Campion is an English-language private international school in Athens, Greece which provides an adapted British educational curriculum to approximately 500 children of foreign residents, the Greek diaspora and local Greeks, from Nursery through to Year 13 (ages three to eighteen).
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Campion School was found in 1970 by Mr and Mrs Thomas Shortell in Kolonaki, as an independent, non-profit organisaiton governed by a board of trustees. The school offers a British-style education to students from over 40 countries. The academic programme is based on the National Curriculum (England and Wales) leading to IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The majority of graduates aim for entrance to universities in the UK, with a smaller number seeking admittance to institutions in the United States and Canada.
Campion's academic programmes are enriched with a wide range of extra-curricular sporting, dramatic and musical activities.
Campion School is situated in Pallini, 16 km east of the centre of Athens in the Mesogia, in its own purpose-built facilities which opened in September 2000.
Campion is an accredited member of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS),[1] the European Council of International Schools (ECIS),[2] and the headmaster is an overseas member of HMC.[3]
The majority of the staff are graduates of UK universities and all members of staff are specialists in their subject area. The current headmaster is S. W. Atherton, Richard Scarr is the deputy head and Dr. F. Clough the director of studies. The Junior School headmistress is Judith Whitehead.
Each student is now organized into one of the houses, which are named after the titans Atlas, Hyperion and Prometheus (houses were previously named after legendary Greek heroes Alexander, Pericles, Theseus and Heracles). The students are required to wear a uniform up to and including year eleven;[4] students in years twelve and thirteen must adhere to a dress code.[5]
The Campion school uniform has, since its introduction, always consisted of a combination of blue, white, and red. Boys wear navy blue trousers, a white shirt and a navy jumper, while girls wear navy blue trousers or a skirt, a white blouse and red (Junior School)or navy blue(Senior School) jumper.
The students are divided into Junior (years one through six) and Senior (years seven through thirteen) divisions which, while previously housed at different locations, are now combined on the same premises but in separate buildings.
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