Our class before 1974- the separation

I received my secondary education in the American Academy of Larnaca and from 1970 till 1974 I had nine Turkish Cypriot classmates. Our common experience as friends and students in the Academy was what was important for us and we never quarrelled about the differences in our background and history. I remember Kiani who was the philosopher in the class, Ali for his kindness and for his ability to have a good word for everyone, Mehmet for his sense of humour and his amazing dribbling abilities in football, Salih with whom I would compete for the highest grade in the tests, Adnan's smiling face and his amazing ingenuity in cheating in tests like scripture, Ali and Ahmet for their shy politeness, Imbrahim whom Mr Prodromou would try to teach how to pronounce English words properly and say 'umbrella' instead of 'ombirella' and, of course, Aygen our gentle giant. In June 1974 when we were saying good-bye for our summer holidays we had no idea that we would not meet again next September. So when the next academic year started there were nine empty chairs in the classroom...

Annual photo 3A 1974 with names>>

This centenary site is finished or at least you may have noticed that the beta badge has been removed.
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After months of hard work including scanning hundreds of photos and research in local archives by our librarian Mrs Despina Damala the centenary book is with the printer.
This high quality limited edition has a luxury binding and initially will only be for sale at our gala evening at a cost of €50.

The inauguration of the Centenary Building and the Centenary Gala Dinner, the highlight of the events marking the 100th Anniversary celebrations of our Academy, will be held on the school grounds. This will be a unique opportunity for each and every one of our graduates, of all years, to reunite with their fellow graduates within the unique AA spirit.

“Doing school” and the “2.0″ allusion to the much-hyped but elusive web 2.0 sound like a corny attempt to grab your attention and maybe they are but just as Internet technologies enter a new phase of development not thought of only 10 years ago so as a school we are entering an era that could not have even been dreamt of 100 years ago.

To grow and to serve emphasizes the importance of hard work, academic success, self discipline and the associated development of character. The Academy Spirit means that we support each other, we are not judgmental, we are tolerant and always look for a better way forward.