Cyprus as seen from space.
A friendly competition! Can you guess what this says? To find out scroll down to the bottom of the page. |
Artist: Antri Panteli B Gymnasium |
RIZOKARPASO HIGH SCHOOL
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Rizokarpaso High School is the representative of Cyprus in this Comenius Programme. It is the only Greek Cypriot school in the northern part of Cyprus.
You can see where Rizokarpaso is in the map below. It is a very beautiful part of the world. Take a look at some of the pictures below. We are sure you will agree!
You can see where Rizokarpaso is in the map below. It is a very beautiful part of the world. Take a look at some of the pictures below. We are sure you will agree!
Here are some photos of Karpasia peninsula.
Rizokarpaso is on the tip of the panhandle.
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RIZOKARPASO
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OUR COMENIUS GROUP
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GIANNAKIS HARPA
KYRIAKOULA MICHAILOU STELIOS GIORGALLI LOUKIA KOTSIEKKA VASOULA PRODROMOU ZACHARIAS MICHAILOU MARIOS MICHAILOU |
STELIOS SOTTOU
ANTRI ACHILLEOS ANTROULLA PANTELI IOANNIS PRODROMOU EIRENE SOTTOU ANTIGONI ACHILLEOS MARIA SOTTOU |
Our Comenius team has been working on the Project in many ways. The students have learnt about the participating countries and the programme itself: its goals and purpose.
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In January 2014 the Cypriot group had a competition.
They were given a general knowledge quiz on the
Comenius project and they were given a deadline
to complete it in groups. The first ones to answer
correctly were the winners.
So here they are!
Stelios Giorgallis,
Loukia Kotsiekka
and Koulla Mihailou.
They were given a general knowledge quiz on the
Comenius project and they were given a deadline
to complete it in groups. The first ones to answer
correctly were the winners.
So here they are!
Stelios Giorgallis,
Loukia Kotsiekka
and Koulla Mihailou.
Cypro-Syllabic Script
Cyprus got its name from the word copper or copper got its name from Cyprus. The island has been a favourite crossroad for many conquerors, traders and settlers and thus it has had numerous influences. The island had its own script, the Cypriot Syllabic Script which dates as far back as the 11th to the 4th centuries BC that is to say during the Iron Age. It was one of the first forms of writing.
Ancient Cypriot writing
If you would like to know more click HERE.
Ancient Cypriot writing
If you would like to know more click HERE.
Let us explain how you too can use Cypriot Syllabic Script on your computer to write whatever you want!
In the chart below, the black letters are your keyboard letters. The red letters are the sounds. The signs are the letters of the Cypriot syllabary. Remember! The Cypriot syllabic script works with syllables and not with single letters!
So, the word love for example would sound as la-wa and you would type the letters aH with the help of the Cypriot fonts which would give you the following:
In the chart below, the black letters are your keyboard letters. The red letters are the sounds. The signs are the letters of the Cypriot syllabary. Remember! The Cypriot syllabic script works with syllables and not with single letters!
So, the word love for example would sound as la-wa and you would type the letters aH with the help of the Cypriot fonts which would give you the following:
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So, what does this mean?
The first person to work it out
will be the winner!
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Click on the image to your right to download the fonts on your computer.Open a word document and you should be able to see the Cypriot fonts as an option.
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