered at all levels in Cyprus, and remains a popular choice. There are currently some 14,580 students across the island enrolled in private schools, according to the education ...

If you are planning to attend university in Cyprus, there are two things to know. One, expect to spend most of your time studying. Two, expect to spend the rest ...

The mood was high among university students two years ago, when ChatGPT made it possible to generate essays with just the click of a button. “ChatGPT made things much easier ...

By Vivien Lewis How many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with that of our peers? Or ...

By Liana Liu Ioannides One programme in Cyprus brings together Greek and Turkish Cypriots to build a peaceful future together The Cyprus Friendship Programme, also known as Creating Friendships for ...

By Alison Demangeon and Youssef Tazouti What the science says for a system that is more than 100 years old Walk into any bookshop these days and you will find Montessori-labelled ...

By Maria Demosthenous Embracing change: the learning and practice of music helps develop many of the skills needed in an ever more digital world As we navigate an era of ...

With conflicts in the region and increasing numbers of foreign companies based in Cyprus, the island’s English language schools find themselves bursting at the seams With increasing numbers of ...