The Athina Greek Schools were founded and began operating in Chicago in 1973 by educators Dimitris Georgakopoulos, Vasiliki Georgakopoulou, and Pavlos Konstantopoulos. With branches in Cicero-Berwyn, Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect, Park Ridge, and now in Morton Grove, they have maintained an uninterrupted 54-year history, during which more than twenty thousand (20,000) Greek children have attended the schools.
Our History
The “Athena” Greek Schools, trusted by thousands of parents, are the schools that can simultaneously meet the modern educational demands of our children and the needs of Greek families today and tomorrow, standing tall in the fulfillment of their national duty and educational mission.
They began 54 years ago with 9 children, and today they proudly continue their upward trajectory, looking to the future with optimism and a comprehensive approach to modern educational needs and demands, fostering critical thinking, creative thought, and imagination, as well as the cognitive and research skills of the Greek children who attend our schools.
SECRETS OF SUCCESS: EXPERIENCE—54 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION—EXCELLENT TEACHING STAFF WITH ACADEMIC AND PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING - SMALL CLASS SIZES – METHODICAL TEACHING OF ALL SUBJECTS
LOVE – CARE – WILLINGNESS – COOPERATION
Recognition and Certification
The “ATHINA” Greek Schools have been fully recognized and accredited by the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs since 1982. As a result, all diplomas awarded to students who attend or graduate from the “ATHINA” Greek Schools are equivalent to those awarded by Greek public schools in Greece.
Our Mission
SECRETS OF SUCCESS: EXPERIENCE — 54 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION - EXCELLENT TEACHING STAFF WITH SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING - SMALL CLASS SIZES – METHODICAL TEACHING OF ALL SUBJECTS
LOVE – CARE – WILLINGNESS – COOPERATION
“The roots of education are bitter, but its fruits are sweet”
{Education is acquired through hard work and sacrifice, but it bears fruit in the future} (Isocrates)