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Anna Athanasopoulou
aathanas@uncc.edu
Education:
B.A., Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, Greece
M.A. in Math Education, UNC Charlotte
Ph.D., UNC Charlotte
Previous Work Experience:
High school math teacher for 17 years, teacher assistant
for five years at UNCC, head of Project in Math at
UNCC
Personal Interests:
Music, painting
Educational Quote:
"The development of knowledge is sociocultural and the
students must be the center of teaching and the learning
process."
Eleni Manteka
emanteka@socratesacademy.us
Education:
Classical Philology (4 years), University of Ioannina
Previous Work Experience:
26 years of teaching in various public high schools and
lyceums in Greece.
Personal Interests:
Theater, reading, walking, shopping.
Educational Quote:
"Every child is like a diamond uncut. When so, the light
of truth will be reflected upon it."
Kiki Kaperonis
kkaperonis@socratesacademy.us
Education:
Central Piedmont Community College- Certificate in Early
Childhood
Advanced Greek Language and Cultural Program for teachers offered
by Greek Ministry of Education. Lifelong learning and Religious
Affairs (2007-2008)
(Advanced Certificate in teaching Modern Greek or a foreign second
language to children and adults)
2008 Seminars of University of Crete (Certified)
Previous Work Experience:
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Afternoon Greek School
Teacher-10 years
Personal Interests:
Shopping, reading, going to the gym, and spending time
with family
Educational Quote:
"Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other
professions." ~Author Unknown
Maria Kotrotsios
mkotrotsios@socratesacademy.us
Education:
-ELLINOMATHIA: Advanced Greek Language and Cultural
Program for Teachers offered by the Greek Ministry of Education,
Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (advanced certificate in
teaching Modern Greek as a foreign/ second language to children and
adults)
Athens, Greece
-Early childhood associate certificate
CPCC
Charlotte, NC
-Mac and Parsers- Staffordshire University
3 years undergraduate studies in Business Administration
Diploma in management studies
Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
Athens, Greece
Previous Work Experience:
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Greek afternoon
school) K-6th grade Teacher - 12 years
Candlewick Baptist Church (preschool teacher for 2 years)
Personal Interests:
Spend time with my family, Greek music, Greek dance, going
on trips and cooking.
Educational Quote:
Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human
heart, but that's because you are a TEACHER!!! Aaron Bacall
A child's smile says it all!
Vicki Haralambous
vharalambous@socratesacademy.us
Education:
Advanced Certificate in Greek Language and Cultural
Program for teachers offered by the Greek Ministry of Education,
Lifelong learning and Religious Affairs from Aristotelio University
in Thessaloniki.
Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Diploma in Computer Programming.
Educational Seminars for Greek Language, as a second or foreign
Language.
Previous Work Experience:
Teacher at the Greek School of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
Church for 16 years.
Greek teacher at Socrates Academy for 2 years.
Substitute Greek teacher at Socrates Academy for 2 years.
Personal Interests:
Reading, Working around
kids, Traveling, Cooking.
Zoi Karavokyri
zkaravokyri@socratesacademy.us
Education:
Pedagogic Academy of Florina, Dimokritio University of
Thrakia
Previous Work Experience:
I have been working for 16 years.
Personal Interests:
Reading, movies, playing cards
Educational Quote:
"Seize the day."
Dimitra Soulioti
dsoulioti@socratesacademy.us
Education:
-Bachelor's degree in Education from the Aristotle's
University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
-Music at the Conservatory of Trikala and Thessaloniki.
My major is in history of music and Orchestration.
-Diploma piano
-Diploma Theory
-Diploma Orchestration and Counterpoint
-Diploma Fuga
Previous Work Experience:
High school music teacher, Elementary school music
teacher, Elementary school teacher for 12 years in Greece,
Administrator in the Greek Ministry of Education.
Personal Interests:
Teaching, playing the piano, theater, classical music,
folk music, cooking, traveling, reading.
Educational Quote:
"To realize what we want from education, we have to
realize what generally want from life. Our educational background
comes from philosophical life that we adopt".
Kostas Ouroumidis
kouroumidis@socratesacademy.us
Education:
Primary School teacher Pedagogic Academy of Florina,
Dimokritio University of Thrakia
Previous Work Experience:
I have been teaching about 17 years.
Personal Interests:
Reading, movies.
Educational Quote:
"Win the knowledge."
Roula Skenteris
rskenteris@socratesacademy.us
Education:
Extended education at Queens College of Charlotte.
Previous Work Experience:
Greek School teacher ten years (current)
Personal Interests:
My family, traveling, camping, sports, and teaching.
Educational Quote: "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime".