Greece

Evening High School of Aigaleo

The Evening High School of Aigaleo was established in 1994. It is located in the west suburbs of Athens and is intended for people of various ages, teenagers and adults who work in the morning. The last five years, due to the increase of unemployment in our country, unemployed students may also enroll to our courses. In our school there are about 20 experienced teachers who follow the developments in the field of education, receive further training and are willing to teach all subjects in a way that will be comprehensible to this delicate group of working students.

In a three- year period, our students cover all the material taught in a typical secondary high school (mathematics, literature, history, science, foreign languages and computer studies) and through nationwide examinations they have the opportunity to get into higher educational institutions and universities’ departments.

Traditional teaching along the knowledge transmission model is the most commonly used teaching method and formative assessment is often used as a means of ‘motivating’ students in almost all evening high schools of our country. We nevertheless try to adjust our school to rapid financial, cultural and technological changes of our time and to incorporate European added value to it. Under this consideration several environmental programs, health education and cultural projects, as well as various extra-curricular activities are carried out during the school year.

There are about 200 students in our school this year, all coming from a low socioeconomic background. Although they are dealing with major financial problems (most of them they have a family to support) they are nevertheless willing to fight for a better life level.

The main goal, set by the founding of our school, was and still is, to give all students, regardless of their age, the necessary knowledge for professional and social fulfillment, to stimulate their confidence and to foster their self-esteem.