At CYA, our executive director of student affairs, Nadia Meliniotis, arranges volunteer, internship and childcare opportunities for student interested. Extracurricular activities range from teaching refugee children English to giving tour guides at a museum. This semester, one Spring ‘19 CYA student from the University of Southern California studying public health, spent time with Praksis Polyclinic learning, helping and engaging with refugees in need of free medical care. Read below the Q & A interview about this student’s experience.

Studying abroad in Greece provides students a plethora of sites, views, and places to visit. CYA organizes three field trips a semester to different regions of Greece. However, there’s much more to see beyond those field trips. Previously, we compiled a list of must-see Greek islands, now we’ve asked CYA students, faculty and staff for their favorite places to visit in mainland Greece.

CYA class has the rare opportunity to go inside the Parthenon!

“The Topography and Monuments of Athens” course offers a comprehensive overview of the topography, archaeology and history of Athens, focusing particularly on the great monuments of the Classical and Roman city.

Last week, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and his wife Mary Pyatt, held a garden party to welcome the new CYA Fall 18 students.

One hundred and forty students from 55 U.S. universities, CYA faculty and staff spent an afternoon at the Ambassador’s residence, enjoying the company and cordiality of the Embassy staff, the warm weather, and an American-style poolside barbeque.

CYA participated with pride in the 83^rd Thessaloniki International Fair “Star-Spangled Exhibition” (Sep 8–16, 2018). As the name suggests, this year’s honored country was the United States of America. With over 1,500 exhibitors and a broad range of fields represented, the exhibition is described as one of the most important annual events in Southeastern Europe.

Throwback to the CYA experience of alum ’14, Alexis Fineman, via her sketches of Athens, Prague and Budapest!