1. KORAES SCHOOL Principal – Mary Zaharis
School 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

2. 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.

3. Engaged Learning

4. Koraes School Profile 1910-2014
Accreditation - Illinois State Board of Education
Prekindergarten – 8th Grade
Enrollment: 155 Students
1 Administrator/ 17 Certified Teachers
Open/Continual Enrollment at all Grade Levels

5. Koraes Students and Teachers Shine

6. 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

7. Student Teacher Ratio Prekindergarten : 10 students to 1 teacher
Grades 1-5 : students to
Grades 6-8 : students to

8. Standardizing Testing

9. 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

10. The Joy of Learning at Koraes

11. (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math)
Middle School Program
Koraes 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

12. 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

13. Come and See! Call Today for a Tour at Koraes!
FAITH,
FAMILY
&
EXCELLENCE
IN EDUCATION
SINCE 1910