KORAES SCHOOL

Principal – Mary ZaharisSchool Board Chairman – George Argires

7 School Board Voting Members• 4 of which are Parish Council Members

Also have Non-Voting members/advisors that have Education background

Mission Statement & Goals

• Koraes Elementary School provides a rigorous education in a secure and safe Orthodox environment which encourages each child to achieve academic, spiritual, emotional, social and physical excellence, and to become a responsible, contributing member of our society.

ENGAGED LEARNING

Koraes School Profile1910-2014

• Accreditation - Illinois State Board of Education

• Prekindergarten – 8th Grade• Enrollment: 155 Students• 1 Administrator/ 17 Certified

Teachers• Open/Continual Enrollment at

all Grade Levels

KORAES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SHINE

Koraes Is Committed To:• High standards for academic

achievement• A school culture that encourages the

whole child to develop to his/her fullest potential : academically, socially, spiritually, emotionally

• Spiritual & moral guidance from an Orthodox perspective that focuses on values and instills joy, respect & confidence

• Promoting life-long learning & physical health & well-being

• Prekindergarten : 10 students to 1 teacher

• Kindergarten : 8 students to 1 teacher

• Grades 1-5 : 15 students to 1 teacher

• Grades 6-8 : 10 students to 1 teacher

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IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS 2014

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Curriculum

• All-Day Preschool/ Kindergarten• Religion & Greek Instruction PreK-8• Also have the PM Greek School 2x per week

• Band/Strings Instruction K-8• Art Instruction 1 x per week PreK-5• PE- 4 times/week PreK-8• After School Enrichment Clubs: Chess; Book

Clubs; School Store Entrepreneurship; Student Council; Rocket Club; Young Authors;

• SMART BOARD – Interactive whiteboard in every classroom

• State of the Art Technology Lab – Engineering software – Type to Learn- SuccessMaker

THE JOY OF LEARNING AT KORAES

Middle School ProgramKoraes Middle School• Common Core Alignment: Language Arts; Math;

Science; Social Studies; Greek; Religion; PE 4 times/week

• Exploratories: Family & Consumer Science; Art & Music Appreciation; Junior Great Books; Creative Writing & Research

• STEM Curriculum(Science/Technology/Engineering/Math)

• Project Lead the Way (PLTW) – Design & Modeling; Automation & Robotics; Flight & Space; Medical Detectives; Energy & Environment; Magic of Electrons

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT• 36 iPads on a cart for flexible check out

• WiFi access for students and teachers

• SuccessMaker – Reading & Math tutorials for Prekindergarten – 8th grade

• MS 2010 – PowerPoint; Word; EXCEL; Publisher

• Type to Learn- Keyboarding Skills Taught & reinforced

• Internet Safety Programs for Parents/Students

FAITH, FAMILY

& EXCELLENCE

IN EDUCATION SINCE 1910

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