The perfect mountain chalet and best climbing experience Adventure Mountain Park

Hello everybody,

Going to the mountains in Cyprus is the best choice if your are searching to refresh and to enjoy the fresh air with your children. My last discovery is the Adventure Mountain Park in Troodos Mountains - Kyperounda, a place for parents, toddlers and kids to spend one of the most beautiful days outside in the nature. You can find here a playground and a restaurant with an breathless mountain view.










When I arrived there I was welcomed by Mr. George Rossides the director of the Park. I was very surprised to find in Cyprus a person that can speak with so much passion about rock climbing and mountains. His place is the proof of his love. The interior design of the restaurant it makes you feel cozy, tranquil and happy. It is just remarkable!
Everything is prepared to make your day peaceful and relaxing or full of sports and fun activities. I believe that these kind of spaces are fantastic because no matter what your kids ages are, you will all end up spending a nice day.



For babies... will always be an advantage to spend some time out in the fresh air while the parents are enjoying the fantastic view of the restaurant.
For toddlers there is the nice playground covered with grass (dust free environment!) plus plenty of place to run, have fun and feel happy.
For bigger children there is an ice-skating arena, paintball, rock climbing, laser tag and archery.






It is no doubt that the rock climbing is a distinctive sport which awakens your instincts and induces your adrenaline especially when you start practicing using the best natural facilities like the one offered by Adventure Mountain Park.The rock climbing area is just one of the best places where you could relax on a bench or get involved in the New Adventure Climbing. The best age to start Rock Climbing is 8 years old.The most obvious benefits of rock climbing for kids are physical. Rock climbing is an intense physical activity requiring coordination, strength, and flexibility.
Mental benefits of rock climbing for kids are equally as important. Rock climbing requires strategies and focus in order to make it to the top. Children who have difficulty concentrating can often develop mental focus through rock climbing. A feeling of accomplishment might also be seen as a mental benefit, and this feeling often encourages increased physical activity in order to meet the next challenge.








Paintball is a game based on competition and makes the strongest and most determined ones to stand out and beat their opponents. The Adventure Park location for paintball is one of the most challenging and beautiful experiences that kids and adults may have and can be enjoyed any hour of the day because it's mountain location. It is of course dust free as grass is everywhere.








Archery is a sport based on concentration and strength. Archery can get your kids to focus. In order to be successful in archery, kids have to learn to concentrate deeply. They have to be extremely aware of the muscles in their back and shoulders, and balance their awareness of the target. Every time they shoot, a child is required to practice complete emptiness of mind. They have to be totally focused on the task at hand. Once they learn to focus in archery, they will have no problem focusing in other areas of their life.



Laser Tag game involves the opponents using a device emitting infrared light instead of paint.This makes it suitable for anyone who wants to try a lighter version of paintball since it is painless but still feel the same action and excitement. It is the ideal game for anyone of any gender or age who is interested in engaging into the activity to advance their organisational strategic skills.




Ice skating activities.



You will find there all the necessary equipment to start practicing all these activities and as always I will advice the parents to join their kids in their fantastic adventure.



Lots of sunny days from Izzy the Cypriot lizard!


Adventure Mountain Park

Opening hours:
Winter Season (November-March)
Daily (except Wednesday): 09:00-19:30
Summer Season (April-October)
Daily (except Wednesday): 10:00 – 22:30
Address: Doxasi o Theos, Kyperounda, Cyprus
Phone no: +357 99 674 126
Contact pers: George Rossides
E-mail: info@adventuremountainpark.com
Prices:
Climbing Session 1-2 person 1:00 hour € 15,00 p/p
Climbing Session 3-5 person 1:00 hour € 12,00 p/p
Climbing Session 6-10 person 1:00 hour €  9,00 p/p
Climbing equipment Per Day €  5,00
Ice-skating 1:00 hour €  9,00
Laser Tag 20 minutes €  6,00
Laser Tag 40 minutes € 10,00
Laser Tag 80 minutes € 14,00
Paintball deluxe package 400 paintballs € 30,00
Paintball economic package 100 paintballs € 14,00
Extra paintballs 100 €  7,00
Case with 2000 paintballs €105,00
Paintball shooting race 100 paintballs € 9,00
Woodland paintball (min 12 people)
500 paintballs (appr.3 hours) € 48,00 including Coffee and water
Woodland paintball (min 12 people) 1000 paintballs
All day game € 90,00 including military food
Compass Game € 200,00
Archery 1:00 hour € 6,00 p/p
Archery rent equipment 1:00 hour € 2,00 p/p
Archery (Broken & Lose Arrow) € 5,00







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Harmony Kindergarten - Limassol

Kindergarten children are confident in spirit, infinite in resources and eager to learn.
Everything is possible.
Under Harmony Kindergarten ( Гармония Детский) guidance big hearts shapes little minds into happy, creative and intelligent kids. We already know that each child is unique in his or her own way and he/she is the one that guides us in their learning process. Attending our kindergarten helps students learn how to learn, how to focus on activities and how to make connections. We like to ensure that children can enjoy an equilibrated schedule filled with plenty of interesting and variated activities - from free to structured play, reading time, writing time, music and gym everything is prepared to ensure that each day can be interesting and fun for all the students no matter their age! We have bright and spacious classrooms, properly insulated and warm in the winter time, safe spaces of playing for all children small or big and our own master cook that will ensure that kids will enjoy healthy warm meals every day.
Our teachers speak there languages – Russian, Greek and English making our kindergarten an easy space for all children to integrate and communicate!
Our kindergarten activities include: piano private lessons, yoga, Zumba, art classes, and music theory group lessons, Bricks4Kids. We also collaborate with a Russian and Greek Speech Therapist.
We are concerned for our kids’s health so our specialized yoga teacher will definitely make sure to keep the energy levels at a low level!
No matter who you are or where you are from, Harmony Kindergarten strive to make everyone feel welcome and connected to our services.
Our staff are passionate about teaching and thrive on providing experiences to inspire your child’s love of learning and extend their social skills. 100% qualified and experienced teachers develop positive relationships in a secure and happy environment where cultural differences and family values are embraced.







Starting Age: 2 years old

No of kids per class: 7 kids per group






Classes languages: Russian, Greek, English

Meals offered: Breakfast, Lunch,  Dinner  and 2 snacks– freshly, warm prepared by the kindergarten cook only 1 hour before it is served!
08:00 - 09:00
10:00 - 12:00
15:30 - 16:00
17:10 - 18:00









Working days: Monday to Friday

Morning hours: 08:00 – 13:00

Afternoon hours: 13:00 – 18:00







Holidays:  July 15th – 1st September and Cyprus Bank Holidays







 Address: Aischylou, 10, Germasogeia Municipality, Lemesos dist., 4041
Contact person: Mrs. Anna Popova
Mobile phone: 99743455; 99558316
Phone/Fax: +35725430051
E-mail: garmonia-kipr@ya.ru
Facebook: www.facebook.com/harmonychildrencenter
Price: 500 euro half day and 650 euro full day
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Learning about bees, in the perfect trip for schools & kindergartens

Ecophysis is located in Vavla village – close by Choirokoitia Neolithic Settlement or Lefkara village the place where Ecophysis organize experiential/educational activities in the sectors of beekeeping, natural environment and tasting of fresh local products. Moreover, Ecophysis produce "VAVLA" honey and other hive products.





Their aim is to offer the perfect environment for a lesson in the nature about bees and natural products – a lesson that can fit perfectly into the curriculum of Elementary Schools.
More specific, Ecophysis' experiential activities promote positive attitude towards protecting the environment, the procedures of preparing food that are given to us by nature and the development of the spirit of curiosity, controversy and research away from superstitions and dogmatisms.
Children will walk away with a better understanding of the importance of honey bees and why their survival is so important, and see firsthand why bees aren’t near as scary as many of us think! Watch honey bees at work creating honey, witness as new bees are ‘born’, and learn more about what you can do to help the health and survival of this vital species.
Ecophysys can accept student groups for educational excursions at Ecophysis in Vavla, after communication about the activity package that you prefer. Their indicative packages are:
1. Beekeeper's and explorers of nature
2. Bees and their products
3. Rural life and products experience
4. Hands on activities with hive products
5. Bees and honey brunch
6. Short trip out with picnic


The cost of participation depends on the preferred package of activities and the number of students attending. The bigger the number of attending students, the lower the cost. The maximum number of students we can have on each excursion is 110 children and the minimum cost is 2 euro/child.
The tours are 100% secure both for kids and adults. The beekeeper's suits of all sizes can provide perfect security against bee stings, but the chances of that happening are minimal if everybody follows the guidelines given by the highly trained personnel. In case of an accident of any kind, there is a First Aid trained person always on site and a First Aid Kit as well.

Activities packages for schools

1. Beekeepers and explorers of nature (duration 3,5 hours)
-Visit to one of our apiaries and observation of the hives wearing a protective beekeeper's suit (1,5 hour)
-Hiking and exploration in a 1km nature trail to get to know the flora and fauna of the area and collection of edible plants/fruits (2 hours)
- Experiential games for gaining skills throughout the excursion.
-Hot and cold beverages buffet (water, homemade lemonade, homemade mandarin and cinnamon squash and herbal tea with honey)

2. Bees and their products (duration 3,5 hours)
-Visit to one of our apiaries and observation of the hives wearing a protective beekeeper's suit (1,5 hour)
-Visit to the honey extraction and bottling laboratory and get to know all about the beekeeper's activities of the season (0,5 hour)
-Short lecture about the life of the bees, the hive products, the beneficial properties of each product to humans (o,5 hour)
- "VAVLA" honey tasting and tasting of fresh local sheep anari cheese (0,5 hour)



- Experiential games for gaining skills throughout the excursion.
-Hot and cold beverages buffet (water, homemade lemonade, homemade mandarin and cinnamon squash and herbal tea with honey)

3. Rural life and products experience (duration 3,5 hours)
- Aromatic candle making workshops out of beeswax and herbs (1 hour)
- Short tour in nature in a 500m trail and collection of edible wild herbs (1 hour)
-Short lecture about the beneficial properties and uses of pure beeswax (0,5 hour)
- Sweet pastry cooking with honey "pishies" workshop (1 hour)
- Experiential games for gaining skills throughout the excursion.
- Hot and cold beverages buffet (water, homemade lemonade, homemade mandarin and cinnamon squash and herbal tea with honey)

4.Hands on activities with hive products (2,5-3,5 hours)
-  Aromatic candle making workshops out of beeswax and herbs (1 hour)
- Tour and exploration in a 1km nature trail to get to know the flora and fauna of the area and collection of edible wild plants (2 hours)
-  Short lecture about the beneficial properties and uses of pure beeswax (0,5 hour)
- Experiential games for gaining skills throughout the excursion.
- Hot and cold beverages buffet (water, homemade lemonade, homemade mandarin and cinnamon squash and herbal tea with honey)

5. Bees and honey brunch (duration 1,5 hour)
-Visit to the honey extraction and bottling laboratory and get to know all about the beekeeper's activities of the season (0,5 hour)
-Short lecture about the life of the bees, the hive products, the beneficial properties of each product to humans (o,5 hour)
- "VAVLA" honey tasting and tasting of fresh local sheep anari cheese (0,5 hour)
- Experiential games for gaining skills throughout the excursion.
- Hot and cold beverages buffet (water, homemade lemonade, homemade mandarin and cinnamon squash and herbal tea with honey)

6. Short trip out with picnic (duration 3 hours)
- Presentation about the bird fauna of the region and bird watching with individual professional binoculars (0,5 hour)
- Get to know and observation of endemic plants that are under the threat of extinction (1 hour)
-Rich outdoor picnic with local products like sheep anari cheese, sheep halloumi cheese with tomatoes, village bread with olive oil and herbs of our production, green and black olives and seasonal fruits (1,5 hour)
- Experiential games for gaining skills throughout the excursion.
- Hot and cold beverages buffet (water, homemade lemonade, homemade mandarin and cinnamon squash and herbal tea with honey)

Ecophysys’ people:

Georgia Shoshilou

Mrs. Georgia Shoshilou is a Biologist with specialization in Wildlife, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). She has a first Aid certification.
She is the director of Ecophysis educational activities and Eco Tour guide.

Costas Stylianou

Mr. Kostas Stylianou is a beekeeper and owns Ecophysis honey extraction and bottling laboratory since 1999. He is the director of Ecophysis beekeeping activities and Bee Tour guide.

Panayiota Hadjidaniel

Mrs. Panayiota Hadjidaniel studied Biology at the University of Patras and specialized in Cosmetology and Cosmetic Manufacturing from Natural Raw Material and Pharmaceutical Plants at the National and Kapodistrian  University of Athens. She is the director of Ecophysis cosmetics and customer service officer.

Ecophysis Tours
Contact details
Address: 7713 Vavla, Larnaka, Cyprus, P.O Box 46096, 7700 Lefkara
Contacts: Mrs. Georgia Shoshilou 00357 99171405, Mrs Nayia Hadjidaniel 00357 96373013, Mr. Costas Stylianou 00357 99529992
Email address: contactus@ecophysiscy.com
Website: www.ecophysiscy.com
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ecophysis.cyprus/


*Pictures used are from American Academy School Limassol Bee Trip
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XScitEd - Science Activities for Kids

We are “XScitEd”, a team of Chemistry educators, with experience in teaching the beautiful science of chemistry. As our name suggests, we are excited about chemistry and science in general and our vision is to transmit our knowledge and enthusiasm in young children.

Our aim, “to transmit knowledge utilizing safe, fun and interactive approaches that put science in the hands of young children and make discovery and acquisition of knowledge a seamless journey of discovery”.

“XScitEd" has organised and prepare a series of interactive experiments in the following thematic topics - different experiments are available for age groups: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 13+. Our program enables children to improve their creativity, imagination, critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, while experimenting and unfolding the secrets of nature in a creative and playful way.

Our program is ideal for schools or kindergartens that are looking to enrich their activities program with engaging science activities. Private workshops for small groups can be arranged on demand.


Therefore, “XScitEd" has organised a series of interactive experiments in the following thematic topics (available in both English and Greek), during summer school or school year. Our program enables children to improve their creativity, imagination, critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, while experimenting and unfolding the secrets of nature in a creative and playful way.

TOPICS
1. «Meet the Scientists»
2. Nature of Matter
3. Properties of Matter
4. Chemical reactions
5. Colours
6. Cosmetics












For more information, please contact
Dr. Maria Prantsidou


Children Age: 3-5, 6-8 , 9-12, 13-16
Price: Negotiable
Language of Service: Greek or English
Contact person: Dr Maria Prantsidou
Phone Number: 99142802
Email: am.xscited@gmail.com
Website: aeconscienceblog.edublogs.org
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/XScitEd
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