Varvakeio High School
| Varvakeio High School | |
|---|---|
The Varvakeio school in 1867 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Model (Πρότυπο) High School |
| Established | 1860 |
| Founder | Ioannis Varvakis |
The Varvakeio High School (Greek: Πρότυπο Γυμνάσιο & ΓΕ.Λ. Βαρβακείου Σχολής) is a public Greek junior high school and high school located in Psychiko.
History
Varvakeio was founded by Ioannis Varvakis, who donated a big part of his fortune to the state, in order to build a public, fee-less high school. The realization of Varvakis' dream came true after his death as the building was opened in 1860, initially across from the present-day Varvakios Agora (central market).[1] Badly damaged in the civil war, the original Panagis Kalkos-designed building was demolished in 1955 or 1956.[2] The school moved several times before settling on its current location in Psychiko in 1983. Originally all-male, the school became co-ed in 1979. Today, the school is recognized as one of the leading Model Schools (Πρότυπα Σχολεία) in Greece.[3] Admission is highly competitive and determined through entrance examinations.[4]
Notable alumni
The Varvakeio High School has produced, over the years, notable alumni in varied fields. Some of them include:
Arts and literature
- Freddy Germanos, actor
- Georgios Drosinis, poet
- Dimitri Mitropoulos, composer and pianist
- Alexandros Papadiamantis, novelist and poet
- Antonis Samarakis, writer
Economics and politics
- Evangelos Averoff, former President of New Democracy party and Minister
- Leonidas Kouris, former Mayor of Athens
- Theodoros Pangalos,[5] current Member of the Hellenic Parliament
- Alexandros Papagos, former Prime Minister of Greece
- Dimitrios Papadimoulis,[6] current Vice-President of the European Parliament
- Yagos Pesmazoglou, former economist, Member of the Hellenic Parliament and MEP
- Konstantinos Tsatsos, former diplomat and President of the Hellenic Republic
- Nikolaos Vettas,[7] AUEB professor of Economics
Science
- Constantinos Daskalakis,[8] MIT professor of computer science (1999 alumnus)
- Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, architect
- Christos Papakyriakopoulos,[9] mathematician
- Christos Papadimitriou, Columbia University professor of computer science
- Mihalis Yannakakis, Columbia University professor of computer science
Other
- Kostas Axelos, philosopher
- Saint Nectarios of Aegina
See also
- Varvakeion Athena, a statue found near the original (demolished) site of the school
References
- ^ 150 χρόνια Βαρβάκειο (Varvakeio, 150 years of history), Varvakeion Idryma
- ^ Athens. Greek Ministry of Culture Direction of Antiquities. 1990. ISBN 978-960-214-951-5.
the Varvakeion School (P. Kalkos, 1857, demolished in 1956)
- ^ https://www.protothema.gr/stories/article/1499531/varvakeio-lukeio-200-hronia-istorias-to-protupo-sholeio-tis-aristeias-kai-oi-diahronikoi-polemioi-tis/
- ^ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1267030/applications-surge-for-model-experimental-and-onassis-public-schools/
- ^ Interview of Theodoros Pangalos, Varvakeio Alumni Association, www.varvakio.gr/
- ^ Curriculum Vitae, Dimitris Papadimoulis, www.papadimoulis.gr
- ^ Nikolaos Vettas CV, www.aueb.gr
- ^ 150 χρόνια Βαρβάκειο (Varvakeio, 150 years of history), Varvakeion Idryma
- ^ Spandagos, E., 2008. =Χρίστος Παπακυριακόπουλος / ο ερημίτης του Πρίνστον. 1st ed. Athens: Aithra.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)