DOUKAS SCHOOL PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its founding in 1917, Doukas School has always tried to keep up with the latest trends in education. In its 10-acre setting, with educational and athletic facilities amongst the best in design and construction, Doukas School (http://www.doukas.gr), a K-12 educational institution, offers to its 2000 student body one of the finest educational and athletic programs in the country. In particular, in Kindergarten, the curriculum consists of psychomotor development, mathematics, pre-reading and pre-writing exercises, English as a Foreign Language and the Dalcroze Method for teaching music through movement. In the Primary School, the subjects taught are Greek, modern mathematics, environmental studies, science, geography, history, social and civic education, foreign languages, computers, music and sports. In Junior and Senior High School, students have the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities some of which are drama, journalism, dance and architectural design. During the last ten years, the school has organized conferences on Mathematics, (Pre-school) Education, Educational Computing and New Technologies, General Gymnastics and Sports. Since 1997, the School has been organizing the web-based Pan-Hellenic Student Competition ‘Lysias’ (http://www.lysias.gr) that attracts more than 30,000 students annually. Doukas School was one of the first Greek schools to use and recognize the importance of implementing Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) as a step toward improving the quality of education it offers its students. Since 1983, the ICT Department has developed an integrated computational environment and has incorporated the use of computers for teaching purposes. We created the first "Classroom of the Future" in Greece (2007 http://www.sof.gr). Our students use a Tablet PC and are connected wirelessly to the interactive whiteboard, the Internet and their teacher’s computer. Their electronic schoolbags contain everything they need in electronic format. Desk arrangements are versatile thanks to wireless equipment and portable computers. The “School of the Future" is a combination of the past, present and future. Students participate actively in the educational process and in shaping their own learning experience. In a departure from their traditional role, teachers guide, collaborate and inspire students. Parents also play an active role in the educational process.
