The Cultures and Languages Club

Did you know that we have 53 nationalities at DEREE?

Cultures and Languages Club (CLC) is a student organization that encourages multicultural integration at DEREE – The American College of Greece. Cultures and Languages Club is a student club at DEREE for all students who are interested and involved in cultures, traditions and languages from all over the world.

Our Goals:

• Organizing events at DEREE related to foreign cultures and languages
• Making students aware of events taking place in Athens related to foreign cultures and languages
• Organizing trips abroad
• Encourage students from various countries to meet and communicate

Our Mission
Our mission is to create and develop a network club in which people can learn different cultures, cuisine and to travel, to socialize and share experiences.

Club membership is open to ALL DEREE students.

Contact Us

Stop by…
You can find us at the CASO room opposite Goody's at the Aghia Paraskevi Campus Main Corridor. Come by during our office hours and ask us anything you want!

E-mail us…

If you want to become a member of Cultures and Languages Club, you can e-mail us at cultures.languages@gmail.com providing us with the following information about you:

Full Name:
Nationality and relation to other countries:
Student Status: Freshman / Junior / Sophomore / Senior / Non Degree
Major(s) / Minor:
Student ID:
E-mail:
Mobile Phone:
Languages Spoken:
Interests:
What do you expect to see from our club?

Advisors and Officers

Maria Ines Oliver - Advisor
Ioanna Fokianou – President
George Tsopanakis – Secretary
Christina Papadatou – Treasury

Recent Events

• “Cross-Cultural Marketing and Advertising” - Lecture by Ms. Kathleen Rys
• International Coffee Hour – series of meetings
• “Evolution of the Modern World: Not having children” - Lecture by Dr.Simon Maglivera
• Bake Sale for fundraising in response to the "Teachers' Initiative for the Area of Ileia”
• “Foreign languages and Career” – Lecture
• Mayfest 2008
• International Food Stand
• “Cinema and Culture” - Cooperation with the Cine Club
  • Babel
  • Frida
• Mayfest 2009
  • International Food Stand
  • The European Challenge Contest (a contest with questions on cultures of Europe)
  • International Music
  • Promotion of the Languages Exchange Program
  • Countries’ Presentation (PP presentations on different countries and cultures)
• Christmas around the world
  • Video presentation on “How Christmas is celebrated around the world”
  • Bake Sale of Christmas desserts from around the world fundraising for donation to “Hamogelo tou Paidiou”