Campion School (Athens)
English-language private school in Greece
Campion School is an English-language private international school in Athens, Greece, which provides an adapted British educational curriculum to approximately 650 children of foreign residents, the Greek diaspora and local Greeks, from Nursery through to Year 13 (ages three to eighteen). The pupils come from more than 40 countries.
History
Campion School was founded in 1970 in Athens, Greece, by American banker and philhellene Thomas Shortell, his wife Betsy Shortell, and American businessman, and later diplomat, Burke O'Connor as an independent, non-profit Anglo-American school governed by a board of trustees.
The academic programme is based on the National Curriculum (England and Wales) adapted to Greek culture and society. It facilitates the examinations of its students in the IGCSE, IB and checkpoint examinations.
Details
The School is located in purpose-built premises in the suburb of Pallini, 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Athens city center.
Campion is an accredited member of COBIS (Council of British International Schools). and ECIS (European Council of International Schools).
Pupils
Each student is organised into one of the houses, which are named after legendary Greek heroes Alexander, Pericles, Theseus and Heracles. Merits and house points are given to students when exceptional effort is made.
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