Geitonas School IBDP

Welcome Note

We would like to welcome you to the IBDP of Geitonas School. Our department has offered top class international education since 1995. Our mission as educators is not limited to the achievement of high academic results but extends to the fostering of well-balanced, open-minded citizens of the world. The IB Diploma Programme aims at guiding students to effectively analyze and critically arrive at informed conclusions about the world. The IB accomplishes this by exploring language and literature, individuals and societies, a second language, mathematics, the sciences and the arts in an organized manner so as to create scholars equipped to take their places as citizens in the 21st century global community.

Join us on this journey!

Dr Vasileios Xyrafas
IBDP Coordinator

Dr Vasileios Xyrafas is the IBDP Coordinator. He holds a BSc in Philosophy from the Philosophical School of the University of Patras, a BSc in Theology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an MA in Sociology from the Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, an MA in Philosophy of Religion and a PhD in the field of Sociology and Ethics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has been teaching Philosophy on the IBDP since 2014 and he was the CAS Coordinator of the same Department from 2012 to 2017. He is also an IB examiner for Philosophy and Theory of Knowledge.

​Dr Dimitra Louka
Deputy IBDP Coordinator

Dr Dimitra Louka is the Deputy Coordinator of the IBDP at Geitonas School. She holds a BSc, an MPhil in Philology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD in Modern Greek Literature from the Ottoman, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Department at the University of Birmingham. She has been teaching Modern Greek Literature on the IBDP of Geitonas School since 1996 and Modern Greek Language and Literature since 2011. She is also an IB examiner for Modern Greek Language and Literature.

​IBDP beyond the classroom

1. Personal advising
Students have a personal advisor who helps them adjust to the programme’s special requirements.

2. Parents counselling
Regular meetings between the parents and the department’s psychologist are held to inform, guide and create a link between students, parents and teachers.

3. Pre-IB
Twice a week, students of A’ Lykeiou of Geitonas School attend preparation courses in mathematics and essential terminology for all subjects.

4. Summer courses
For two weeks in June, prospective IBDP students attend a summer program to improve core IB skills. DP1 students attend a mid-IB summer program for an intense revision on subjects of their choice.

5. Educational excursions
International mindedness, a core principle of the IB, is promoted through excursions abroad where students visit other IB schools and European Union institutions.

6. Science competitions
The IBDP students participate in international science competitions like the European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO) and the Zero Robotics programming challenge organized by the MIT and NASA.

7. Theatrical performances
As part of the Modern Greek courses, IBDP students, teachers and parents attend selected theatrical performances and have follow-up discussions.

8. Forensics
The aim of forensics is to help students express themselves effectively in English. Students as part of the school’s forensics team participate in national and international competitions.

9. MUN (Model United Nations)
MUN is an educational simulation of the institutions of the United Nations. Students as part of the school’s MUN team participate in MUN conferences in Greece and at Harvard University in Boston, USA.

10. EYP (European Youth Parliament)
EYP is an educational simulation of the procedures of the European Parliament. IBDP students as part of the school’s EYP team attend educational simulations of the procedures of the European Parliament.

11. UNESCO
Each year, in the context of Unesco’s principles, a conference takes place in order to instill the values of Unesco to the students. IBDP students as part of the school’s Unesco team participate in such conferences.

12. Bioethics
Every week, students participate in a two-hour session where bioethical issues are analyzed through discussion and research.


Geitonas School IB Diploma Results May 2018

• 96.6% of our students obtained the IB Diploma while the world average was 78.2%.
• One student obtained the maximum possible grade for the IB Diploma that is 45 out of 45.
• The average Diploma Grade for our students was 35 out of 45, far higher than the world average that was 30 out of 45. Our students scored at least 5 marks above the world average all the previous years.
• The average grade per subject was 5.51 out of 7, while the world average was 4.8 out of 7.
• 82% of our students obtained an overall grade higher than the world average that is 30 out of 45.

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University placements of the IBDP May 2018 cohort

United Kingdom

• Imperial College London
• University College London
• University of Warwick
• King’s College London
• Queen Mary University of London
• University of Bath
• University of Manchester
• Newcastle University
• Bristol University of the West of England
• Bournemouth University
• University of Plymouth
• University of Reading
• University of Kent
• Coventry University
• University of Essex
• University of Loughborough
• University of Sussex

Continental Europe

• Univeristé d’Aix en Provence, France
• Univeristé Paris 2 Panthéon, France
• University of Milano- Bicocca, Italy
• Delft University of Technology, Holland
• University of Groningen, Holland

Higher Education Counselling Department

​Our Higher Education Counselling Department aims at guiding and supporting our students in the choice of further studies taking into consideration their personalities and academic abilities. It also helps them to complete and submit university applications to many countries including Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. Our experienced educators and psychologists hold individual sessions with students in which they discuss their needs, concerns and preferences throughout the two years of the IB programme. A number of events are organized every year to inform students about the courses and the entry requirements of universities in different countries as well as the career options they lead to, so that they can carefully plan their Higher Education path.

Dimitris Notaras

Dimitris Notaras holds a BSc in Biology, a MSc in Biochemistry & Clinical Chemistry and he is currently doing a PhD in Sociology of Education. He is author of several high school biology textbooks. He has been teaching Biology in the secondary school since 1996, has been Coordinator of the Science & Technology Department, Secondary School, since 2000 and has been Higher Education Counselor since 2007. His current position is Deputy Head of Senior
High School.

Kiki Petridi

Kiki Petridi holds a BA in English Language & Literature, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, an MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Reading, England, a Teacher Training Certificate, International House, London and is a certified UK university agent (British Council certification). She has been teaching English in the secondary school of Geitonas School since 1995 and she has been the Coordinator of the English Department, High school, as well as a Higher Education Counselor since 2013.

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​Maria Plaka

​Maria Plaka holds a BA in French Language and Literature from the University of Athens and an M.A. in Teaching French as a foreign language from the Hellenic Open University. She teaches French B and French ab initio at the IBDP of Geitonas School, is the Assistant CAS Coordinator, and university counselor for studies in European universities. She is specialized in Teaching Engineering, Learner Autonomy and Self Directed Language Learning.

Administration

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Joanna Rapti
Administrative Assistant