Author Archives: victorchristianopoulos

This year a small group of dedicated students joined me to form a team that entered the EMI School Association’s Dramafest drama competition. They achieved success with their outstanding performance of a play called The Jar (adapted from a short … Continue reading →

Assembly Presentation – ‘If’, by Rudyard Kipling I’d like to share a poem called ‘If’ by the great English author and poet, Rudyard Kipling. He wrote it just over a century ago in 1910… Kipling won the Nobel Prize for … Continue reading →

Individuality and Holistic Thinking I’d like to continue my sharing that began earlier in the year on the theme of ‘Know Thyself’ and moved on to the ‘Three Stages of Individual Growth’. Today I’d like to talk about the ‘Individual … Continue reading →

Nietzsche’s 3 Stages of Man In my last talk, I shared some thoughts on the importance of the expression, to ‘Know Thyself’. Today, I’d like to talk more about that journey of self-discovery and self-knowing and specifically on the stages … Continue reading →

e-zone the light and airy confines of the e-zone remain silent and aloof the cupboards and their colourful contents wait patiently in anticipation of that single turn of a key that unlocks and unleashes the cacophony of excited voices and … Continue reading →

My focus during the recent Form 1 Parents Evening  was on learning English outside of the classroom… Whenever I introduce a course to my students I tell them about my expectations of their performance within the classroom, as well as without. I … Continue reading →

Long, long ago… in a land far, far away, there lived a great and wise teacher whose name was Socrates (pictured above). Socrates lived in ancient Athens, Greece which was at that time the most powerful and influential city in … Continue reading →

There are always many highlights for me during any given year of teaching and this year – my first year at Maryknoll College – was no exception. Sometimes the things I consider ‘highlights’ may not always be recognised as such … Continue reading →

“All the World’s A Stage” All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances And one man in his time plays many parts William Shakespeare wrote those words more … Continue reading →

about me – a brief rhyme  this morning I will introduce myself briefly focusing on my home country chiefly I was born in the beautiful city of perth still my favourite place to visit on earth the weather, the people, … Continue reading →