The Hellenic Language School
The School “Alexander the Great” was founded in Athens in 1972, having as an initial aim to teach the Greek language to foreigners who wanted to study in DELTA College. In this respect, it is probably the first school for the teaching of Greek language to foreigners.
The Central School in Athens
The Central school is situated in Athens, the capital of Greece, a city with almost 6.000.000 inhabitants. The School is in the city center, very close to the Archaelogical Museum and opposite the park “Pedio tou Areos”. The School is situated 200 meters from "Victoria" metro station and next to many bus and trolleybus stops.
Hospitality & Smile
At our school we care for each student separately, making sure that we satisfy our pupils’ educational and social needs to the fullest. We welcome our students with a warm smile and we provide them with an excellent hospitality for as long as their course lasts.
On the first day
On the first day we welcome students to our school. A welcome file with information about our city, neighborhood and building is distributed to each student. Students present themselves in Greek and are guided around the school. Those who are not beginners give a small placement test to determine their exact level of Greek.
Educational Material
Since 1972, our School is constantly involved in teaching Greek as a foreign language As a result of this, over the years we have created rich educational material in printed form, in the form of educational software (CD suitable for self-teaching) and in the Internet as well.
Aim – Method of teaching
The program of the Greek Language School “Alexander the Great” is based on the communicative approach of teaching a language. “To communicate” is to be able to use the language as a tool for inter-personal communication in a particular social environment, which is defined by the relevant situations, the topic and the roles of the interlocutors.
Life at school
The educational program is not restricted to the Greek language courses only. Students also take part in (without extra cost) traditional Greek dancing lessons, presentations about the Greek music,history and language, projections of Greek films, museum visits and evening walks at the city for dinner.
Conferences & Workshops
Due to the growing interest about the Greek language, we participate in Conferences and Workshops on issues related to the teaching of Greek in Greece and abroad.
European programs
Alongside with the teaching of the Greek language, our School has been developing educational material and also works in the spreading of the Greek language through various actions, within the framework of European Programs. Such a perspective also brings important collaborations with Universities, Classical Lyceums and Educational Organizations outside Greece.
Branches & Partnerships
Branches of our school also operate in the cities of Thessaloniki and Chania.

School of Greek Language & Culture “Alexander the Great”

Athens, Thessaloniki, Chania

The Center of Greek Language & Culture “Alexander the Great” was founded in Athens in 1972. Today it has branches in Thessaloniki and Chania.

The name “Alexander the Great” has been given to commemorate the great spread of the Greek language, which followed the expedition of Alexander the Great up to India. Alexander the Great was the one to establish in Babylon the first organized school to teach Greek language and culture to non-Greeks, as stated by Plutarch.

Today we offer courses in:

1. Modern Greek

2. Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek seminars for Greeks

Ancient Greek summerschool in Athens

Ancient Greek summercamp in Athens

3. Summercamps in Athens

Modern Greek summercamps

Ancient Greek summercamps

4. Special programs

5. Greek for specific purposes

6. Teacher Training

7. Other cultural programs

Our educational programs include visits to museum, dinning out with teachers and students, participation in presentations about Greek Culture and projection of Greek movies.

Since its first steps, the school has been involved in the development of educational material for the Greek language with books and educational software (multimedia cd) through the participation in many European Educational Programs.

The School has cooperated with the BRITISH – HELLENIC COLLEGE and with EURANEK as well as with ALPHA PUBLICATIONS in such projects.

Ten + 2 reasons to enroll in our school

Our eagerness to be creative.
Our experience (since 1972).
Our small in number classes.
The fact that we pay individual attention to our students.
Our fully equipped, organised and modern environment.
The variety of programmes offered.
The innovative series of books and other educational material we offer free to our students.
Our willingness to face up to the special needs of every student, by preparing special programmes.
The fact that we offer knowledge about Greek history, music, culture and not just about the Greek language.
The fact that we help our students live like Greeks.
The fact that we like what we do – both teaching and hospitality.
Our warm and honest smile as a result of the above.