Student Exchange Program

Student Exchange 2011

The Student Exchange program will be running in 2011, click here to download an application form [Adobe PDF].

Selection criteria for Student Exchange from Australia to Kastellorizo 2011

  • knowledge of the Greek language
  • 15 years of age
  • Australian Kastellorizian students who otherwise may not have the opportunity to travel to Kastellorizo
  • demonstrating responsibility, community spirit, integrity and a willingness to help others

Student Exchange 2010

Two boys, Konstantinos Amygdalos and Ilias Martalas, have been selected to participate in the Student Exchange from Kastellorizo to Australia from late July to mid-August. If you can accommodate the boys while they are in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney please contact coordinator@australianfriendskastellorizo.org

Student Exchange Program is sponsored by the Voudouris family of Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia. The 2 boys selected for 2010 - Konstantinos Amygdalos and Ilias Martalas.

Student Exchange Program 2009

Two boys from Australia were selected as part of AFK's Student Exchange Program to Kastellorizo in 2009. Yanni Ragousis and Anthony Komninos from St Andrew's Grammar, WA benefitted greatly from this experience. Please read their responses in the latest December 09 edition of Filia.

Student Exchange Program 2008

Click here to view Photos of the Student Exchange Program 2008

Arrangements are now in place for two 17 year old students from the local school on Kastellorizo to experience a one month student exchange in Australia in August this year spending time in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. The local Principal, Betty Mouzak and AFK Co-ordinator are presently arranging the logistics of this exciting program. Participating in this project are St Spyridon College of Sydney, St Andrew's, Perth and St Anargiri, Oakleigh (Melbourne).

Alexandros Metollari and Panayotis Zamagias are very excited about their trip to Australia during the month of August which is sponsored by the Australian Friends of Kastellorizo. They will be visiting Perth, Melbourne and Sydney as guests for three weeks in Greek Orthodox Schools in each of these capital cities.

4 - 8 August 2008
St Andrews Grammar, Perth

11-15 August 2008
Oakleigh Greek Orthodox College "Sts Anargiri", Melbourne

18 - 22 August 2008
St Spyridon College, Sydney

The Trip

Sydney - 16th-25th August:

The boys went to St Spyridon School on Monday and Tuesday 18th-19th August. On Wednesday they went to Taronga Park Zoo which was a real highlight for them. They were over the moon at not only seeing kangaroos, but at also being able to pat one of them. Later that day they walked through the Botanic Gardens and along the foreshore of Farm Cove to the Opera House where they looked around before they walked along Circular Quay. They also went to the restored and beautiful Customs House which is now Sydney City Library.

Thursday 21 August they went to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, St Mary's Cathedral and the Australian Museum. It was also a very full day which finished with a visit to the new Bondi Junction Shopping Centre.