Our Team
OUR TEAM
Our team is comprised of highly trained scientists - professors in the field of foreign languages, IT and education as a whole. The people who make up our team are highly qualified as they come from Greek as well as foreign university institutions in the field of education. They are specialized as, depending on the age range and level they undertake, they attend seminars and workshops based on the approach of each group but also on their own training in the latest educational and technological trends.
Derek Robotis
English Teacher
Derek joined our team back in 2012 and thus, is our oldest member. Since then he has evolved and helped us evolve too. As a Greek-Australian he studied Teaching English and Greek as a second language at La Trobe University in Melbourne. He is a charismatic and effective teacher who enjoys making his students learn in the most enjoyable way. His great loves are music and writing.
Troas Gyftaki
German Teacher
Troas has been with us since 2015. She was born and raised in Germany. Graduate of German Philology from the University of Berlin and examiner in the German certification ÖSD. She is a person with an endless love for education. Her ideas and interactive activities in the classroom make her students love the language and learn it effectively and not superficially. The results speak for themselves as the very high percentages of success are indicative of her work.
Athanasia Petrogianni
French Teacher | English Teacher
Athanasia has been part of our team since 2022. She has a degree in French Literature and is a very dynamic person who, through her temperament and enthusiasm, confidently leads her students to achieve their goals. She is in a constant search for new educational methods and techniques. She is the person who makes children and adults love the language and its culture, consequently exam results are always impressive.
Dimitra Parousi
English Teacher | School Study
Dimitra, having studied in Greece and the Netherlands and combined with her great love for education as well as art, manages to combine her two great loves in order to create a magical world in the classroom.
Ioanna Tsounidi
Linguist | School Study
Having a very calm but dynamic personality, Ioanna manages to win over the children and produce excellent results at school.
Ioanna Kavvatha
Linguist | School Study
Ioanna is a very enthusiastic person who, with her determination and knowledge, succeeds in bringing the children to the point of fully unfolding their potential.
Silia Mitselou
Mathematician | School Study
Celia loves her science as well as children and teaching. This can be seen in each of her lessons where, as we can easily see, the children are always fully absorbed and focused.
Chris Konstantopoulos
English Teacher
Chris is a graduate of English literature and examiner of Michigan. He was born and raised in America, and his main characteristic is his passion for the English language and education.
Marialena Bovoleti
English Teacher
Marialena is a very creative person who, combined with her studies in English and theater, manages to create unique learning conditions in the classroom.
Sabrina Bekirai
English Teacher
Sabrina is a graduate of English literature and a very dynamic person. Her love for language and children make her lessons a unique experience.
Melina Mouselimi
English Teacher | Educational Consultant
Melina is a graduate of a pedagogical school and a specialised teacher in teaching English to very young children. She is also trained and specialised in mediating children with their homework in the Greek and English language. At the same time is a former student of our center EUROGNOSI Filothei and our graduate, which makes her an excellent connoisseur of our educational methods. She is a very expressive person who loves education and children. She likes to evolve and learn new ways of approaching our young students. You will often find her at the front desk of the center of Nea Ionia where she will serve you in the most cordial and happy way.
Foteini Chatzopoulou
Marketing Specialist
Fotini is a Marketing & Communications Specialist. He is a very happy person who fully understands the aesthetics and principles of our centers. You will find her behind all our posts on social networks.
Angelina Arvaniti
Front Desk Filothei
Angelina is a graduate of the Department of History and Archeology with postgraduate studies in the Netherlands in the History of Art. She is also a very calm and cultured person who will serve you in the best possible way at the Filothei front desk.
Eirini Kontomina
Front Desk Nea Ionia
Irini is a person who adores children. This love of hers led her to study midwifery and to continue her studies as a kindergarten teacher. You will find her at the Nea Ionia school.
Panagiotis Chatzigiannakis
Director of Studies | English Teacher | Head of Informatics | Educational Consultant
Panagiotis is a distinguished graduate of ACG Deree with a degree in BSc Digital Media Technology and holds an MA Computing in Education from Kings College University in London. At the same time he is a graduate of our center EUROGNOSI Filothei and is an excellent connoisseur of our method. He is the person behind anything technological in our centers. Through his knowledge, he manages to apply all the modern techniques of interactive and electronic lesson in our classrooms in the most enjoyable way. Because of this, children and adults love him. The lesson in his classes become enchanting and impressive while at the same time effectively lead children, adolescents and adults to huge successes.
Stella Chatzigiannaki
Front Desk | Accounting
You will find Stella at the front desk of the center of Filothei. She is a founding member of the center of Nea Ionia and the person behind anything of an accounting nature. Through her smile and her cordiality, she is a pleasant presence in the reception area of our centers.
Patricia & Stratos Chatzigiannakis
Founders | Academic Directors | Educational Consultants
Back in the distant 2003, coming from the field of Psychology and Informatics, Patricia and Stratos founded the school of Filothei and then in 2012 the school of Nea Ionia, out to their love for children and learning. They are the people parents and students talk to in order to traverse with absolute confidence and security towards achieving their goals.