Meet our Teachers

Maria Davou

Director of Studies/English teacher/ Teacher Educator

There is nothing more despicable than respect based on fear

Maria Davou is a teacher, teacher trainer and researcher. She has a BA in Philosophy, Cambridge DELTA, an MA in TESOL, St Michael’s College, Vermont, US and has studied for a PhD in Applied Linguistics at Lancaster University, UK. She has completed EdD courses at the University of Exeter, UK and is now completing her PhD in Athens. She holds an ESRC research award. Her research area is Second Language Acquisition. Her research interests include Language Development, Language Assessment, Multilingualism, Language Teaching and Pedagogy. She is also studying for an MBA in Educational Leadership at the University of Cumbria.

She studied SLA with Suzanne Flynn at MIT, Boston, US and completed an ALTE course on Speaking Assessment with Linda Taylor at the University of Valencia and an EALTA Summer school at the University of Sienna. She has more than twenty-five years experience in teaching, teacher training and syllabus design in Greece, the UK and the US. In Greece she has taught at the Teacher Education Centre, Hellenic American Union and is currently a professor for the Master’s in Applied Linguistics, Hellenic American University. She also teaches for the MA in Creative Writing at the university of Western Macedonia. She works as an educational consultant and an accredited trainer for private schools, publishing houses and Ministries of Education around the world.

Maria has been working as an oral examiner and an item writer for several exam boards. She has given a number of talks in conferences all over the world (AAAL, EALTA, ALTE, ALTAANZ, IATEFL, TESOL among them).

Maria strongly believes that teachers need to re-consider their role in education and learn a lot from their learners. She promotes educational values that have to do with freedom of the individual, student-centered methodologies, respect for the rights of children and the student’s voice in the classroom and the community, multicultural and multilingual environments. Maria has co-developed the innovative language education framework Deeper Learning. She is a co-founder and Trinity CertTESOL tutor for QUALIFY. Maria works against fascism, racism, nationalism, fanaticism, violence and hate speech.

Angelos Evangelidis

Deeper Learning coordinator & Glossomatheia Hub Director

Nigh, sy to see and bye, for ever lie to frye and hide.

Angelos holds a BA hons in Philosophy from the American College of Greece and an rMA in Comparative Literary studies from the University of Amsterdam. He has also studied for a BSc at the National Technical University of Athens. He has completed a study abroad program in King's College of London and attended on scholarship an Honor’s Summer School at the University of Stanford, California.

He is interested in neuroscience, neuro and cognitive linguistics and the interaction between the human brain and the environment. Angelos has attended a variety of seminars on applied linguistics and has completed the Cambridge TKT course with success. He attended the Summer School on brain dynamics in Turkey.

He has also completed the course “Novel Writing” in Patakis School and is a published author. He is fully bilingual, loves communication and fun activities and believes language learning is a natural process that should be done in enjoyable ways.
He is the developer, designer and coordinator of the multi-awarded language education program Deeper Learning and he trains teachers all around Greece on it. He has presented his research on Deeper Learning in international conferences around Europe.

He also works as a teacher trainer for Glossomatheia Lab, teaching Creative Writing.
He has been teaching in Glossomatheia since 2011. He is also interested in Oral Language Assessment and has worked as an international examiner for Languagecert qualifications.

Vicky Souitsmez

Head Teacher, English Teacher

Mistakes are proof that you are trying!

Vicky entered the fascinating world of teaching more than ten years ago and has been working for Glossomatheia since 2008. She has done training courses and attended seminars on language and background to language learning and teaching, lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching, managing the teaching and learning process.

She is a holder of the TKT Certificate (Teaching Knowledge Test) & the KAL Certificate (Knowledge About Language) held by the University of Cambridge with an excellent grade. She has also attended an Academic Writing and ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Course.

Last but not least, she’s a CELTA holder (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) also held by the University of Cambridge. Vicky is an experienced teacher in all levels and believes that learning is a never-ending process and it can be fun!!!

Stella Theodoropoulou

English Teacher

“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.” ― Charles Dickens

Stella has studied English language and literature at the University of Athens and has completed her master’s degree in teaching English as a foreign/international language at the Hellenic Open University.

She has attended long-term training courses at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on teaching English to children with dyslexia, educational psychology and teaching English in pre-school and early school age. She has also attended the pioneering language learning framework Deeper Learning.

All the above for one purpose only, so that she can meet her students’ expectations from whom she draws the most important knowledge, that of love and acceptance.

She has worked with all age groups and has acquired theoretical and practical knowledge related to the developmental stage of children and their needs in terms of second/foreign language teaching. She has also prepared many students to participate in language examinations of various organizations.

She loves teaching, reading, travelling, going to museums and archaeological sites, concerts and theatre performances. She also loves animals and helps the animal welfare association in her area.

Kleopatra Niki Goumenou Ntakaletsi

English teacher
Kleopatra is in her final year of studies in the English Language and Literature Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and believes in inclusive teaching.

As an educator, she considers it her duty to inspire trust in students, cultivate feelings of safety and community and, above all, to rely on communication and positive reinforcement. Her goal is to encourage her students to utilize their critical thinking and creativity because that is what makes her love learning too.

She wishes to leave the world better than how she found it.

Virginia Blani

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Virginia is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Athens and holds a Master's Degree in Translation Studies from the University of Manchester.

In 2018 she completed her PhD at EKPA on teaching and the evaluation of the production of written speech (Writing). In addition to English and Greek, he also speaks German. She has worked as an English teacher in the private sector since 2006, in Vocational Training Institutions, at Police Academy and the Fire Brigade Academy.

Her main interests are teaching English mainly to children, the development of the skill of written production, issues related to the teaching of English for Special Purposes and the translation of technical texts. She has been involved in the design of a Fire brigade textbook that is currently being used as the main textbook for teaching English Fire Terminology at the Fire brigade Academy.

She has been a research assistant at the Research Center for Language Teaching and Language Assessment (RCeL) of the University of Athens and participated in the preparation of the State Certificate of Language Proficiency (CPG) exams for English.

Eleni Evangelidi

Inquiring Minds Coordinator

Her motto is , "Think of what you want, not what you are afraid of."

Eleni holds a BA (hons) in Psychology from the American College of Greece, with a minor in Biology and she was also a student at the Math department at the University of Patras. She has also completed her MRes in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Amsterdam.

She is a holder of Cambridge TKT with excellent marks and the Trinity CertTESOL (level 5) teaching qualification. She has been working as a teacher in Glossomatheia for 6 years and has worked as an Activity Leader at Brighton College, UK.

Eleni is fully bilingual. She is interested in Educational Psychology, Neuropsychology and more specifically in issues related to memory and learning. She has presented her work on Epigenetics at the International Medical Education, Health Science and Patient Care Conference, 2020.

She is the designer and coordinator of the English language program 'inquiring Minds', an approach promoting learning English through thematic exploration of developmentally appropriate questions based on learner age.

She has attended several workshops on Teaching English Methodology as well as Special Education programs, learning differences or difficulties. She is a dancer, an athlete and into arts and music.

Kelly Papazoglou

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Kelly is a graduate student of the Faculty of Classics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Educational Psychology from the American College of Greece (Deree).

She has also attended a specialization program on Special Education offered by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she has experience in differentiated instruction.

She has conducted a research project on gamification of learning, since she believes that having fun is necessary in the learning process. She likes learning foreign languages, playing the guitar and dancing rock n roll!

Natassa Manitsa

English Teacher

"We can be Heroes, Just for one day..."

Natassa Manitsa holds a BA in Educational Psychology, a Diploma in Translation and British Studies, a Diploma in Marketing & Communications, a Diploma in Digital and Social Media Marketing, and an MSc in School Psychology.

She has been an English teacher, a school owner, a keen blogger, a radio producer, a site chief editor, a teacher trainer, an author, and a translator for more than 25 years. She has travelled extensively, delivering seminars and workshops all over Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

For the last 15 years, she has been the Media & Communications Manager of Express Publishing, a Senior Teacher Trainer, and the Chief Editor of the Teacher’s Corner site of Express Publishing. She is also the creator, producer, and co-presenter of the educational podcast Teacher’s Coffee.

She believes that LIFE is the question and LOVE is the answer.

Rea Balali

English Teacher

Do What You Love. Love What You Do.

Rea is an enthusiastic, passionate, and loving educator, currently completing an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the Hellenic American University.

Her rich educational background, including studies in Childhood and Youth Studies at the Open University Milton Keynes, a CertTESOL from Trinity College London, a TEFL Certificate (100 hours) from the British Council, a Montessori and drama background, has equipped her with the skills to deliver engaging and fun lessons that foster positive and inclusive learning environments.

She has been teaching EFL for over twenty-five years. Her broad experience ranges from Young Learners to Adults, from Exam (Cambridge, Michigan, Trinity, IELTS) and General English to Business English and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In the last six years she has been working with international educational institutions (BH College, Bede’s, EF Languages, Ardmore) as Senior Teacher and Director of Studies teaching ESL to students from multicultural backgrounds in the UK. She is also a mentor and supervisor to undergraduate student teachers during their TEFL practicum and Teaching Practice course.

She regularly attends TESOL workshops and conferences and has a keen interest in Inclusive Practices in Education, Second Language Acquisition, Multilingualism and Plurilingualism, and Digital Literacies.

Rea is a great communicator, dedicated to meeting the linguistic, social, and emotional needs of her students. She aims to create engaging, highly inspirational, and inclusive environments that enable students to grow their love of learning, feel empowered and reach their potential. She loves dancing and drawing. She is a proud mother, a dreamer, a life-long learner, and a digital immigrant with an eye on the future.

Andriani Argyropoulou

English Teacher

''The best way to predict your future is to create it.''

Andriani has a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed the student practice teaching and mentor training program at Arsakeia – Tositseia Schools of Ekali.

She has attended a specialization program on Learning Difficulties and Behaviour Problems at postgraduate level. She is an eager learner so she continues her training in Special Education through a distance learning seminar offered by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is also a certified instructor of the psycho-pedagogic test for learning difficulties, AthenaTest.

She has been teaching English since 2006 in all levels ranging from young learners to adults. She has a great experience in teaching English as a foreign language to students with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia.She has worked in several language schools as well as in private schools such as MairyArgyri – Laimou Kindergarten and Primary School.

She strongly believes that there are no boundaries in learning and she is trying to prove this every day to her students and herself. That was her motivation to study the Sign Language too. She loves challenges, travelling, dancing, reading books and any kind of experience that will help her improve as a person and an educator.

Eimie Koyios

English Teacher
Eimie was born in the USA. She has studied English Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has taken part in a student practice teaching and mentor training program regarding methods and practices in TEFL-ELT, at Arsakeia-Tosotseia Schools.

She has been teaching English as a foreign language since 2009, in levels ranging from young learners to adults and has been working in language schools and private schools such as Argyri Laimou Schools. She is a certified oral examiner for exam bodies such as Cambridge Assessment English.

She has participated in seminars on teaching students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning difficulties such as Special Education and ICT : Psychometric Tools and Intervention Methodologies (N.C.S.R DEMOCRITOS) and has attended various TESOL seminars on differentiated instruction.

Marcia Attart

English Teacher
My name is Marcia Attart and I am a teacher of English, (English Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens).

I have been teaching English in foreign language schools from a young age, while attending teaching methodology courses and seminars, mainly focusing on differentiated instruction.

Since I have always loved English, I try to pass this love on to my students, through my work. I believe that every student has unique strengths and gifts which should be recognized and embraced in order for them to bring out their best.

I love psychology, learning foreign languages and reading, as well as exercising in any way that brings me close to nature.

Eleni Kalpia - Ilia

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Eleni has a BA in English Language and Literature from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an MA in Applied Linguistic - TESOL from Hellenic American University, USA for which she received the President's Award for Academic Achievement.

She also holds an Advanced Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Hellenic American College and an Advanced Professional Certificate in Diagnosis and Intervention of Specific Learning Difficulties accredited by Pearson. In addition, she is a certified oral and written examiner for Hellenic American University English examinations and has attended numerous seminars and workshops relevant to her field.

Eleni is interested in enhancing learners' creativity, autonomy, and love for the English language as a means for self-expression, connection with the world, and intercultural communication.

She is into poetry and creative writing with participation in publications during her undergraduate studies and has also participated in group photography exhibitions.

She likes comedy, playing music, singing, and travelling.

Leta Pyrri

English Teacher
Leta has started teaching English since she was still a student when she used to help younger learners with their homework.

She has attended numerous courses and seminars about the English language, teaching and classroom management. She worked for many years at Oxford University Press, Greek office, and she has a deep knowledge of the ELT industry.

She was a school owner of a branch of a great foreign languages school chain for over five years. This has helped her gain great knowledge of the foreign language field in Greece. She is a CertTESOL holder from the Trinity College London.

Leta has been in the ELT for more then two decades. She loves teaching affectionate juniors, enthusiastic schoolchildren, interested and interesting teenagers and stressed adult students equally.

Giannis Athanassiou

English Teacher
Giannis was born in London. He is a graduate of the faculty of Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Law. He is studying Philology, as a second Bachelor’s degree, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Yannis participated for three years in the Workshop of Creating Writing that is organized by Patakis Publications. Short stories of his have been published in literary magazines and edited volumes. He is interested in the role of literature in education and the revamping of its teaching methodology, so that it can stimulate the interest of learners, while contributing in a deeper understanding of the taught language.

He believes that if you teach a subject you are passionate about, you can make learners fall in love with it.

Faye Savva

English Teacher

I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance — E. E. Cummings

Faye holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an MA in Applied Linguistics from the Hellenic American University and a second MA in Anglophone Literature and Culture from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has worked in many language schools and colleges, and regularly attends seminars on contemporary methods of teaching and educational psychology.

Faye believes that the best way to learn English is through creative writing, music, games and self-exploration. She prioritizes students’ needs and aims to create a learning environment of respect and solidarity, where students feel happy, self-confident, accepted and free to make their own choices. For all these reasons, she wanted to become a member of Glossomatheia—and because of her love for Glossobooks, of course!

Faye enjoys watching movies, drawing, listening to radio dramas, playing board games, walking around Athens in summer and tasting different types of cuisines, always wondering how these experiences can be integrated into her next lesson.

Evi Stasinou

English Teacher

"I am convinced that the best learning takes place when the learner takes charge. Seymour Papert"

My name is Evi, and I’m an English language teacher with a degree in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, including Erasmus studies at the University of Osnabrück.

I am currently completing a master’s degree in digital transformation in education. I have a strong focus on inclusive education and educational technology, supported by numerous seminars and certifications.

I also have experience as a SEN English teacher. I believe in the individuality of each learner and strive to create an engaging and personalized learning environment.

Tatiana Tsironi

English Teacher

Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly. Morticia Addams

Tatiana Tsironi is a trilingual teacher, whose love for teaching started at ‘ Collège Franco-Hellènique Saint- Paul’. With a master I degree from the prestigious Sorbonne University, and a Bachelor’s degree from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she specialized in English and French language and literature she is also a skilled IB literature tutor.

Her academic background is further enriched by her active participation in numerous seminars, workshops, and conferences, focusing on the latest developments in language teaching, innovative pedagogical methods, and educational technologies.

Through her innovative teaching methods and infectious enthusiasm for languages, Tatiana Tsironi is not only shaping the minds of her students but also fostering a love for learning that extends beyond the classroom. Her dedication to creating a colorful and inspiring learning environment empowers her students to reach their full potential while fostering a love for learning.

Mata Marra

English Teacher

She grows plants in her garden named " Voltaire".

Mata Marra studied ballet, classical indian dance, contemporary dance and yoga. She attended workshops on puppetry and drama in education. Αs a dancer, choreographer and teacher she has worked with the national theater of Greece, museum of Greek children's art,Porta theater, morfes ekfrasis theater, theatrical group of deaf " crazy colours", ancient orchesis study group, public and private schools, Gaia museum and more.

She has given seminars to educators on the use of creative movement as a learning tool. She has written articles for the “Contemporary Kindergarden” magazine. She teaches english language through arts, in kindergartens.

She loves Glossomatheia s Deeper Learning program and she attends it every year. She loves nature and she explores how body movement can make us deeply understand the world

Amalia Chaziraki

English Teacher

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” Xun Kuang

Amalia has been teaching English for more than ten years and hopes to continue for many more. She started teaching with the traditional methods, then changed perspective after working at American Community Schools as a shadow teacher and an EFL teacher. From then on, she continues to evolve as a teacher.

For the past few years she is working in the field of experiential education, on a bilingual program for pre-schoolers, called Young Vines in Stamata. She believes that outdoor education should be included in all school programs for all ages.

She is a university of Athens graduate, specialized in English-French translation. She is now completing the CertTesol from Trinity College and she is on the first year of her MA in “The Teaching of English as a foreign/international language”.

Aggeliki Megariti

English Teacher

“Every perfect traveler always creates the country where they travel” Nikos Kazantzakis

Angeliki holds a BA hons in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is currently completing her M.Ed. on Teaching English as a Foreign Language, as well as the Trinity CertTESOL teaching qualification. She has attended a number of seminars on educational drama, psychology, learning difficulties, as well as Deeper Learning.

Fairytales and mysteries are her great love. Having attended a long-duration Fairytale Creative Writing workshop, she is about to visit UCL to attend a module on Fairytales and their Retellings. She is a volunteer for Reading to the Others, an organization that makes stories accessible to people who cannot read for themselves.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, going to the theatre, learning languages and playing escape rooms.

Angeliki loves to teach in all the ways students love to learn, having her students as fellow-travelers in her fairytales and holding their hands as they enter their own. A young Glossomatheia student’s remark “You are the most smiling teacher I have ever seen” captures her attitude towards learning and teaching.

Simos Kalfas

Teacher of English
Simos holds an MSci in Biochemistry from University College London and is currently studying Political Science and Sociology in the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.

After completing his IB diploma, he spent 7 years in London studying and working in the field of Biochemistry. Having returned to Athens, he is focusing on exploring his interests that didn’t get a chance to flourish, mainly through his masters and pursuing teaching.

He sees teaching English as the perfect platform for reading and talking about a wide variety of subjects and issues, in a way tailored to each student’s aspirations as closely as possible. Based on his personal experience, he deeply believes that language learning is most effective when the language is actually being used in real situations.

The best method to simulate that in a classroom is to read, play, and talk in ways that are naturally engaging. This is the atmosphere Simos strives to create in each of his classes.

Evangelos Sarris

Teacher of English

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Vaggelis Saris holds a bachelor’s degree in Primary School Education from the University of Patras and a master’s degree in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Essex. His experience as an English teaching assistant in Rome prompted him to broaden his horizons in English language teaching. He started working as an English teacher in recognized language centers in Heraklion, Crete.

Additionally, every summer he travels to Bristol, United Kingdom, to teach at one of the most renowned private schools in England, providing quality education. Vaggelis believes that education is a diverse and a living organism that constantly evolves, which is why he never stops training and developing in his field. Thus, he obtained a certification in Special Education and Training from the University of the Aegean, as well as a certification in the Braille writing system.

Currently, he holds the title of Qualified Teacher Status from the United Kingdom and is a certified oral examiner for language proficiency certificates. His ambitions and dreams do not end here; he is a person with vision and genuine passion for what he does. Therefore, since 2022, he has been pursuing his second degree in English Language and Teaching from the University of Greenwich.

His need for expressing himself in various ways makes him a creative educator who never misses an opportunity to discover new and enjoyable learning methods. He supports that teaching is an art that takes on various forms; it is not just a job, which he demonstrates daily through the time he dedicates to it. He supports and respects his students as individuals, recognizing their individual needs. According to his beliefs, an educator should show empathy and understanding towards their students' needs, demonstrate sensitivity, and provide support and guidance.

He is a sociable character who loves to travel, discover new places, peoples, and their cultures. Every journey is a new experience and an opportunity for personal and professional growth. He is a sensitive and dedicated educator who always ensures he is there for his students, adapting his teaching methods based on their needs.

Katerina Aspioti

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Katerina is a graduate of the faculty of English Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds an MA in Technologies of Learning and Communication and STEAM Education. She is a dedicated and passionate educator with extensive experience in teaching English to a diverse range of learners.

With nearly 15 years of teaching experience, she has worked with adult learners, teenagers, and young learners, fostering their language skills and promoting a love for English.

She has attended various teaching method and creativity seminars. She continually seeks opportunities to enhance her teaching strategies and create dynamic and engaging learning experiences for her students.

As a lifelong learner herself, Katerina believes that education is a transformative process that empowers both students and teachers to make a positive impact on the world. She prioritizes the development of critical thinking skills, self-expression, and experiential learning in her classroom, encouraging students to explore, question, and discover.

Maria Elioti

English Teacher
Maria is a graduate student of the faculty of English language and literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

She has successfully completed the practical teaching course of the faculty at Glossomatheia. She is greatly interested in the general involvement in different fields through the foreign language learning process and in building children’s awareness of social, scientific and environmental issues.

She believes that foreign languages can become a part of the student’s linguistic identity when they come in contact with the target language’s culture and interesting topics that allow for its natural acquisition.

Maria loves literature and writing, nature, philosophy and science, so she wants to incorporate them in her lessons!

Nikos Sakkadakis

English Teacher
Nikos was born in Crete. He lived in London since he was 18 years old, receiving his FD in Art & Design from the University of Arts London, after which he studied and worked in London for 9 years. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art and a Master Degree in Philosophy of Art from Goldsmiths University of London.

He specialised in filmmaking, creativity writing and multimedia installations. He has taken part in creative writing seminar where he organised a workshop titled: “Algorithmic Poetry”. Recently he has been academically involved with philosophy, the arts and sciences.

His interest in teaching started while helping students prepare for their applications in art degrees in English universities. He believes that talking about art cultivates new expressive modes beyond classical English learning. He aspires to show that a deep knowledge of a language is not without purpose, instead it fosters free and critical thinking.

Pelina Petrocheilou

English Teacher
I studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at the Faculty of Russian Language and Philology and Slavic Studies. I am also a holder of Trinity CertTESOL (level 5) teaching qualification.

For me teaching is not just a work but a passion that I always wanted to fulfill. I love working with children while making the learning process fun, interactive and adjustable to every student’s need. Creativity and patience are key words of me.

I love traveling and exploring the world, learning about different cultures and language.

Marialena Varela

English Teacher

“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

Marialena graduated from the English Language and Literature Department in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is also a postgraduate student in Lancaster University and is completing her first novella as part of her portfolio for an MA in Creative Writing. She has been teaching English as a second language for 15 years and believes that teaching is a creative process that needs to break the established notions and focus on acquiring the language naturally through literature, films, songs, art, drama etc.

Marialena has also completed a Film Directing seminar and has directed a short film. She also writes poems and short stories and likes to encourage students to embrace their creative aspect.

She is convinced that all the beautiful nuances of a language do not fit in the confined spaces of regular textbooks and the acquiring process is an exciting journey that entails so much more than just grammatical rules and structures.

Among her interests is volunteering in an animal welfare group because she believes in a world where every living creature is treated with kindness and dignity.

Elfia Mpezou - Vrakatseli

Francais & English Teacher

The time you enjoy wasting is not a wasted time

Elfia a étudié à NTUA à Athènes et à l'Université de Toulouse, en France. Elle enseigne la langue française depuis trois ans et elle est spécialisée dans l'éducation des petits enfants.

Elle est aussi responsable, avec Angelos, du club de journalisme de notre école. Elle a fini l'école primaire "Montessori"- ce qu'il l'a aidé à définir ses principes pédagogiques- et puis, elle a étudié à Pierce College.

Elle croit en l'apprentissage expérientiel et elle enrichit la leçon d'informations culturelles, de jeux, de projets, de multimédia et d'activités. Elle s'occupe également de la musique (études théoriques supérieures), de la danse et du cinéma.

Elle aime voyager, lire des livres, apprendre des langues étrangères, regarder des films français et, bien sûr, la cuisine française.

Panagiotis Georgantas

English teacher

Encourage your kids because you have no idea what they are truly capable of

Panagiotis holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Hellenic American University, minoring Translation, and he is currently a student in the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics/TESOL program at the same university.

He has successfully completed the TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test), and KAL (Knowledge about Language) held by the University of Cambridge, while he is also a holder of the Advanced Diploma in TESOL - LEVEL 5 (Methodology / Language Awareness).

Panagiotis has also attended the two-year program in Translation at Hellenic American College, while he has been working as a freelance translator since 2015, volunteering in various projects such as offering translation services to the website of Faros.

He is a lifelong learner and has taken part in numerous educational seminars on teaching children with learning difficulties such as Dyslexia and ADHD, as well as webinars held by the British Council such as Teaching for Success – Exploring English – English in Early Childhood, etc.

He is also interested in stories, music, and drama in education and has completed relevant courses held by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been teaching in Glossomatheia since 2014.

Nefeli- Maria Andredaki

English teacher

“Your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” Toni Morrison

Maria-Nefeli Andredaki is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature from the University of Athens. She successfully completed her practicum at Glossomatheia.

She has attended psychology seminars at Panteion University and currently volunteers at an English online magazine as second Editor-in-Chief and columnist. She is passionate about books, writing and amplifying marginalized voices.

She believes that children’s literature is the key to eliminating discrimination everywhere.

Thisvi Papanastasiou

English Teacher
Thisvi has completed her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature in Newcastle University, as well as, her postgraduate degree in Magazine Journalism in Kingston University.

She studied and worked in London for 10 years. More specifically, she has worked in several online and published magazines. She holds the TESOL certificate from Trinity College. Nowadays, she teaches english to children and adults in Greece and abroad.

In her free time she likes reading books, traveling and attending as many concerts as she can.

Stavroula Kampakou

English teacher
Stavroula Kampakou is an English teacher with nearly 25 years of experience, with a deeply student-centered approach to education. Her passion for teaching stems from her own struggles as a child with dyslexia. Instead of being discouraged by the challenges she faced, she used them as fuel to inspire her students, helping them overcome their own obstacles and discover personal paths to success.

She holds a degree in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master’s in Special Education from the University of Nicosia. For over 15 years, she has been developing innovative teaching materials and interactive educational games designed to enhance the learning experience and engage students on a deeper level.

Stavroula has attended numerous seminars on learning difficulties, classroom management, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). She has also led professional development seminars and workshops for organizations such as TESOL, IP, and PALSO. Her work on teaching English as a second language has been featured in publications both in Greece and the United States.

Stella Alikioti

English Teacher

The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.

Stella is a BA graduate from New York College with special merits in Business English and Marketing. She is a CELTA certified teacher and she loves travelling and teaching English in highly diverse contexts.

She has been working as an online and onsite ESL tutor ever since 2010. She has attended seminars and training courses on SEN (special educational needs), CLT (communicative approach teaching), Mono and Multi – lingual ESL classroom approach and Teaching through Drama in Melbourne, Birmingham and Hellas.

She has completed and acquired certificates on the core modules of TKT 1, 2 & 3 held by the University of Cambridge, as well as, the specialist module TKT KAL with an embedded ESP course (English for Specific Purposes) and Academic Writing. She speaks 4 languages and is currently learning Swedish and Python Programming Language.

She has attended various courses on drawing, philosophy, and creative drama. She is currently attending an online course on Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges (Lund University) and has recently completed an online course on Digital Learning (Deakin University, Australia).

She loves learning new things and meeting new people and her favourite motto is: “The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.”

Eirini Bakogianni

English Teacher

“There is no failure! Failure is only feedback!”

Eirini has a BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, Greece with emphasis to Theoretical and Applied Linguistics.

She completed her MSc in TESOL with Merit from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She also has worked for the British Council as an English language assistant in Spain, where she worked as an English teacher for 2 years.

Eirini has attended a wide range of seminars/ conferences about alternative ways of teaching through music, drawing, creative play, CLIL etc., as well as the role of Educational Psychology and its applications in the classroom.

She is deeply interested in learning more about Forest Pedagogy and has attended experiential seminars in a natural environment. Furthermore, Critical Literacy and Pedagogy in the Greek classroom (which is her dissertation’s subject) is of her great interests and an issue of further future research. Eirini loves kids, travelling, self-awareness books, board games, dancing and people who know how to love and have no fear!

Danae Chatzigianni

English Teacher

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela

Danae is a graduate of the faculty of Linguistics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She holds a Master’s degree in General and Comparative Literature from the University of Edinburgh. She lived in Edinburgh for five years, studying and working. A few years ago she moved back to Athens.

She is currently finishing her second BA in English Language and Literature at the University of Athens. She always knew that education was her calling. She has a long teaching experience in all levels ranging from young learners to adults. When she was in Edinburgh she worked as a teacher in the Hellenic School of St. Andrews as well as in secondary public schools.

As a teacher her aspiration is to contribute to the holistic development of her students, to ensure their academic progress and support the accomplishment of their goals. She also aims to further her personal development by working in a professional and collegial environment. Enthusiasm, passion, creativity and patience are amongst the key qualities that define her as an educator.

Anthia Flerianou

English Teacher
Anthia Flerianou holds a Master in Naval Architecture and Engineering. While completing her studies, she started teaching children English. She is a passionate educator with extensive experience in teaching kids.

She is greatly interested in Chinese culture and literature. She also attended a summer seminar “Teaching Chinese to foreigners” in Beijing. As she can speak Chinese, she also teaches the Greek language to Chinese speaking people.

She loves travelling and exchanging experiences.

Anthia believes that the most important goal, is to make learning fun, once this is achieved, school will be children’s favourite place to be.

Panagiota Vampoula

English Teacher

“Whatever you do in life, if you support it with passion and embrace it with love, it is certain that your goal has been accomplished!”

Panagiota has been teaching English since 1992. She is a DOTE RSA (Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English), CELTA, Train the Trainer, Introductory Methods Course and Translation from and into Greek Certificate of Proficiency in English holder.

She has just completed the Master`s in Applied Linguistics TESOL (MAAL TESOL ) , (2021_2023). She has attented numerous seminars e.g. Classroom Management, the Methodology of the English Language Teaching, Students’ Learning Difficulties, Technology in the English Language Teaching, Online Teaching, and Teaching English to Students with Dyslexia (University of Athens).

She has worked as a Director of Studies, she has done volunteer teaching in multilingual classes and she has worked as an English teacher in Bradfield College and Oxford Brookes University in the UK. She is a Speaking Examiner for Hellenic American Union (HAU), University of Cambridge English Language Assessment, Esolnet Hellas and an Online Speaking and Writing Examiner for OIETC, an examination body in the UK. She is also a CertTESOL Course Tutor for Qualify.

Panagiota has a strong personality but she is a sensitive person as well, she is passionate with her work, she likes setting new goals and evolving, she loves reading, cooking, meeting her friends, taking care of her family and relaxing by the sea while enjoying the sunset.

Nagia Chatzigianni

English Teacher
Naya is an English Teacher, an educator and an artist.

She holds a University Degree in Pedagogy, Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Studies. She has has been teaching in schools in the Uk, London and also had the amazing experience of being an educator in a forest school.

She has been teaching children of different age groups in Greece, working in kindergarten and primary schools. Furthermore, she has participated in a Unesco exchanging program as a selected volunteer in teaching children in the small villages of Holloko in Hungary ( European Voluntary Teaching Program in English Language -EVS ) and had an Internship as a practicioner in teaching English in kindergarten , in Brno, Czech Republic .

She holds a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and has completed the Key Stage Teaching Course , as well as attending several seminars like Safeguarding Children, Paediatric First Aid Training British Red Cross (UK) and more. She loves fine arts and embodies crafts, music and kinaesthetic activities in her lessons, in order to help students express themselves, learn English in a variety of ways and enjoy the whole process of learning !

She believes that being a teacher, sharing knowledge, love, light and kindness, contributes to making this world a better place. Because children can do this, they are the future.

You may say she is a dreamer , but she is not the only one .

Iris Sofikiti

Teacher of English
✨ Iris is a vibrant and creative English teacher with 14 years of experience! Along with her degrees in Social and Educational Policy from the University of Peloponnese, Pedagogical Studies from Dundee, Scotland, and a Masters in Educational Leadership from Nicosia, Cyprus, she's always on the move, currently studying English Language and Literature at New York College.

Iris brings fun, creativity, and a love for arts and crafts into her lessons, constantly designing new projects, decorations, and resources to keep her students engaged. 🌟 Her superpower? Keeping the classroom vibrant and exciting! But there's more! Iris is not just an English teacher; she's also a pastry enthusiast 🍰, known for whipping up sweet treats, and when she's not teaching, she's either dancing, singing, or exploring the world. 🌍💃✨ The real question is—does she dance and sing outside the classroom or inside, too? 🤔🎶

Thanos Theodoridis

English Teacher
Thanos has earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies of the University of Athens with specializations in History, Society and Geopolitical Analysis and then participated in a graduate’s program for competency in teaching Turkish as a second/foreign language at the same faculty.

He then continued with a course in teaching Greek as a second/foreign language at the University of Aegean and a course in Translation and Editing of texts in English at the University of Athens, while he has also worked extensively as translator and editor of texts in English and Greek. Currently, he is working on a Master's degree in Political Science and Sociology at the University of Athens, with an ambitious eye toward a future PhD.

He has been teaching English since his first undergrad years. His core belief centers around foreign language learning being a means to build bridges of understanding, fostering meaningful connections across borders and facilitating the collective journey towards a more inclusive world. Committed to promoting multilingualism, multiculturalism, tolerance and the fight against fascism, conservatism of any kind, discriminations and hate speech, he views every classroom as an opportunity to celebrate diversity and cultivate an environment of exploration where each student feels valued and with a voice that matters.

Vana Zachari

English Teacher
I have been teaching and translating since 1998.I have an interest in philosophy and travelling and these are the fields in which I specialize as a translator.I am fond of children and I cherish the way they look upon the world.I have taught all levels at accredited language schools for the past 25 years.

I am a holder of a CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE IN TRANSLATION,DIPLOMAIN TRANSLATION,CERTIFICATE IN BRIRISH STUDIES,CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING BY BRITISH COUNCIL.

Ι have attended numerous seminars,workshops on teaching,methodology and learning difficulties.I am a holder of Cambridge TKT with top scores.

I have been exercising and dancing.I am married and I have a daughter.

Christina Koukouli

English Teacher
Christina holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as an MPhil with distinction in Comparative Literature from Trinity College Dublin. She actively participates in academia as an independent scholar and her research focuses on the role and depictions of the natural environment in world literature.

Her teaching philosophy centers around creating a friendly and inclusive environment that fosters student engagement and participation while integrating elements of literature, arts and culture to develop learners’ knowledge and critical thinking skills.

Anna Fritzela

English Teacher
Anna was born in Piraeus and describes herself as a typical member of generation X. She has been in EFL for over 25 years and takes pride in her role as a mother of three human children and a foster mum of numerous cats.

Her career in the EFL started in Piraeus at the Papaeliou schools of Foreign Languages as an RSA / Cambridge Certificate of Overseas Teachers of English holder and taught students of all levels, ages and educational backgrounds.

She is now a new member in the Glossomatheia teaching team and aspires to improve both as a person and an ELT tutor.

Antonia Mamasoula

English Teacher
I am Antonia and I hold a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During my last year of university I completed my practice teaching in Glossomatheia where I got inspired to experiment with alternative methodologies in teaching.

Wanting to gain more practical experience, I spent half a year in Catalonia doing an internship as a Language Assistant in a school that combined multiple methodologies (such as the Montessori one), and focused on social emotional learning.

I am currently teaching English and Art and I truly believe that the best way to learn is through playing and exploring new things.

In my free time I love drawing, reading books, and travel as much as I can.

Marisa Farmaki

English Teacher

To see a World in a Grain of Sand

I am an actor and director. I have worked as an assistant for Stella Adler’s Studio of Acting Shakespeare Intensive Programme in New York City; as assistant director to J.G.Rubin on Ibsen’s A Doll House at the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research; as assistant director to D. Karantzas on The Persians at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. I myself have directed Albert Camus’ The Just Assasins, and am currently directing and playing in Romeo & Juliet, a part of Glossomatheia’s Suitcase Stories project. I am also a working actor in Athens, I have a cat and I love rollerblading and drawing.

A common saying in my world is that theatre is like a game, but a serious one. It’s not easy, but it’s simple. It’s about exploration, trial and error and constantly asking questions. And of course, at its core, it’s about learning how to communicate and connect.

I really believe in learning out of curiosity, and with tenderness. I will be teaching a Deeper Learning class on Shakespeare this year, and I cannot wait to explore this universe along with the students and form our very own Shakespeare Company. Shakespeare is meant to be spoken, heard, brought to life. Communicated. Let’s knock the Bard off that pedestal, and meet with him - I think we might find he just wants to play.

Maro Liapi

English Teacher
Maro is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature of Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has lived and worked abroad, with starting point Czech Republic, where she participated in the Erasmus program and attended poetry and literature courses, and Malta where she worked in English speaking positions, resulting in mingling with the locals.

She's actively engaged with music. She is a guitar player and a song writer. She is also a professional singer, the leading vocalist of her group Lotus Flower, as well as singer at several musical combos. Her musical engagement, her passion for jazz and the embodiment of music in education, is an academic motive that fascinates her.

Her motto is "Art can be a magical educational tool and a unique means that makes English learning a fun activity. Through experientalism, English has to be a-looking forward- moment for the learner, and not an asthmatic chase of certificates".

Azat Dοurgoutian

Teacher of French

Azat is a graduate of the French Philology department of the Kapodistrian University of Athens and has attended courses at the University of Lyon at Lyon Lumière 2 with an emphasis on oral and written language and French culture.

She has been a coordinator of all levels for a number of years at the Papaeliou School and has 25 years of teaching experience at all levels. She has also worked in TEE and IEK in the aesthetic, tourism and shipping sectors. She is an approved examiner for the language proficiency certificates DELF, DALF, SORBONNE of the French Institute of Athens.

She holds a Proficiency-University of Cambridge as well as a computer proficiency certificate.

She has attended seminars and trainings as well as the 9-month School Psychology seminar of the University of the Aegean. She enjoys keeping up to date with new teaching methods and using digital teaching methods to engage her students. She speaks 4 languages French, English, Armenian and Italian.

Lena Papatheodorou

Professeure de Francais
Je m'appelle Lena Papatheodorou et je suis diplômée de l'Université d'Athènes, à la faculté de la Langue et Littérature Française. J'ai également étudié le théâtre à l'école d'art dramatique Kabanelli.

Pour moi, le français et le théâtre sont liés et c'est pourquoi j'incorpore l'art du théâtre dans mes cours avec des jeux théâtraux, des exercices de concentration, de l'improvisation, etc. La langue est un organisme vivant, elle ne peut pas se limiter aux livres.

J'aime travailler avec les enfants et j'ai traité des étapes du développement dans les premières années.

Je suis maman depuis quatre ans maintenant, ce qui a changé ma perspective et je pense que cela m'aidera encore plus dans mon travail avec les enfants. Je parle aussi anglais et allemand car j'ai vécu quelques années en Allemagne.

La phrase qui m’ exprime est la citation de Maria Montessori : Si un enfant ne peut pas apprendre comme nous enseignons, nous devrions peut-être enseigner comment il apprend.

Katerina Toumpanaki

Professeure de Francais
Devenir enseignant c est exercer un metier passionant et exigeant.
Ayant obtenu mon diplome de Lettres et langues francaises en 2004, universite Kapodistriakon d Athenes, j ai decide de preparer un Master Recherche sur la Litterature francaise.

Diplomee en 2005 Master Recherche " La litterature et ses marges" Universite de Nantes departement des lettres modernes.

J etais donc certaine que j avais choisi une orientation loin d etre une tache aisee. Depuis plusieurs ans je travaille comme prof Dans des ecoles de Langues et je donne des cours a des enfants comme aussi a des adultes.

Transmettre son savoir, partager ses connaissances et mettre en contact mes eleves avec la France, la culture, le people et son histoire est une mission de la plus grande importance.

Maria Kanellopoulou

Teacher of French

The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go

Coucou! I’m Maria and and I graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. I also hold a Master degree from the University of Angers, in France and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on Language Teachers in Europe : Training for the Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Schools. I teach French through games and playful activities. I have worked in kindergartens teaching French language through the Montessori approach, but I have also taught Greek to French speakers.

My role is to encourage children to learn in autonomy through their own experiences, to help them conceptualise in french language, to aid them develop their own learning strategies and build their identity through the foreign language, to motivate them, to cultivate their creative and critical thinking, to encourage a positive environment where they feel relaxed, valorized and finally to make learning a creative journey.

As for my personal interests, I like traveling, books, french movies and aerial dancing.

I believe that we learn by playing since only then we start to explore, learn, collaborate, respect each other and discover ourselves.

Penny Takorou

Francais & English Teacher
My name is Penny and I graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. I also hold a Master degree from the University of Angers, in France and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, entitled : Language Teachers in Europe : Training for the Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Schools.

Since 2014 I have been teaching French and English to children, teenagers and adults but I have also taught Greek to French speakers.

My goal as a teacher is to: ✔️make learning more enjoyable, ✔️create a positive teaching-learning environment where students can inspire each other and develop their soft skills, ✔️valorize the strengths of my students, ✔️diagnose their needs and respond to them, ✔️motivate my students to resolve their doubts and ✔️ ️promote creativity and critical thinking. Moreover, recognizing the need for continuous training and professional development of a teacher, I have attended numerous seminars based on both school psychology, learning difficulties and school conflict management, as well as new teaching methods.

As for my personal interests, I like traveling, music, literature, theater and volunteering. I also like learning new languages because I believe that learning a foreign language opens our minds to new ways of approaching life.

Stefania Kapassa

Professeure de Francais
Je m'appelle Stefania Kapassa et je suis diplômée du département de langue et littérature françaises de la faculté de philosophie de l'Université Nationale et Kapodistrienne d'Athènes. En 2014, j'ai terminé mes études en éducation préscolaire et en éducation.

Depuis lors, je suis systématiquement impliquée dans l'occupation créative des enfants d'âge préscolaire et les plus âgés.

Je préconise l'apprentissage par l'expérience au moyen de jeux et d'activités agréables pour les enfants, visant non seulement à apprendre la langue elle-même, mais aussi à les mettre en contact avec la culture et la culture qu'elle apporte. Après tout, la langue, outre sa fonction de base - la communication - est un vecteur de la culture de son peuple.

À mon avis, ce n'est que par l'approche expérimentale de la matière que l'apprentissage se fait sans effort et est réellement assimilé par les élèves.

J'ai participé à de nombreux séminaires sur l'éducation préscolaire et la psychologie de l'enfant.

Dora Sindona

English Teacher

‘Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.’ Maya Angelou

Dora holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she hasn’t always liked English. Maybe it’s because from her early school years it was all about testing. This totally changed when she started teaching kids, teens and adults and she loved the sharing of ideas and interaction.

For the past 15 years she has worked in private schools and a language school where she has helped students successfully pass English exams. She has been employed as a teacher of English in the Greek Air Force Academy. She has also made extensive use of the CLIL method and has introduced English in preschool kids through theatrical play and playful lessons. She believes that a teacher that is determined and deeply loves being a fellow traveler for learners, can get the best out of each and every student.

Dimitris Chrissis

German Teacher
Ich habe alle Stufen der deutschen Bildung besucht und habe einen Hochschulabschluss absolviert. Gleichzeitig nahm ich an Seminare des Unterrichtens und der Linguistik teil.

Mit dem Studiumabschluss habe ich weiter Deutsch in deutschen Schulen unterrichtet und das Gleiche vollschreite ich hier in Girechenland.

In meiner Freizeit lese ich Literatur und beschäftige mich mit Fussball, weil ich vor einigen Jahren professionell aktiv war.

Meine Theorie ist, dass die Vereinfachung der Fremdsprache die grösste Rolle für ihr Erwerb und ihre Vertiefung spielt.

Paraskevi Gonidi

German Teacher

Das Glück ist das Einzige, das sich verdoppelt, wenn man es teilt.

Paraskevi Gonidi ist eine ausgezeichnete Absolvent der Fakultät für frühkindliche Bildung der Nationalen Kapodistrias-Universität in Athen.

Sie hat ein sechsmonatiges Praktikum im griechischen Parlament absolviert. Zudem, besitzt sie die Diplome “Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)” und “Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom”.

Auch, hat sie Kenntnisse in der russischen Sprache. Sie beschäftigt sich nicht nur mit Psychologie und spezieller Ausbildung, sondern auch mit Einführungsseminaren für kreatives Schreiben. Sie liebt Kunst und Literatur.

Nikos Lapokonstantakis

German Teacher
Ich habe den Fachbereich für Deutsche Sprache & Literatur von Universität Athen absolviert und bin zudem qualifizierter Englischlehrer.

Seit langem war ich an Fremdsprachen interessiert. Ich spreche Deutsch und Englisch auf hohem Niveau und auch adäquat Französisch.

Ich habe Erfahrung in Sprachschulen und auch als Nachhilfelehrer / privater Sprachlehrer seit 2018. Seit 2021 arbeite ich als Deutsch- und Englischlehrer mit Kindern von Vorschulalter, Grundschulalter und mit Jugendlichen aus der ganzen Welt.

Darüber hinaus interessiere ich mich für die Schnittstellen von Linguistik und Didaktik und ihre Anwendungen im Frendsprachenunterricht. Von großer Bedeutung ist auch die Ausspracheschulung, ein Teilbereich, der längst vernalässigt wurde.

Schließlich ist es Ziel von meinen Unterrichtsstunden sie unterhaltsam und interaktiv immer in Hinsicht auf meine Schülermöglichkeiten zu machen.

In meiner Freizeit gehören lange Diskussionen mit meinen Freunden, Videospiele, Spaziergänge in die Natur und alles, was ich lerne kann und mir hilft den Lernprozess zu optimieren.

Katerina Nakou

English Teacher
Katerina has studied Media, Culture and Communication at Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. During her studies in Panteion, she also had the chance to visit Salamanca in Spain and study different subjects like Philosophy and Cinema in Spanish. Katerina has experienced by first hand what Glossomatheia stands for because studying different fields in Spanish was the only way for her to acquire a good comprehension of the language and be able to speak fluently. Katerina has also studied storytelling at Mythos House,http://e-mythos-house.blogspot.com/ and Music and Movement at Moraitis school. She has also studied Grammar and Methodology of teaching English at the Hellenic American Union, and participated in the online Delta group preparation at ACE TEFL. She has experienced two yoga seminars for kids at Flower Kids Yoga.

Katerina has done some voluntary work in NGOs like Edra, Arsis, Elix, the Living Library, We need books. She has some teaching experience when it comes to teaching children as she has been working at her mother's language school, Eleni Megaloeconomou Nakou, for a few years. She has made a presentation at TESOL Greece and she has worked for Europalso as a teacher-trainer. Katerina has also told stories and done playful activities at Herakleidon Museum, Psychologein books Kypseli and Literature House bookstores. She has also told folk tales at Shedia café bar.

Katerina loves dancing, chocolate, cats and people and believes that we can all succeed in making our lives better. Katerina wants to work with other people to create a better future for all. She also teaches Spanish.

Christina Tsironi

German Teacher
I am a graduate of the Department of German Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, minoring in Translation and I hold a master Degree in translation Studies. I have attended Seminars in Special Educaton und Psychology. In adittion to English and German, I also speak Spanish.

I work as a German Teacher in the private sector for more than 24 years.

I teach German to children and adults. I strongly believe that there no boundaries in learning and I am trying to prove this every day to my students. When you teach your passion, you make your students love this too.

I love reading, travelling and learning foreign Languages!

Irina Bulatova

Teacher of Rusian

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. (Socrates)

I am originally from Russia. There, I received a philological education and worked in my field in middle and high school.

After moving to Greece, I began teaching Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) and simultaneously validated my Russian diploma to be equivalent to a degree from the Faculty of Russian Philology and Slavic Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

To stay updated on developments in the field of teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, I participate in specialized seminars every year. They are organized by leading Russian universities that focus on RFL methodology.

I prepare my students for the TRFL exam, but the most important thing for me is to spark an interest in learning the Russian language and a love for the country and its culture. I strive to establish respectful and friendly relationships with all my students.

Vicky Serti

Teacher of Spanish
Me llamo Vicky Serti, nací en El Pireo pero crecí en Venezuela donde terminé el Bachillerato. Soy profesora de español graduada en Lengua y Filología Española de la Universidad Nacional y Kapodistríaca de Atenas.

Soy examinadora oral de la lengua española y participo en las jornadas didácticas para profesores de español.

Me encanta viajar y conocer culturas nuevas.

Katerina Stathouli

Teacher of Spanish

¨Lo que logramos internamente cambiará nuestra realidad exterior ¨ (Plutarco)

Katerina Stathouli se graduó en la escuela militar de suboficiales y durante su carrera en el ejercito griego estudió “Literatura española” en la Universidad Nacional y Kapodistríaca de Atenas.

Habla 3 lenguas extranjeras inglés, alemán y español y ha asistido a seminarios de la cultura española y de la Enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera.

Soporta el aprendizaje de idiomas como medio del enriquecimiento tanto cognitivo como cultural y cree en el aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida.

Es una bailarina aficionada, ama las bellas artes especialmente el teatro y la pintura.

Natalie Minioti

Italian Teacher
Mi chiamo Natalie Minioti e sono nata ad Atene. Ho studiato la lingua e la letteratura italiana all’ Università di Salonico e allo stesso periodo ho frequentato in Italia corsi estivi sul perfezionamento della lingua italiana.

Ho insegnato l’ italiano parecchi anni ad Atene e per un certo periodo facevo traduzioni dall’ italiano in greco.

Gli ultimi anni ho fatto un master sul dramma greco antico e ora sto per finire il mio dottorato sulle rappresentazioni teatrali contemporanee al teatro greco di Siracusa in Sicilia.

Neli Tzanidaki

Italian Teacher
Neli studied Italian Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and teaches Italian to children from 3 years old and to adults.

She has attended numerous seminars including: Preschool age and foreign language, ADHD/dyslexia and foreign languages, Teaching adults, Teaching Italian as a foreign language, Translation and interpreting of Italian language, FAST method and foreign language.

She collaborates with the Italian School of Athens as a teacher of the post – school program and she is responsible for the classes of third, fourth and fifth grade children. At the same time, she collaborates with translation agencies as italian translator and interpreter.

She loves children, traveling, theatre, Tae-kwon-do and spaghetti with pesto!

Nikolaos Kourousis

Teacher of Chinese
Nicholas comes from a Sino-Greek family therefore both Greek and Chinese are his basic mother languages.

He has studied and worked in Ludong University of Yantai, China and is currently teaching at the university of Piraeus for the postgraduate students of International and European Studies.

He has his own travel agency Gang Long Travels and works with many companies as a translator, a guide and an intermediate.

Claire Gialesaki

Administration Officer & English Teacher
Claire Gialesaki is a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, from the department of English Language and Literature, that completed her internship in our language school.

One of her big passions in life is languages and she already speaks 4 of them, while also planning on more in the future.

She is enthusiastic about her work and she’s a fast learner that’s always looking to educate herself further.

She’s ready to absorb anything she can, to better herself and become the best teacher she can be.

Stefania Koukourakis

English Teacher, Korean Teacher & Japanese Teacher
Stephanie is a graduate of the Business with Shipping department at Greenwich University in London - in collaboration with New York College. She was won over by languages though and for the past four years she has been teaching Korean at the Korean School of Athens 아테네 한글학교 , as well as in foreign language centers.

She holds five out of the six certificates of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) and, along with her postgraduate studies in Applied Linguistics, she is currently in the process of obtaining the sixth and higher certificate. In addition to Korean, she holds three out of the five certificates of Japanese Proficiency (JLPT) and is also learning Spanish and Chinese.

She has attended seminars on Japanese calligraphy and participated in Korean speech contests from which she has gained important awards. At the same time, she volunteers as a Korea Supporter for the Korean Embassy in Greece, to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Her aim is to constantly enhance her knowledge on foreign language teaching and to help students achieve their learning goals through a pleasant and interactive environment.

Panos Stefos

Japanese Teacher
Panos Stefos is a soon-to-graduate member of the department of History and Archaeology of NKUA, having attended seminars and projects regarding the social and economic history of Europe and Asia, as well as having written essays regarding these matters as a personal interest. Since he was young, he involved himself with studies regarding foreign countries, especially those that were considered as “exotic” in his native country, with a particular focus on Japan, the so-called land of the rising sun.

This undertaking led him to directly interacting with the Japanese language, and through the help of his teacher, he received not only educational guidance, but also a very deep understanding regarding its culture, as well as the way of thinking of the Japanese people. This passion, convinced him to not just take learning Japanese as a hobby, but to make sure to make it his personal mission to make it as available as possible to the ones who would seek it out.

Aside from the above, he is deeply interested in japanese media (mostly japanese video games, anime, music and literature).

Anastasia Papageorgiou

Teacher of Russian & English

Давайте поговорим по-русски! (Let’s speak Russian!)

Αnastasia was born in Athens.She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at the Faculty of Russian Language and Philology and Slavic Studies.

She is bilingual and has participated in various student conferences on foreign language teaching, linguistics and music in Greece and abroad. She has also attended seminars regarding the methodology of teaching russian and non-formal education.

She loves traveling, learning foreign languages, tasting different dishes and listening to different kinds of music from around the world. Τeaching makes her happy and energetic!

Ilias Malaxos

Teacher of Greek as a Foreign Language
Ilias is a graduate student of the Faculty of History-Archeology and History of Art at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a major in Byzantine History and history of Art.

He has worked on various archaeological excavations throughout Greece and has also worked as a tour guide and digitizer for the Benaki Museum's historical archives. In the last three years, he is a teacher of Greek as a Foreign Language.

He firmly believes that learning the Greek language, as in other languages, can be an entertaining and a creative journey.

At the same time he has experience as an administrative assistant in foreign language centers. He enjoys learning languages, cycling, traveling.

Afroditi Papantinou

Administration Coordinator

‘’Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.’’ – Albert Einstein

Afroditi is a graduate of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.

She is an experienced secretary and Personal Assistant for large educational institutions, expert in all aspects of educational administration, who knows how to solve all kinds of problems with her smile!

She is responsible, kind, positive and cooperative. She loves her job but above all she loves children and she communicates perfectly with them.

Ani Meladze

Administration Officer - Port
I am Ani Meladze and I am honored to be part of the admin team of Glossomatheia.

I have worked for 4 years for a large educational organization. I studied Maritime Studies and later worked as an intern at the Panhellenic Maritime Federation (PNO). I was recently a candidate for community councilor in the municipal elections. My interests are reading books, dance, decoration and working as an amateur digital creator on social media.

I am excited to be around the children.

I understand the needs of parents and children and I always try to solve their problems and listen to them carefully. The communication,the good mood and organization are the key to function a school and that's what I'm trying to do and I love what I do.

Afrodite Economou

Administration Officer
My name is Afrodite Economou and I study Business Administration at the University of Piraeus and I minor in Psychology at ACG.

I’m part of the admin team of the school. I used to be a student at glossomatheia and I loved the approach of this school. I also loved the people, who are my coworkers now, and the great environment the school has.

I’m very happy that I am a member of glossomatheia’s team.

Εlectra Panteli

Administration Officer
My name is Electra, I am a Musicology student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Experimental Music School of Pallini.

I have a degree in piano performance, I love classical music and literature, education and human interaction.

I am very happy to be a part of the admin team in Glossomatheia for its supportive and cooperative environment that I used to experience as a former student and its high level education system.

Anna Leptokariti

Administration Officer
I am Anna and I study Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business.

I enjoy being a part of Glossomatheia’s admin team due to its friendly working environment and innovative educational system, to which I am familiar as a former student.

I believe kindness, good intentions and a positive attitude are essential to an efficient collaboration.

Katerina Panteli

Administration Officer
My name is Katerina (Katia) Panteli and I have studied at the Angel Kanchev Law School of the University of Ruse, Bulgaria and worked as a secretary and office manager at the Association for Women's Rights of Sofia (NGO) for three years, at the Bulgarian Center for Human Rights for two years and at the Magistrate Training Center of the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria for four years (today’s National Institute of Justice).

I have full on experience in children occupation and upbringing and I speak 4 languages, Greek, English, Bulgarian (native) and Russian. I love communicating with children, quality cinema, reading books, theater, documentaries and sports.

I am really glad being a member of Glossomatheia’s team, the beloved language school, in which my children were students for years.

Maria Davou

Director of Studies/English teacher/ Teacher Educator

There is nothing more despicable than respect based on fear

Maria Davou is a teacher, teacher trainer and researcher. She has a BA in Philosophy, Cambridge DELTA, an MA in TESOL, St Michael’s College, Vermont, US and has studied for a PhD in Applied Linguistics at Lancaster University, UK. She has completed EdD courses at the University of Exeter, UK and is now completing her PhD in Athens. She holds an ESRC research award. Her research area is Second Language Acquisition. Her research interests include Language Development, Language Assessment, Multilingualism, Language Teaching and Pedagogy. She is also studying for an MBA in Educational Leadership at the University of Cumbria.

She studied SLA with Suzanne Flynn at MIT, Boston, US and completed an ALTE course on Speaking Assessment with Linda Taylor at the University of Valencia and an EALTA Summer school at the University of Sienna. She has more than twenty-five years experience in teaching, teacher training and syllabus design in Greece, the UK and the US. In Greece she has taught at the Teacher Education Centre, Hellenic American Union and is currently a professor for the Master’s in Applied Linguistics, Hellenic American University. She also teaches for the MA in Creative Writing at the university of Western Macedonia. She works as an educational consultant and an accredited trainer for private schools, publishing houses and Ministries of Education around the world.

Maria has been working as an oral examiner and an item writer for several exam boards. She has given a number of talks in conferences all over the world (AAAL, EALTA, ALTE, ALTAANZ, IATEFL, TESOL among them).

Maria strongly believes that teachers need to re-consider their role in education and learn a lot from their learners. She promotes educational values that have to do with freedom of the individual, student-centered methodologies, respect for the rights of children and the student’s voice in the classroom and the community, multicultural and multilingual environments. Maria has co-developed the innovative language education framework Deeper Learning. She is a co-founder and Trinity CertTESOL tutor for QUALIFY. Maria works against fascism, racism, nationalism, fanaticism, violence and hate speech.

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Angelos Evangelidis

Deeper Learning coordinator & Glossomatheia Hub Director

Nigh, sy to see and bye, for ever lie to frye and hide.

Angelos holds a BA hons in Philosophy from the American College of Greece and an rMA in Comparative Literary studies from the University of Amsterdam. He has also studied for a BSc at the National Technical University of Athens. He has completed a study abroad program in King's College of London and attended on scholarship an Honor’s Summer School at the University of Stanford, California.

He is interested in neuroscience, neuro and cognitive linguistics and the interaction between the human brain and the environment. Angelos has attended a variety of seminars on applied linguistics and has completed the Cambridge TKT course with success. He attended the Summer School on brain dynamics in Turkey.

He has also completed the course “Novel Writing” in Patakis School and is a published author. He is fully bilingual, loves communication and fun activities and believes language learning is a natural process that should be done in enjoyable ways.
He is the developer, designer and coordinator of the multi-awarded language education program Deeper Learning and he trains teachers all around Greece on it. He has presented his research on Deeper Learning in international conferences around Europe.

He also works as a teacher trainer for Glossomatheia Lab, teaching Creative Writing.
He has been teaching in Glossomatheia since 2011. He is also interested in Oral Language Assessment and has worked as an international examiner for Languagecert qualifications.

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Vicky Souitsmez

Head Teacher, English Teacher

Mistakes are proof that you are trying!

Vicky entered the fascinating world of teaching more than ten years ago and has been working for Glossomatheia since 2008. She has done training courses and attended seminars on language and background to language learning and teaching, lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching, managing the teaching and learning process.

She is a holder of the TKT Certificate (Teaching Knowledge Test) & the KAL Certificate (Knowledge About Language) held by the University of Cambridge with an excellent grade. She has also attended an Academic Writing and ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Course.

Last but not least, she’s a CELTA holder (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) also held by the University of Cambridge. Vicky is an experienced teacher in all levels and believes that learning is a never-ending process and it can be fun!!!

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Stella Theodoropoulou

English Teacher

“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.” ― Charles Dickens

Stella has studied English language and literature at the University of Athens and has completed her master’s degree in teaching English as a foreign/international language at the Hellenic Open University.

She has attended long-term training courses at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on teaching English to children with dyslexia, educational psychology and teaching English in pre-school and early school age. She has also attended the pioneering language learning framework Deeper Learning.

All the above for one purpose only, so that she can meet her students’ expectations from whom she draws the most important knowledge, that of love and acceptance.

She has worked with all age groups and has acquired theoretical and practical knowledge related to the developmental stage of children and their needs in terms of second/foreign language teaching. She has also prepared many students to participate in language examinations of various organizations.

She loves teaching, reading, travelling, going to museums and archaeological sites, concerts and theatre performances. She also loves animals and helps the animal welfare association in her area.
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Kleopatra Niki Goumenou Ntakaletsi

English teacher
Kleopatra is in her final year of studies in the English Language and Literature Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and believes in inclusive teaching.

As an educator, she considers it her duty to inspire trust in students, cultivate feelings of safety and community and, above all, to rely on communication and positive reinforcement. Her goal is to encourage her students to utilize their critical thinking and creativity because that is what makes her love learning too.

She wishes to leave the world better than how she found it.
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Virginia Blani

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Virginia is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Athens and holds a Master's Degree in Translation Studies from the University of Manchester.

In 2018 she completed her PhD at EKPA on teaching and the evaluation of the production of written speech (Writing). In addition to English and Greek, he also speaks German. She has worked as an English teacher in the private sector since 2006, in Vocational Training Institutions, at Police Academy and the Fire Brigade Academy.

Her main interests are teaching English mainly to children, the development of the skill of written production, issues related to the teaching of English for Special Purposes and the translation of technical texts. She has been involved in the design of a Fire brigade textbook that is currently being used as the main textbook for teaching English Fire Terminology at the Fire brigade Academy.

She has been a research assistant at the Research Center for Language Teaching and Language Assessment (RCeL) of the University of Athens and participated in the preparation of the State Certificate of Language Proficiency (CPG) exams for English.

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Eleni Evangelidi

Inquiring Minds Coordinator

Her motto is , "Think of what you want, not what you are afraid of."

Eleni holds a BA (hons) in Psychology from the American College of Greece, with a minor in Biology and she was also a student at the Math department at the University of Patras. She has also completed her MRes in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Amsterdam.

She is a holder of Cambridge TKT with excellent marks and the Trinity CertTESOL (level 5) teaching qualification. She has been working as a teacher in Glossomatheia for 6 years and has worked as an Activity Leader at Brighton College, UK.

Eleni is fully bilingual. She is interested in Educational Psychology, Neuropsychology and more specifically in issues related to memory and learning. She has presented her work on Epigenetics at the International Medical Education, Health Science and Patient Care Conference, 2020.

She is the designer and coordinator of the English language program 'inquiring Minds', an approach promoting learning English through thematic exploration of developmentally appropriate questions based on learner age.

She has attended several workshops on Teaching English Methodology as well as Special Education programs, learning differences or difficulties. She is a dancer, an athlete and into arts and music.

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Kelly Papazoglou

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Kelly is a graduate student of the Faculty of Classics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Educational Psychology from the American College of Greece (Deree).

She has also attended a specialization program on Special Education offered by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she has experience in differentiated instruction.

She has conducted a research project on gamification of learning, since she believes that having fun is necessary in the learning process. She likes learning foreign languages, playing the guitar and dancing rock n roll!

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Natassa Manitsa

English Teacher

"We can be Heroes, Just for one day..."

Natassa Manitsa holds a BA in Educational Psychology, a Diploma in Translation and British Studies, a Diploma in Marketing & Communications, a Diploma in Digital and Social Media Marketing, and an MSc in School Psychology.

She has been an English teacher, a school owner, a keen blogger, a radio producer, a site chief editor, a teacher trainer, an author, and a translator for more than 25 years. She has travelled extensively, delivering seminars and workshops all over Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

For the last 15 years, she has been the Media & Communications Manager of Express Publishing, a Senior Teacher Trainer, and the Chief Editor of the Teacher’s Corner site of Express Publishing. She is also the creator, producer, and co-presenter of the educational podcast Teacher’s Coffee.

She believes that LIFE is the question and LOVE is the answer.
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Rea Balali

English Teacher

Do What You Love. Love What You Do.

Rea is an enthusiastic, passionate, and loving educator, currently completing an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the Hellenic American University.

Her rich educational background, including studies in Childhood and Youth Studies at the Open University Milton Keynes, a CertTESOL from Trinity College London, a TEFL Certificate (100 hours) from the British Council, a Montessori and drama background, has equipped her with the skills to deliver engaging and fun lessons that foster positive and inclusive learning environments.

She has been teaching EFL for over twenty-five years. Her broad experience ranges from Young Learners to Adults, from Exam (Cambridge, Michigan, Trinity, IELTS) and General English to Business English and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In the last six years she has been working with international educational institutions (BH College, Bede’s, EF Languages, Ardmore) as Senior Teacher and Director of Studies teaching ESL to students from multicultural backgrounds in the UK. She is also a mentor and supervisor to undergraduate student teachers during their TEFL practicum and Teaching Practice course.

She regularly attends TESOL workshops and conferences and has a keen interest in Inclusive Practices in Education, Second Language Acquisition, Multilingualism and Plurilingualism, and Digital Literacies.

Rea is a great communicator, dedicated to meeting the linguistic, social, and emotional needs of her students. She aims to create engaging, highly inspirational, and inclusive environments that enable students to grow their love of learning, feel empowered and reach their potential. She loves dancing and drawing. She is a proud mother, a dreamer, a life-long learner, and a digital immigrant with an eye on the future.

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Andriani Argyropoulou

English Teacher

''The best way to predict your future is to create it.''

Andriani has a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed the student practice teaching and mentor training program at Arsakeia – Tositseia Schools of Ekali.

She has attended a specialization program on Learning Difficulties and Behaviour Problems at postgraduate level. She is an eager learner so she continues her training in Special Education through a distance learning seminar offered by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is also a certified instructor of the psycho-pedagogic test for learning difficulties, AthenaTest.

She has been teaching English since 2006 in all levels ranging from young learners to adults. She has a great experience in teaching English as a foreign language to students with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia.She has worked in several language schools as well as in private schools such as MairyArgyri – Laimou Kindergarten and Primary School.

She strongly believes that there are no boundaries in learning and she is trying to prove this every day to her students and herself. That was her motivation to study the Sign Language too. She loves challenges, travelling, dancing, reading books and any kind of experience that will help her improve as a person and an educator.

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Eimie Koyios

English Teacher
Eimie was born in the USA. She has studied English Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has taken part in a student practice teaching and mentor training program regarding methods and practices in TEFL-ELT, at Arsakeia-Tosotseia Schools.

She has been teaching English as a foreign language since 2009, in levels ranging from young learners to adults and has been working in language schools and private schools such as Argyri Laimou Schools. She is a certified oral examiner for exam bodies such as Cambridge Assessment English.

She has participated in seminars on teaching students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning difficulties such as Special Education and ICT : Psychometric Tools and Intervention Methodologies (N.C.S.R DEMOCRITOS) and has attended various TESOL seminars on differentiated instruction.

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Marcia Attart

English Teacher
My name is Marcia Attart and I am a teacher of English, (English Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens).

I have been teaching English in foreign language schools from a young age, while attending teaching methodology courses and seminars, mainly focusing on differentiated instruction.

Since I have always loved English, I try to pass this love on to my students, through my work. I believe that every student has unique strengths and gifts which should be recognized and embraced in order for them to bring out their best.

I love psychology, learning foreign languages and reading, as well as exercising in any way that brings me close to nature.

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Eleni Kalpia - Ilia

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Eleni has a BA in English Language and Literature from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an MA in Applied Linguistic - TESOL from Hellenic American University, USA for which she received the President's Award for Academic Achievement.

She also holds an Advanced Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Hellenic American College and an Advanced Professional Certificate in Diagnosis and Intervention of Specific Learning Difficulties accredited by Pearson. In addition, she is a certified oral and written examiner for Hellenic American University English examinations and has attended numerous seminars and workshops relevant to her field.

Eleni is interested in enhancing learners' creativity, autonomy, and love for the English language as a means for self-expression, connection with the world, and intercultural communication.

She is into poetry and creative writing with participation in publications during her undergraduate studies and has also participated in group photography exhibitions.

She likes comedy, playing music, singing, and travelling.

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Leta Pyrri

English Teacher
Leta has started teaching English since she was still a student when she used to help younger learners with their homework.

She has attended numerous courses and seminars about the English language, teaching and classroom management. She worked for many years at Oxford University Press, Greek office, and she has a deep knowledge of the ELT industry.

She was a school owner of a branch of a great foreign languages school chain for over five years. This has helped her gain great knowledge of the foreign language field in Greece. She is a CertTESOL holder from the Trinity College London.

Leta has been in the ELT for more then two decades. She loves teaching affectionate juniors, enthusiastic schoolchildren, interested and interesting teenagers and stressed adult students equally.
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Giannis Athanassiou

English Teacher
Giannis was born in London. He is a graduate of the faculty of Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Law. He is studying Philology, as a second Bachelor’s degree, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Yannis participated for three years in the Workshop of Creating Writing that is organized by Patakis Publications. Short stories of his have been published in literary magazines and edited volumes. He is interested in the role of literature in education and the revamping of its teaching methodology, so that it can stimulate the interest of learners, while contributing in a deeper understanding of the taught language.

He believes that if you teach a subject you are passionate about, you can make learners fall in love with it.

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Faye Savva

English Teacher

I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance — E. E. Cummings

Faye holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an MA in Applied Linguistics from the Hellenic American University and a second MA in Anglophone Literature and Culture from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has worked in many language schools and colleges, and regularly attends seminars on contemporary methods of teaching and educational psychology.

Faye believes that the best way to learn English is through creative writing, music, games and self-exploration. She prioritizes students’ needs and aims to create a learning environment of respect and solidarity, where students feel happy, self-confident, accepted and free to make their own choices. For all these reasons, she wanted to become a member of Glossomatheia—and because of her love for Glossobooks, of course!

Faye enjoys watching movies, drawing, listening to radio dramas, playing board games, walking around Athens in summer and tasting different types of cuisines, always wondering how these experiences can be integrated into her next lesson.

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Evi Stasinou

English Teacher

"I am convinced that the best learning takes place when the learner takes charge. Seymour Papert"

My name is Evi, and I’m an English language teacher with a degree in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, including Erasmus studies at the University of Osnabrück.

I am currently completing a master’s degree in digital transformation in education. I have a strong focus on inclusive education and educational technology, supported by numerous seminars and certifications.

I also have experience as a SEN English teacher. I believe in the individuality of each learner and strive to create an engaging and personalized learning environment.

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Tatiana Tsironi

English Teacher

Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly. Morticia Addams

Tatiana Tsironi is a trilingual teacher, whose love for teaching started at ‘ Collège Franco-Hellènique Saint- Paul’. With a master I degree from the prestigious Sorbonne University, and a Bachelor’s degree from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she specialized in English and French language and literature she is also a skilled IB literature tutor.

Her academic background is further enriched by her active participation in numerous seminars, workshops, and conferences, focusing on the latest developments in language teaching, innovative pedagogical methods, and educational technologies.

Through her innovative teaching methods and infectious enthusiasm for languages, Tatiana Tsironi is not only shaping the minds of her students but also fostering a love for learning that extends beyond the classroom. Her dedication to creating a colorful and inspiring learning environment empowers her students to reach their full potential while fostering a love for learning.

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Mata Marra

English Teacher

She grows plants in her garden named " Voltaire".

Mata Marra studied ballet, classical indian dance, contemporary dance and yoga. She attended workshops on puppetry and drama in education. Αs a dancer, choreographer and teacher she has worked with the national theater of Greece, museum of Greek children's art,Porta theater, morfes ekfrasis theater, theatrical group of deaf " crazy colours", ancient orchesis study group, public and private schools, Gaia museum and more.

She has given seminars to educators on the use of creative movement as a learning tool. She has written articles for the “Contemporary Kindergarden” magazine. She teaches english language through arts, in kindergartens.

She loves Glossomatheia s Deeper Learning program and she attends it every year. She loves nature and she explores how body movement can make us deeply understand the world
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Amalia Chaziraki

English Teacher

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” Xun Kuang

Amalia has been teaching English for more than ten years and hopes to continue for many more. She started teaching with the traditional methods, then changed perspective after working at American Community Schools as a shadow teacher and an EFL teacher. From then on, she continues to evolve as a teacher.

For the past few years she is working in the field of experiential education, on a bilingual program for pre-schoolers, called Young Vines in Stamata. She believes that outdoor education should be included in all school programs for all ages.

She is a university of Athens graduate, specialized in English-French translation. She is now completing the CertTesol from Trinity College and she is on the first year of her MA in “The Teaching of English as a foreign/international language”.
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Aggeliki Megariti

English Teacher

“Every perfect traveler always creates the country where they travel” Nikos Kazantzakis

Angeliki holds a BA hons in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is currently completing her M.Ed. on Teaching English as a Foreign Language, as well as the Trinity CertTESOL teaching qualification. She has attended a number of seminars on educational drama, psychology, learning difficulties, as well as Deeper Learning.

Fairytales and mysteries are her great love. Having attended a long-duration Fairytale Creative Writing workshop, she is about to visit UCL to attend a module on Fairytales and their Retellings. She is a volunteer for Reading to the Others, an organization that makes stories accessible to people who cannot read for themselves.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, going to the theatre, learning languages and playing escape rooms.

Angeliki loves to teach in all the ways students love to learn, having her students as fellow-travelers in her fairytales and holding their hands as they enter their own. A young Glossomatheia student’s remark “You are the most smiling teacher I have ever seen” captures her attitude towards learning and teaching.

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Simos Kalfas

Teacher of English
Simos holds an MSci in Biochemistry from University College London and is currently studying Political Science and Sociology in the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.

After completing his IB diploma, he spent 7 years in London studying and working in the field of Biochemistry. Having returned to Athens, he is focusing on exploring his interests that didn’t get a chance to flourish, mainly through his masters and pursuing teaching.

He sees teaching English as the perfect platform for reading and talking about a wide variety of subjects and issues, in a way tailored to each student’s aspirations as closely as possible. Based on his personal experience, he deeply believes that language learning is most effective when the language is actually being used in real situations.

The best method to simulate that in a classroom is to read, play, and talk in ways that are naturally engaging. This is the atmosphere Simos strives to create in each of his classes.

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Evangelos Sarris

Teacher of English

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Vaggelis Saris holds a bachelor’s degree in Primary School Education from the University of Patras and a master’s degree in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Essex. His experience as an English teaching assistant in Rome prompted him to broaden his horizons in English language teaching. He started working as an English teacher in recognized language centers in Heraklion, Crete.

Additionally, every summer he travels to Bristol, United Kingdom, to teach at one of the most renowned private schools in England, providing quality education. Vaggelis believes that education is a diverse and a living organism that constantly evolves, which is why he never stops training and developing in his field. Thus, he obtained a certification in Special Education and Training from the University of the Aegean, as well as a certification in the Braille writing system.

Currently, he holds the title of Qualified Teacher Status from the United Kingdom and is a certified oral examiner for language proficiency certificates. His ambitions and dreams do not end here; he is a person with vision and genuine passion for what he does. Therefore, since 2022, he has been pursuing his second degree in English Language and Teaching from the University of Greenwich.

His need for expressing himself in various ways makes him a creative educator who never misses an opportunity to discover new and enjoyable learning methods. He supports that teaching is an art that takes on various forms; it is not just a job, which he demonstrates daily through the time he dedicates to it. He supports and respects his students as individuals, recognizing their individual needs. According to his beliefs, an educator should show empathy and understanding towards their students' needs, demonstrate sensitivity, and provide support and guidance.

He is a sociable character who loves to travel, discover new places, peoples, and their cultures. Every journey is a new experience and an opportunity for personal and professional growth. He is a sensitive and dedicated educator who always ensures he is there for his students, adapting his teaching methods based on their needs.
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Katerina Aspioti

Head Teacher, English Teacher
Katerina is a graduate of the faculty of English Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds an MA in Technologies of Learning and Communication and STEAM Education. She is a dedicated and passionate educator with extensive experience in teaching English to a diverse range of learners.

With nearly 15 years of teaching experience, she has worked with adult learners, teenagers, and young learners, fostering their language skills and promoting a love for English.

She has attended various teaching method and creativity seminars. She continually seeks opportunities to enhance her teaching strategies and create dynamic and engaging learning experiences for her students.

As a lifelong learner herself, Katerina believes that education is a transformative process that empowers both students and teachers to make a positive impact on the world. She prioritizes the development of critical thinking skills, self-expression, and experiential learning in her classroom, encouraging students to explore, question, and discover.

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Maria Elioti

English Teacher
Maria is a graduate student of the faculty of English language and literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

She has successfully completed the practical teaching course of the faculty at Glossomatheia. She is greatly interested in the general involvement in different fields through the foreign language learning process and in building children’s awareness of social, scientific and environmental issues.

She believes that foreign languages can become a part of the student’s linguistic identity when they come in contact with the target language’s culture and interesting topics that allow for its natural acquisition.

Maria loves literature and writing, nature, philosophy and science, so she wants to incorporate them in her lessons!
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Nikos Sakkadakis

English Teacher
Nikos was born in Crete. He lived in London since he was 18 years old, receiving his FD in Art & Design from the University of Arts London, after which he studied and worked in London for 9 years. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art and a Master Degree in Philosophy of Art from Goldsmiths University of London.

He specialised in filmmaking, creativity writing and multimedia installations. He has taken part in creative writing seminar where he organised a workshop titled: “Algorithmic Poetry”. Recently he has been academically involved with philosophy, the arts and sciences.

His interest in teaching started while helping students prepare for their applications in art degrees in English universities. He believes that talking about art cultivates new expressive modes beyond classical English learning. He aspires to show that a deep knowledge of a language is not without purpose, instead it fosters free and critical thinking.

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Pelina Petrocheilou

English Teacher
I studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at the Faculty of Russian Language and Philology and Slavic Studies. I am also a holder of Trinity CertTESOL (level 5) teaching qualification.

For me teaching is not just a work but a passion that I always wanted to fulfill. I love working with children while making the learning process fun, interactive and adjustable to every student’s need. Creativity and patience are key words of me.

I love traveling and exploring the world, learning about different cultures and language.

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Marialena Varela

English Teacher

“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

Marialena graduated from the English Language and Literature Department in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is also a postgraduate student in Lancaster University and is completing her first novella as part of her portfolio for an MA in Creative Writing. She has been teaching English as a second language for 15 years and believes that teaching is a creative process that needs to break the established notions and focus on acquiring the language naturally through literature, films, songs, art, drama etc.

Marialena has also completed a Film Directing seminar and has directed a short film. She also writes poems and short stories and likes to encourage students to embrace their creative aspect.

She is convinced that all the beautiful nuances of a language do not fit in the confined spaces of regular textbooks and the acquiring process is an exciting journey that entails so much more than just grammatical rules and structures.

Among her interests is volunteering in an animal welfare group because she believes in a world where every living creature is treated with kindness and dignity.

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Elfia Mpezou - Vrakatseli

Francais & English Teacher

The time you enjoy wasting is not a wasted time

Elfia a étudié à NTUA à Athènes et à l'Université de Toulouse, en France. Elle enseigne la langue française depuis trois ans et elle est spécialisée dans l'éducation des petits enfants.

Elle est aussi responsable, avec Angelos, du club de journalisme de notre école. Elle a fini l'école primaire "Montessori"- ce qu'il l'a aidé à définir ses principes pédagogiques- et puis, elle a étudié à Pierce College.

Elle croit en l'apprentissage expérientiel et elle enrichit la leçon d'informations culturelles, de jeux, de projets, de multimédia et d'activités. Elle s'occupe également de la musique (études théoriques supérieures), de la danse et du cinéma.

Elle aime voyager, lire des livres, apprendre des langues étrangères, regarder des films français et, bien sûr, la cuisine française.

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Panagiotis Georgantas

English teacher

Encourage your kids because you have no idea what they are truly capable of

Panagiotis holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Hellenic American University, minoring Translation, and he is currently a student in the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics/TESOL program at the same university.

He has successfully completed the TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test), and KAL (Knowledge about Language) held by the University of Cambridge, while he is also a holder of the Advanced Diploma in TESOL - LEVEL 5 (Methodology / Language Awareness).

Panagiotis has also attended the two-year program in Translation at Hellenic American College, while he has been working as a freelance translator since 2015, volunteering in various projects such as offering translation services to the website of Faros.

He is a lifelong learner and has taken part in numerous educational seminars on teaching children with learning difficulties such as Dyslexia and ADHD, as well as webinars held by the British Council such as Teaching for Success – Exploring English – English in Early Childhood, etc.

He is also interested in stories, music, and drama in education and has completed relevant courses held by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been teaching in Glossomatheia since 2014.
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Nefeli- Maria Andredaki

English teacher

“Your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” Toni Morrison

Maria-Nefeli Andredaki is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature from the University of Athens. She successfully completed her practicum at Glossomatheia.

She has attended psychology seminars at Panteion University and currently volunteers at an English online magazine as second Editor-in-Chief and columnist. She is passionate about books, writing and amplifying marginalized voices.

She believes that children’s literature is the key to eliminating discrimination everywhere.

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Thisvi Papanastasiou

English Teacher
Thisvi has completed her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature in Newcastle University, as well as, her postgraduate degree in Magazine Journalism in Kingston University.

She studied and worked in London for 10 years. More specifically, she has worked in several online and published magazines. She holds the TESOL certificate from Trinity College. Nowadays, she teaches english to children and adults in Greece and abroad.

In her free time she likes reading books, traveling and attending as many concerts as she can.

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Stavroula Kampakou

English teacher
Stavroula Kampakou is an English teacher with nearly 25 years of experience, with a deeply student-centered approach to education. Her passion for teaching stems from her own struggles as a child with dyslexia. Instead of being discouraged by the challenges she faced, she used them as fuel to inspire her students, helping them overcome their own obstacles and discover personal paths to success.

She holds a degree in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master’s in Special Education from the University of Nicosia. For over 15 years, she has been developing innovative teaching materials and interactive educational games designed to enhance the learning experience and engage students on a deeper level.

Stavroula has attended numerous seminars on learning difficulties, classroom management, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). She has also led professional development seminars and workshops for organizations such as TESOL, IP, and PALSO. Her work on teaching English as a second language has been featured in publications both in Greece and the United States.

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Stella Alikioti

English Teacher

The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.

Stella is a BA graduate from New York College with special merits in Business English and Marketing. She is a CELTA certified teacher and she loves travelling and teaching English in highly diverse contexts.

She has been working as an online and onsite ESL tutor ever since 2010. She has attended seminars and training courses on SEN (special educational needs), CLT (communicative approach teaching), Mono and Multi – lingual ESL classroom approach and Teaching through Drama in Melbourne, Birmingham and Hellas.

She has completed and acquired certificates on the core modules of TKT 1, 2 & 3 held by the University of Cambridge, as well as, the specialist module TKT KAL with an embedded ESP course (English for Specific Purposes) and Academic Writing. She speaks 4 languages and is currently learning Swedish and Python Programming Language.

She has attended various courses on drawing, philosophy, and creative drama. She is currently attending an online course on Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges (Lund University) and has recently completed an online course on Digital Learning (Deakin University, Australia).

She loves learning new things and meeting new people and her favourite motto is: “The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.”
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Eirini Bakogianni

English Teacher

“There is no failure! Failure is only feedback!”

Eirini has a BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, Greece with emphasis to Theoretical and Applied Linguistics.

She completed her MSc in TESOL with Merit from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She also has worked for the British Council as an English language assistant in Spain, where she worked as an English teacher for 2 years.

Eirini has attended a wide range of seminars/ conferences about alternative ways of teaching through music, drawing, creative play, CLIL etc., as well as the role of Educational Psychology and its applications in the classroom.

She is deeply interested in learning more about Forest Pedagogy and has attended experiential seminars in a natural environment. Furthermore, Critical Literacy and Pedagogy in the Greek classroom (which is her dissertation’s subject) is of her great interests and an issue of further future research. Eirini loves kids, travelling, self-awareness books, board games, dancing and people who know how to love and have no fear!

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Danae Chatzigianni

English Teacher

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela

Danae is a graduate of the faculty of Linguistics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She holds a Master’s degree in General and Comparative Literature from the University of Edinburgh. She lived in Edinburgh for five years, studying and working. A few years ago she moved back to Athens.

She is currently finishing her second BA in English Language and Literature at the University of Athens. She always knew that education was her calling. She has a long teaching experience in all levels ranging from young learners to adults. When she was in Edinburgh she worked as a teacher in the Hellenic School of St. Andrews as well as in secondary public schools.

As a teacher her aspiration is to contribute to the holistic development of her students, to ensure their academic progress and support the accomplishment of their goals. She also aims to further her personal development by working in a professional and collegial environment. Enthusiasm, passion, creativity and patience are amongst the key qualities that define her as an educator.
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Anthia Flerianou

English Teacher
Anthia Flerianou holds a Master in Naval Architecture and Engineering. While completing her studies, she started teaching children English. She is a passionate educator with extensive experience in teaching kids.

She is greatly interested in Chinese culture and literature. She also attended a summer seminar “Teaching Chinese to foreigners” in Beijing. As she can speak Chinese, she also teaches the Greek language to Chinese speaking people.

She loves travelling and exchanging experiences.

Anthia believes that the most important goal, is to make learning fun, once this is achieved, school will be children’s favourite place to be.

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Panagiota Vampoula

English Teacher

“Whatever you do in life, if you support it with passion and embrace it with love, it is certain that your goal has been accomplished!”

Panagiota has been teaching English since 1992. She is a DOTE RSA (Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English), CELTA, Train the Trainer, Introductory Methods Course and Translation from and into Greek Certificate of Proficiency in English holder.

She has just completed the Master`s in Applied Linguistics TESOL (MAAL TESOL ) , (2021_2023). She has attented numerous seminars e.g. Classroom Management, the Methodology of the English Language Teaching, Students’ Learning Difficulties, Technology in the English Language Teaching, Online Teaching, and Teaching English to Students with Dyslexia (University of Athens).

She has worked as a Director of Studies, she has done volunteer teaching in multilingual classes and she has worked as an English teacher in Bradfield College and Oxford Brookes University in the UK. She is a Speaking Examiner for Hellenic American Union (HAU), University of Cambridge English Language Assessment, Esolnet Hellas and an Online Speaking and Writing Examiner for OIETC, an examination body in the UK. She is also a CertTESOL Course Tutor for Qualify.

Panagiota has a strong personality but she is a sensitive person as well, she is passionate with her work, she likes setting new goals and evolving, she loves reading, cooking, meeting her friends, taking care of her family and relaxing by the sea while enjoying the sunset.

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Nagia Chatzigianni

English Teacher
Naya is an English Teacher, an educator and an artist.

She holds a University Degree in Pedagogy, Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Studies. She has has been teaching in schools in the Uk, London and also had the amazing experience of being an educator in a forest school.

She has been teaching children of different age groups in Greece, working in kindergarten and primary schools. Furthermore, she has participated in a Unesco exchanging program as a selected volunteer in teaching children in the small villages of Holloko in Hungary ( European Voluntary Teaching Program in English Language -EVS ) and had an Internship as a practicioner in teaching English in kindergarten , in Brno, Czech Republic .

She holds a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and has completed the Key Stage Teaching Course , as well as attending several seminars like Safeguarding Children, Paediatric First Aid Training British Red Cross (UK) and more. She loves fine arts and embodies crafts, music and kinaesthetic activities in her lessons, in order to help students express themselves, learn English in a variety of ways and enjoy the whole process of learning !

She believes that being a teacher, sharing knowledge, love, light and kindness, contributes to making this world a better place. Because children can do this, they are the future.

You may say she is a dreamer , but she is not the only one .
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Iris Sofikiti

Teacher of English
✨ Iris is a vibrant and creative English teacher with 14 years of experience! Along with her degrees in Social and Educational Policy from the University of Peloponnese, Pedagogical Studies from Dundee, Scotland, and a Masters in Educational Leadership from Nicosia, Cyprus, she's always on the move, currently studying English Language and Literature at New York College.

Iris brings fun, creativity, and a love for arts and crafts into her lessons, constantly designing new projects, decorations, and resources to keep her students engaged. 🌟 Her superpower? Keeping the classroom vibrant and exciting! But there's more! Iris is not just an English teacher; she's also a pastry enthusiast 🍰, known for whipping up sweet treats, and when she's not teaching, she's either dancing, singing, or exploring the world. 🌍💃✨ The real question is—does she dance and sing outside the classroom or inside, too? 🤔🎶

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Thanos Theodoridis

English Teacher
Thanos has earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies of the University of Athens with specializations in History, Society and Geopolitical Analysis and then participated in a graduate’s program for competency in teaching Turkish as a second/foreign language at the same faculty.

He then continued with a course in teaching Greek as a second/foreign language at the University of Aegean and a course in Translation and Editing of texts in English at the University of Athens, while he has also worked extensively as translator and editor of texts in English and Greek. Currently, he is working on a Master's degree in Political Science and Sociology at the University of Athens, with an ambitious eye toward a future PhD.

He has been teaching English since his first undergrad years. His core belief centers around foreign language learning being a means to build bridges of understanding, fostering meaningful connections across borders and facilitating the collective journey towards a more inclusive world. Committed to promoting multilingualism, multiculturalism, tolerance and the fight against fascism, conservatism of any kind, discriminations and hate speech, he views every classroom as an opportunity to celebrate diversity and cultivate an environment of exploration where each student feels valued and with a voice that matters.

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Vana Zachari

English Teacher
I have been teaching and translating since 1998.I have an interest in philosophy and travelling and these are the fields in which I specialize as a translator.I am fond of children and I cherish the way they look upon the world.I have taught all levels at accredited language schools for the past 25 years.

I am a holder of a CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE IN TRANSLATION,DIPLOMAIN TRANSLATION,CERTIFICATE IN BRIRISH STUDIES,CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING BY BRITISH COUNCIL.

Ι have attended numerous seminars,workshops on teaching,methodology and learning difficulties.I am a holder of Cambridge TKT with top scores.

I have been exercising and dancing.I am married and I have a daughter.
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Christina Koukouli

English Teacher
Christina holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as an MPhil with distinction in Comparative Literature from Trinity College Dublin. She actively participates in academia as an independent scholar and her research focuses on the role and depictions of the natural environment in world literature.

Her teaching philosophy centers around creating a friendly and inclusive environment that fosters student engagement and participation while integrating elements of literature, arts and culture to develop learners’ knowledge and critical thinking skills.

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Anna Fritzela

English Teacher
Anna was born in Piraeus and describes herself as a typical member of generation X. She has been in EFL for over 25 years and takes pride in her role as a mother of three human children and a foster mum of numerous cats.

Her career in the EFL started in Piraeus at the Papaeliou schools of Foreign Languages as an RSA / Cambridge Certificate of Overseas Teachers of English holder and taught students of all levels, ages and educational backgrounds.

She is now a new member in the Glossomatheia teaching team and aspires to improve both as a person and an ELT tutor.

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Antonia Mamasoula

English Teacher
I am Antonia and I hold a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During my last year of university I completed my practice teaching in Glossomatheia where I got inspired to experiment with alternative methodologies in teaching.

Wanting to gain more practical experience, I spent half a year in Catalonia doing an internship as a Language Assistant in a school that combined multiple methodologies (such as the Montessori one), and focused on social emotional learning.

I am currently teaching English and Art and I truly believe that the best way to learn is through playing and exploring new things.

In my free time I love drawing, reading books, and travel as much as I can.

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Marisa Farmaki

English Teacher

To see a World in a Grain of Sand

I am an actor and director. I have worked as an assistant for Stella Adler’s Studio of Acting Shakespeare Intensive Programme in New York City; as assistant director to J.G.Rubin on Ibsen’s A Doll House at the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research; as assistant director to D. Karantzas on The Persians at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. I myself have directed Albert Camus’ The Just Assasins, and am currently directing and playing in Romeo & Juliet, a part of Glossomatheia’s Suitcase Stories project. I am also a working actor in Athens, I have a cat and I love rollerblading and drawing.

A common saying in my world is that theatre is like a game, but a serious one. It’s not easy, but it’s simple. It’s about exploration, trial and error and constantly asking questions. And of course, at its core, it’s about learning how to communicate and connect.

I really believe in learning out of curiosity, and with tenderness. I will be teaching a Deeper Learning class on Shakespeare this year, and I cannot wait to explore this universe along with the students and form our very own Shakespeare Company. Shakespeare is meant to be spoken, heard, brought to life. Communicated. Let’s knock the Bard off that pedestal, and meet with him - I think we might find he just wants to play.

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Maro Liapi

English Teacher
Maro is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature of Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has lived and worked abroad, with starting point Czech Republic, where she participated in the Erasmus program and attended poetry and literature courses, and Malta where she worked in English speaking positions, resulting in mingling with the locals.

She's actively engaged with music. She is a guitar player and a song writer. She is also a professional singer, the leading vocalist of her group Lotus Flower, as well as singer at several musical combos. Her musical engagement, her passion for jazz and the embodiment of music in education, is an academic motive that fascinates her.

Her motto is "Art can be a magical educational tool and a unique means that makes English learning a fun activity. Through experientalism, English has to be a-looking forward- moment for the learner, and not an asthmatic chase of certificates".

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Azat Dοurgoutian

Teacher of French

Azat is a graduate of the French Philology department of the Kapodistrian University of Athens and has attended courses at the University of Lyon at Lyon Lumière 2 with an emphasis on oral and written language and French culture.

She has been a coordinator of all levels for a number of years at the Papaeliou School and has 25 years of teaching experience at all levels. She has also worked in TEE and IEK in the aesthetic, tourism and shipping sectors. She is an approved examiner for the language proficiency certificates DELF, DALF, SORBONNE of the French Institute of Athens.

She holds a Proficiency-University of Cambridge as well as a computer proficiency certificate.

She has attended seminars and trainings as well as the 9-month School Psychology seminar of the University of the Aegean. She enjoys keeping up to date with new teaching methods and using digital teaching methods to engage her students. She speaks 4 languages French, English, Armenian and Italian.

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Lena Papatheodorou

Professeure de Francais
Je m'appelle Lena Papatheodorou et je suis diplômée de l'Université d'Athènes, à la faculté de la Langue et Littérature Française. J'ai également étudié le théâtre à l'école d'art dramatique Kabanelli.

Pour moi, le français et le théâtre sont liés et c'est pourquoi j'incorpore l'art du théâtre dans mes cours avec des jeux théâtraux, des exercices de concentration, de l'improvisation, etc. La langue est un organisme vivant, elle ne peut pas se limiter aux livres.

J'aime travailler avec les enfants et j'ai traité des étapes du développement dans les premières années.

Je suis maman depuis quatre ans maintenant, ce qui a changé ma perspective et je pense que cela m'aidera encore plus dans mon travail avec les enfants. Je parle aussi anglais et allemand car j'ai vécu quelques années en Allemagne.

La phrase qui m’ exprime est la citation de Maria Montessori : Si un enfant ne peut pas apprendre comme nous enseignons, nous devrions peut-être enseigner comment il apprend.
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Katerina Toumpanaki

Professeure de Francais
Devenir enseignant c est exercer un metier passionant et exigeant.
Ayant obtenu mon diplome de Lettres et langues francaises en 2004, universite Kapodistriakon d Athenes, j ai decide de preparer un Master Recherche sur la Litterature francaise.

Diplomee en 2005 Master Recherche " La litterature et ses marges" Universite de Nantes departement des lettres modernes.

J etais donc certaine que j avais choisi une orientation loin d etre une tache aisee. Depuis plusieurs ans je travaille comme prof Dans des ecoles de Langues et je donne des cours a des enfants comme aussi a des adultes.

Transmettre son savoir, partager ses connaissances et mettre en contact mes eleves avec la France, la culture, le people et son histoire est une mission de la plus grande importance.

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Maria Kanellopoulou

Teacher of French

The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go

Coucou! I’m Maria and and I graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. I also hold a Master degree from the University of Angers, in France and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on Language Teachers in Europe : Training for the Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Schools. I teach French through games and playful activities. I have worked in kindergartens teaching French language through the Montessori approach, but I have also taught Greek to French speakers.

My role is to encourage children to learn in autonomy through their own experiences, to help them conceptualise in french language, to aid them develop their own learning strategies and build their identity through the foreign language, to motivate them, to cultivate their creative and critical thinking, to encourage a positive environment where they feel relaxed, valorized and finally to make learning a creative journey.

As for my personal interests, I like traveling, books, french movies and aerial dancing.

I believe that we learn by playing since only then we start to explore, learn, collaborate, respect each other and discover ourselves.

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Penny Takorou

Francais & English Teacher
My name is Penny and I graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. I also hold a Master degree from the University of Angers, in France and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, entitled : Language Teachers in Europe : Training for the Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Schools.

Since 2014 I have been teaching French and English to children, teenagers and adults but I have also taught Greek to French speakers.

My goal as a teacher is to: ✔️make learning more enjoyable, ✔️create a positive teaching-learning environment where students can inspire each other and develop their soft skills, ✔️valorize the strengths of my students, ✔️diagnose their needs and respond to them, ✔️motivate my students to resolve their doubts and ✔️ ️promote creativity and critical thinking. Moreover, recognizing the need for continuous training and professional development of a teacher, I have attended numerous seminars based on both school psychology, learning difficulties and school conflict management, as well as new teaching methods.

As for my personal interests, I like traveling, music, literature, theater and volunteering. I also like learning new languages because I believe that learning a foreign language opens our minds to new ways of approaching life.

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Stefania Kapassa

Professeure de Francais
Je m'appelle Stefania Kapassa et je suis diplômée du département de langue et littérature françaises de la faculté de philosophie de l'Université Nationale et Kapodistrienne d'Athènes. En 2014, j'ai terminé mes études en éducation préscolaire et en éducation.

Depuis lors, je suis systématiquement impliquée dans l'occupation créative des enfants d'âge préscolaire et les plus âgés.

Je préconise l'apprentissage par l'expérience au moyen de jeux et d'activités agréables pour les enfants, visant non seulement à apprendre la langue elle-même, mais aussi à les mettre en contact avec la culture et la culture qu'elle apporte. Après tout, la langue, outre sa fonction de base - la communication - est un vecteur de la culture de son peuple.

À mon avis, ce n'est que par l'approche expérimentale de la matière que l'apprentissage se fait sans effort et est réellement assimilé par les élèves.

J'ai participé à de nombreux séminaires sur l'éducation préscolaire et la psychologie de l'enfant.
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Dora Sindona

English Teacher

‘Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.’ Maya Angelou

Dora holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she hasn’t always liked English. Maybe it’s because from her early school years it was all about testing. This totally changed when she started teaching kids, teens and adults and she loved the sharing of ideas and interaction.

For the past 15 years she has worked in private schools and a language school where she has helped students successfully pass English exams. She has been employed as a teacher of English in the Greek Air Force Academy. She has also made extensive use of the CLIL method and has introduced English in preschool kids through theatrical play and playful lessons. She believes that a teacher that is determined and deeply loves being a fellow traveler for learners, can get the best out of each and every student.

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Dimitris Chrissis

German Teacher
Ich habe alle Stufen der deutschen Bildung besucht und habe einen Hochschulabschluss absolviert. Gleichzeitig nahm ich an Seminare des Unterrichtens und der Linguistik teil.

Mit dem Studiumabschluss habe ich weiter Deutsch in deutschen Schulen unterrichtet und das Gleiche vollschreite ich hier in Girechenland.

In meiner Freizeit lese ich Literatur und beschäftige mich mit Fussball, weil ich vor einigen Jahren professionell aktiv war.

Meine Theorie ist, dass die Vereinfachung der Fremdsprache die grösste Rolle für ihr Erwerb und ihre Vertiefung spielt.

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Paraskevi Gonidi

German Teacher

Das Glück ist das Einzige, das sich verdoppelt, wenn man es teilt.

Paraskevi Gonidi ist eine ausgezeichnete Absolvent der Fakultät für frühkindliche Bildung der Nationalen Kapodistrias-Universität in Athen.

Sie hat ein sechsmonatiges Praktikum im griechischen Parlament absolviert. Zudem, besitzt sie die Diplome “Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)” und “Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom”.

Auch, hat sie Kenntnisse in der russischen Sprache. Sie beschäftigt sich nicht nur mit Psychologie und spezieller Ausbildung, sondern auch mit Einführungsseminaren für kreatives Schreiben. Sie liebt Kunst und Literatur.

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Nikos Lapokonstantakis

German Teacher
Ich habe den Fachbereich für Deutsche Sprache & Literatur von Universität Athen absolviert und bin zudem qualifizierter Englischlehrer.

Seit langem war ich an Fremdsprachen interessiert. Ich spreche Deutsch und Englisch auf hohem Niveau und auch adäquat Französisch.

Ich habe Erfahrung in Sprachschulen und auch als Nachhilfelehrer / privater Sprachlehrer seit 2018. Seit 2021 arbeite ich als Deutsch- und Englischlehrer mit Kindern von Vorschulalter, Grundschulalter und mit Jugendlichen aus der ganzen Welt.

Darüber hinaus interessiere ich mich für die Schnittstellen von Linguistik und Didaktik und ihre Anwendungen im Frendsprachenunterricht. Von großer Bedeutung ist auch die Ausspracheschulung, ein Teilbereich, der längst vernalässigt wurde.

Schließlich ist es Ziel von meinen Unterrichtsstunden sie unterhaltsam und interaktiv immer in Hinsicht auf meine Schülermöglichkeiten zu machen.

In meiner Freizeit gehören lange Diskussionen mit meinen Freunden, Videospiele, Spaziergänge in die Natur und alles, was ich lerne kann und mir hilft den Lernprozess zu optimieren.

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Katerina Nakou

English Teacher
Katerina has studied Media, Culture and Communication at Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. During her studies in Panteion, she also had the chance to visit Salamanca in Spain and study different subjects like Philosophy and Cinema in Spanish. Katerina has experienced by first hand what Glossomatheia stands for because studying different fields in Spanish was the only way for her to acquire a good comprehension of the language and be able to speak fluently. Katerina has also studied storytelling at Mythos House,http://e-mythos-house.blogspot.com/ and Music and Movement at Moraitis school. She has also studied Grammar and Methodology of teaching English at the Hellenic American Union, and participated in the online Delta group preparation at ACE TEFL. She has experienced two yoga seminars for kids at Flower Kids Yoga.

Katerina has done some voluntary work in NGOs like Edra, Arsis, Elix, the Living Library, We need books. She has some teaching experience when it comes to teaching children as she has been working at her mother's language school, Eleni Megaloeconomou Nakou, for a few years. She has made a presentation at TESOL Greece and she has worked for Europalso as a teacher-trainer. Katerina has also told stories and done playful activities at Herakleidon Museum, Psychologein books Kypseli and Literature House bookstores. She has also told folk tales at Shedia café bar.

Katerina loves dancing, chocolate, cats and people and believes that we can all succeed in making our lives better. Katerina wants to work with other people to create a better future for all. She also teaches Spanish.

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Christina Tsironi

German Teacher
I am a graduate of the Department of German Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, minoring in Translation and I hold a master Degree in translation Studies. I have attended Seminars in Special Educaton und Psychology. In adittion to English and German, I also speak Spanish.

I work as a German Teacher in the private sector for more than 24 years.

I teach German to children and adults. I strongly believe that there no boundaries in learning and I am trying to prove this every day to my students. When you teach your passion, you make your students love this too.

I love reading, travelling and learning foreign Languages!
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Irina Bulatova

Teacher of Rusian

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. (Socrates)

I am originally from Russia. There, I received a philological education and worked in my field in middle and high school.

After moving to Greece, I began teaching Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) and simultaneously validated my Russian diploma to be equivalent to a degree from the Faculty of Russian Philology and Slavic Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

To stay updated on developments in the field of teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, I participate in specialized seminars every year. They are organized by leading Russian universities that focus on RFL methodology.

I prepare my students for the TRFL exam, but the most important thing for me is to spark an interest in learning the Russian language and a love for the country and its culture. I strive to establish respectful and friendly relationships with all my students.

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Vicky Serti

Teacher of Spanish
Me llamo Vicky Serti, nací en El Pireo pero crecí en Venezuela donde terminé el Bachillerato. Soy profesora de español graduada en Lengua y Filología Española de la Universidad Nacional y Kapodistríaca de Atenas.

Soy examinadora oral de la lengua española y participo en las jornadas didácticas para profesores de español.

Me encanta viajar y conocer culturas nuevas.
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Katerina Stathouli

Teacher of Spanish

¨Lo que logramos internamente cambiará nuestra realidad exterior ¨ (Plutarco)

Katerina Stathouli se graduó en la escuela militar de suboficiales y durante su carrera en el ejercito griego estudió “Literatura española” en la Universidad Nacional y Kapodistríaca de Atenas.

Habla 3 lenguas extranjeras inglés, alemán y español y ha asistido a seminarios de la cultura española y de la Enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera.

Soporta el aprendizaje de idiomas como medio del enriquecimiento tanto cognitivo como cultural y cree en el aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida.

Es una bailarina aficionada, ama las bellas artes especialmente el teatro y la pintura.

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Natalie Minioti

Italian Teacher
Mi chiamo Natalie Minioti e sono nata ad Atene. Ho studiato la lingua e la letteratura italiana all’ Università di Salonico e allo stesso periodo ho frequentato in Italia corsi estivi sul perfezionamento della lingua italiana.

Ho insegnato l’ italiano parecchi anni ad Atene e per un certo periodo facevo traduzioni dall’ italiano in greco.

Gli ultimi anni ho fatto un master sul dramma greco antico e ora sto per finire il mio dottorato sulle rappresentazioni teatrali contemporanee al teatro greco di Siracusa in Sicilia.

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Neli Tzanidaki

Italian Teacher
Neli studied Italian Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and teaches Italian to children from 3 years old and to adults.

She has attended numerous seminars including: Preschool age and foreign language, ADHD/dyslexia and foreign languages, Teaching adults, Teaching Italian as a foreign language, Translation and interpreting of Italian language, FAST method and foreign language.

She collaborates with the Italian School of Athens as a teacher of the post – school program and she is responsible for the classes of third, fourth and fifth grade children. At the same time, she collaborates with translation agencies as italian translator and interpreter.

She loves children, traveling, theatre, Tae-kwon-do and spaghetti with pesto!
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Nikolaos Kourousis

Teacher of Chinese
Nicholas comes from a Sino-Greek family therefore both Greek and Chinese are his basic mother languages.

He has studied and worked in Ludong University of Yantai, China and is currently teaching at the university of Piraeus for the postgraduate students of International and European Studies.

He has his own travel agency Gang Long Travels and works with many companies as a translator, a guide and an intermediate.

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Claire Gialesaki

Administration Officer & English Teacher
Claire Gialesaki is a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, from the department of English Language and Literature, that completed her internship in our language school.

One of her big passions in life is languages and she already speaks 4 of them, while also planning on more in the future.

She is enthusiastic about her work and she’s a fast learner that’s always looking to educate herself further.

She’s ready to absorb anything she can, to better herself and become the best teacher she can be.

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Stefania Koukourakis

English Teacher, Korean Teacher & Japanese Teacher
Stephanie is a graduate of the Business with Shipping department at Greenwich University in London - in collaboration with New York College. She was won over by languages though and for the past four years she has been teaching Korean at the Korean School of Athens 아테네 한글학교 , as well as in foreign language centers.

She holds five out of the six certificates of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) and, along with her postgraduate studies in Applied Linguistics, she is currently in the process of obtaining the sixth and higher certificate. In addition to Korean, she holds three out of the five certificates of Japanese Proficiency (JLPT) and is also learning Spanish and Chinese.

She has attended seminars on Japanese calligraphy and participated in Korean speech contests from which she has gained important awards. At the same time, she volunteers as a Korea Supporter for the Korean Embassy in Greece, to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Her aim is to constantly enhance her knowledge on foreign language teaching and to help students achieve their learning goals through a pleasant and interactive environment.

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Panos Stefos

Japanese Teacher
Panos Stefos is a soon-to-graduate member of the department of History and Archaeology of NKUA, having attended seminars and projects regarding the social and economic history of Europe and Asia, as well as having written essays regarding these matters as a personal interest. Since he was young, he involved himself with studies regarding foreign countries, especially those that were considered as “exotic” in his native country, with a particular focus on Japan, the so-called land of the rising sun.

This undertaking led him to directly interacting with the Japanese language, and through the help of his teacher, he received not only educational guidance, but also a very deep understanding regarding its culture, as well as the way of thinking of the Japanese people. This passion, convinced him to not just take learning Japanese as a hobby, but to make sure to make it his personal mission to make it as available as possible to the ones who would seek it out.

Aside from the above, he is deeply interested in japanese media (mostly japanese video games, anime, music and literature).

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Anastasia Papageorgiou

Teacher of Russian & English

Давайте поговорим по-русски! (Let’s speak Russian!)

Αnastasia was born in Athens.She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at the Faculty of Russian Language and Philology and Slavic Studies.

She is bilingual and has participated in various student conferences on foreign language teaching, linguistics and music in Greece and abroad. She has also attended seminars regarding the methodology of teaching russian and non-formal education.

She loves traveling, learning foreign languages, tasting different dishes and listening to different kinds of music from around the world. Τeaching makes her happy and energetic!

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Ilias Malaxos

Teacher of Greek as a Foreign Language
Ilias is a graduate student of the Faculty of History-Archeology and History of Art at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a major in Byzantine History and history of Art.

He has worked on various archaeological excavations throughout Greece and has also worked as a tour guide and digitizer for the Benaki Museum's historical archives. In the last three years, he is a teacher of Greek as a Foreign Language.

He firmly believes that learning the Greek language, as in other languages, can be an entertaining and a creative journey.

At the same time he has experience as an administrative assistant in foreign language centers. He enjoys learning languages, cycling, traveling.

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Afroditi Papantinou

Administration Coordinator

‘’Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.’’ – Albert Einstein

Afroditi is a graduate of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.

She is an experienced secretary and Personal Assistant for large educational institutions, expert in all aspects of educational administration, who knows how to solve all kinds of problems with her smile!

She is responsible, kind, positive and cooperative. She loves her job but above all she loves children and she communicates perfectly with them.

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Ani Meladze

Administration Officer - Port
I am Ani Meladze and I am honored to be part of the admin team of Glossomatheia.

I have worked for 4 years for a large educational organization. I studied Maritime Studies and later worked as an intern at the Panhellenic Maritime Federation (PNO). I was recently a candidate for community councilor in the municipal elections. My interests are reading books, dance, decoration and working as an amateur digital creator on social media.

I am excited to be around the children.

I understand the needs of parents and children and I always try to solve their problems and listen to them carefully. The communication,the good mood and organization are the key to function a school and that's what I'm trying to do and I love what I do.
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Afrodite Economou

Administration Officer
My name is Afrodite Economou and I study Business Administration at the University of Piraeus and I minor in Psychology at ACG.

I’m part of the admin team of the school. I used to be a student at glossomatheia and I loved the approach of this school. I also loved the people, who are my coworkers now, and the great environment the school has.

I’m very happy that I am a member of glossomatheia’s team.

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Εlectra Panteli

Administration Officer
My name is Electra, I am a Musicology student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Experimental Music School of Pallini.

I have a degree in piano performance, I love classical music and literature, education and human interaction.

I am very happy to be a part of the admin team in Glossomatheia for its supportive and cooperative environment that I used to experience as a former student and its high level education system.
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Anna Leptokariti

Administration Officer
I am Anna and I study Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business.

I enjoy being a part of Glossomatheia’s admin team due to its friendly working environment and innovative educational system, to which I am familiar as a former student.

I believe kindness, good intentions and a positive attitude are essential to an efficient collaboration.

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Katerina Panteli

Administration Officer
My name is Katerina (Katia) Panteli and I have studied at the Angel Kanchev Law School of the University of Ruse, Bulgaria and worked as a secretary and office manager at the Association for Women's Rights of Sofia (NGO) for three years, at the Bulgarian Center for Human Rights for two years and at the Magistrate Training Center of the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria for four years (today’s National Institute of Justice).

I have full on experience in children occupation and upbringing and I speak 4 languages, Greek, English, Bulgarian (native) and Russian. I love communicating with children, quality cinema, reading books, theater, documentaries and sports.

I am really glad being a member of Glossomatheia’s team, the beloved language school, in which my children were students for years.
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