Doukas School
Since its establishment in 1917, Doukas School (DOUKAS) has consistently embraced the latest trends in education. Situated on a 2.5-acre campus, the school boasts outstanding educational and athletic facilities renowned for their design and construction excellence. Doukas School, a K-12 educational institution, provides a top-notch learning environment for its 1,600 students, offering one of the country's finest academic and athletic programs.
Recognized for its innovative teaching practices, Doukas School has received numerous awards. 2011 Microsoft identified it as a Pathfinder School for its groundbreaking educational methods and potential to inspire transformative changes in schools across Greece and beyond. In 2012, Microsoft chose the school as a Mentor School for the 2012-2013 academic year. Furthermore, Doukas School was a Microsoft Case Study School in 2012 for its implementation of 1:1 Computing. Since 1997, the school has been organizing the Web-based Panhellenic Student Competition LYSIAS, attracting an average of 30,000 student participants annually.
Actively involved in various EU and National R&D projects, Doukas School coordinates extensive European Networks, including the "School on the Cloud" Project, under programs such as Erasmus+, Lifelong Learning Programme, HORIZON 2020, and PAVET. The school's primary areas of interest encompass the School of the Future, 21st Century Competences, Cloud-based Education, Personalized Learning, Learning Analytics, e-Pedagogy, Technology-Enhanced Learning through Mobile and Wireless Devices, Educational Applications, Digital Games, e-portfolios, and more.
Doukas School is the first educational institution in Greece to receive the "Recognised for Excellence" 4 Stars Award from the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) in 2012. In recent years, the school has organized conferences covering topics such as Mathematics, Pre-school Education, Educational Computing & New Technologies, STE(A)M, Artificial Intelligence, and Self-Regulated Learning. Notably, it hosted the International Conference on "The School of the Future and the Future of the School" under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Education.
Detailed information:
- Address: Mesogeion 151, Marousi 151 26, Athens, Greece
- Founded: 1917
- Phone: +30 21 0618 6000
- Age: 3-18 years old
- Email: info@doukas.gr
- Website: https://doukas.edu.gr/en/
