The "first bell" of the year: Hierarchs on education issues and the institutionstranslated

For another year, the school community, students and teachers, are preparing to enter the classrooms, leaving behind the carelessness and calmness of the summer season. The Hierarchs of the Church of Greece, first of all His Beatitude the Archbishop Hieronymus, they sent their own message on the occasion of the "first bell", in a particularly critical period for our country, as within a decade the student population has decreased by 30,000 children.

In their messages, they refer to the value of education for today's people, they also touch on the issue of human relationships that students can develop both with each other and with teachers, while reference is also made to the institutions that are in place in today's era.

Archbishop Hieronymos: The great secret of school life is hidden in the relationships you form In his messages to elementary, middle and high school students, the Archbishop invites the children to see the new school year as an opportunity not only for acquiring knowledge, but also for personal cultivation and meaningful coexistence. Especially to the younger students he points out that the school is…