Dear Greek School Families and Parishioners,
Congratulations to the children for graduating and moving up a class!
A job well done by all the students; they made their teachers and families proud! Congratulations to George Dembeyiotis, Evan Economidis, Vasilios Koupas, & George Perikleous for completing their final year in Greek School.
Thank you’s and deep gratitude go to our teachers for an awesome and productive Greek School year: Nia Pike (K), Diana Hristodoulou & Stefani Nassis (1st), Danielle Marou (2nd), Georgia Katsetos & Irene Magos (3rd), Kostas Matakos & Jimmy Karipidis (4th), Walter Bubie (5th & 6th), Sotiris Koupas & Katina Sekella (7th).
We also would like to thank Mrs. Katsetos and Mrs. Sakella for everything they have done for our Greek School program throughout their teaching years. Their never-ending patience, motivation, and persistence in helping the children learn and grow is deeply appreciated. They will both be missed and are welcomed to come back as substitute teachers next year!
Parent Meeting Updates: We had a great and very engaging discussion with parents on May 13th. During our time together we reviewed the results from the Parent Survey, and also shared upcoming changes to our Greek School Program. A follow up email was sent to you, along with the detailed PowerPoint. Our focus for the rest of the year will be in the following areas: (1) Curriculum Redesign, (2) Baseline Metrics for each class, (3) Teacher Professional Development, (4) Designing Activities for more Parent Involvement, (5) Hiring 2 additional teachers, and (5) Focus on activities to increase enrollment for the fall.
Important Announcement: As of August 1st, 2023 our Greek School Tuition will be $450 for one child,
$800 for two children, and $1100 for three children, similar to our Buffalo and Syracuse parishes. We haven’t raised our tuition in 15 years, and we appreciate your support as we continue making improvements towards enriching our program. We believe this is a reasonable increase after 15 years of no tuition changes; however, if you need tuition assistance, please reach out to Maria and Elina in confidence and we will work with you and your family.
EARLY REGISTRATION: This is your opportunity to register your child(ren) early and still pay our current tuition fee, which is $370 for one child, $670 for two children, and $900 for three children. Early Registration Ends on July 31st. To register, click here.
As always, feel free to reach out with your questions at agreekschool@gmail.com.
Ευχαριστούμε,
Maria Dembeyiotis & Elina Kokorotsis
Greek School Directors