Philippine School in Greece

Philippine School in Greece (PSG), formerly the Katipunan Philippine Cultural Academy-Philippine School (KAPHILCA-PSG) is a Philippine international school in Vyronas, Attica, Greece; it was previously in Ambelokipi, Athens. The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) supervises the school, which operates under the Cultural Section of the Philippine embassy in Athens. It is Europe's sole Philippine international school.
History.
It was established on September 9, 1997 and on June 29, 1999, it was accredited by the Philippine Department of Education. It was established after a visit of Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines to Athens in June 1997.
As of 2010 about 185 students are enrolled.
The Katipunan Philippines Cultural Academy (KAPHILCA) was inspired by the idea that young Filipinos overseas must never become alienated from their native land; they must know about their Filipino identity and culture, and must be given the best opportunity to learn about the Philippines and its people.
The KAPHILCA was established in 1997 to provide affordable formal education to dependents of overseas Filipino workers in Greece. It was borne of a vision shared by the Philippine Embassy in Athens, the Filipino community in Greece, and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, with a start-up contribution from the President’s Social Fund and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
The school was accredited by the Department of Education of the Philippines on 26 October 1999. Since the school follows the curriculum prescribed by the DepEd, it enables students to be readily integrated into the Philippine school system on their return to the country, and to cultivate in them their Filipino identity and character.
Now the Philippine School in Greece is privately managed by the Board of Management headed by Mr. Manfred Nickel as the current CEO/President.
The Philippine School in Greece was established in 1997 to serve the educational needs of the children of the Filipino community in Athens. Its birth was the result of the determination of pioneering members of the Filipino community in Athens under the auspices of the Philippine Embassy in Athens.
As required under the laws of the Philippines, the school has been incorporated as a non-stock, non-profit educational corporation and is duly registered as the Philippine School in Greece, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As such, the school is governed by the Corporation Code and special laws and regulations of the Philippines.
A special set of regulations for the operation of the PSG as a private school is the Manual of Policies and Regulations, otherwise knows as MOPAR. This was drawn up by the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) of regulatory agencies of the Philippine government, namely, the Department of Labor and Employment.
The MOPAR is amplified by the PSG Manual of Norms and Policies approved by the BOM in order to manage and operate PSG pursuant to the amended by- laws of the school corporation.
On the other hand, the school is also governed by a Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic Law No. 4186 on 17, Sept. 2013 regarding organization of private schools in Greece and by applicable regulations of concerned local authorities. In accordance with the general provisions of the said Ordinance, PSG was given permission by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to operate as a private school of the FIlipino community in Greece.
The Department of Education granted PSG the permit to operate in 1997, per Government Permit No. . Subsequently, in Oct, 2017, PSG was granted recognition by the DepEd per Government Recognition No. 2017.
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