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Montessori School of Athens Maria Goudeli

Greece, Athens

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Greek
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 2½ - 12 years
Type Co-educational
Opened 1949
Bus Service Yes
Academic offering
Curriculum Montessori Curriculum
Taught languages English
Strengths Outdoor Education, Academic Enrichment
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Social and Hobbies, Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Stages Early Years, Primary School
Introduction

Montessori School of Athens Maria Goudeli is a Montessori school in Greece serving children from 2.5 to 12 across levels: Nursery, Kindergarten, and Primary. Each class accommodates up to 23 students and is taught by one teacher with a Montessori assistant or specialist educator as needed. Classes use mixed-age groups, a prepared Montessori environment with natural materials, and work organized by students with teacher support. There is no homework in Primary, and the emphasis is on internal motivation, free choice, collaboration, and paced learning. The program fosters social development alongside strengthening logical thinking, while social skills are emphasized in the Toddlers' class. The school is owned by the Maria and Sotiris Goudeli Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic foundation. The Montessori approach is adapted to the Greek context. The school runs a four-week Summer Camp after the school year, combining Montessori activities with swimming, excursions, crafts, and chess lessons, preserving Montessori ethos.

Chatzopoulou 2, Athina 115 24, Greece

The Essentials

Montessori School of Athens Maria Goudeli has instruction in English, Greek.

Location
2 Chatzopoulou Street, 11524 Athens, Greece. Located in the Nea Filothei neighborhood of Athens.

Stages
From 2.5 years through the end of primary; includes preschool, kindergarten, and elementary.

Type
Private Montessori school (preschool through elementary).

Country affiliation
Greece
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
The school is privately run and owned by the Maria and Sotiris Goudeli Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Fees
Application fees

- No fixed public application fee amount is published. Parents begin the process by submitting the school's official Registration/Application form; once a place is offered the place is reserved for two weeks while registration is completed.

Tuition fees by school year (per term / per year)

- The school issues an individualized, written financial offer (an "αναλυτική οικονομική προσφορά") for each candidate; specific annual or per-term tuition amounts by year group are not published as standard figures on the public materials. Parents receive the detailed tuition amounts and any optional-service charges as part of that formal offer and the registration/contract.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Key administrative dates: applications must be submitted by 20 March of the preceding school year; parents must have settled the school's financial requirements for acceptance by 30 March after notification of acceptance. The acceptance implies conclusion of a contract between the parent and the school.

- Payment timing: annual tuition may be paid either in a single payment (εφάπαξ) or in agreed instalments. Any instalment plan and the dates for instalment payments must be recorded in the Registration/Application form and agreed in writing before a payment becomes due.

- Late payment consequences: any overdue amount becomes immediately due; the school may suspend optional services (for example transportation or extracurricular activities) and may withdraw discounts if a payment is more than 30 days late. If arrears exceed 60 days the school may consider instalment arrangements forfeited and take further collection action.

Boarding fees (if applicable)

- Boarding is not applicable. The institution operates as a day-school composed of a nursery/preschool (Παιδικός Σταθμός), kindergarten (Νηπιαγωγείο) and primary school (Δημοτικό); no residential/boarding provision or boarding fee schedule is published.

Other costs and optional charges

- Transport: use of the school's owned school buses is an optional service; transport arrangements and any related charges form part of the financial offer/registration agreement.

- Optional activities and extended-care services: costs for extracurricular activities, extended-care/after-school supervision or similar optional services are charged in addition to tuition and are included in the detailed financial offer when selected.

- Damage/repair: parents are responsible for repair or replacement costs for damage or excessive wear caused by a pupil to school property.

- Uniforms / school clothing / school meals / material lists: no standard public price list for uniforms or mandatory kit is published in the publicly available materials; charges for required materials, school supplies or meal plans (if any) are handled through the school's financial offer or administration at registration.

Refund information

- Paid tuition and amounts are not refundable in normal circumstances. Annual tuition is due for the full school year regardless of temporary or permanent withdrawal by the pupil, unless the interruption is caused by fault of the school; the policy states explicitly that paid amounts are not returned.

Fee payment options

- The school's public materials do not list a standard menu of accepted payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, etc.). Payment method and invoicing details are provided to parents in the school's written financial offer and recorded in the registration/contract. (The school does accept bank-deposit evidence for event/seminar prepayments in other contexts, indicating bank transfer/deposit is used for some payments.)

Practical notes for parents (procedural)

- After the initial presentation and approval, the school provides a written financial offer; the parent signs the application/registration and the agreed payment plan is recorded in that paperwork. Failure to meet the agreed payment dates may lead to suspension of services and to loss of previously granted discounts.

Summary of availability of numeric figures

- The school's public documents and the school's registration materials set out the procedures, deadlines and payment policies in detail but do not publish fixed, public tuition amounts by year group or per term. Specific numeric tuition rates and any one-off registration or enrolment charges are provided to parents in the school's individualized written financial offer and registration contract rather than as a general public price list.
Academics

Montessori School of Athens Maria Goudeli teaches Montessori Curriculum for students aged 2.5 to 12.

Curriculum
The Montessori School of Athens Maria Goudeli is a private school that follows the Montessori system of education, as developed for the Greek context. It serves students aged 2.5 to 12 years in three levels of education: Nursery, Kindergarten, and Primary. Each class has up to 23 students and is taught by 1 teacher with an additional Montessori assistant or a special educator, depending on needs. Nursery and Kindergarten consist of three mixed-age classes for ages 2.5–5 and one class for 5–6 years old, with an emphasis on learning at the child's own pace in a calm, respectful environment; in the Toddlers' class, social skills are emphasized. Primary includes three mixed-age classes: AB', ΓΔ', and ΕΣΤ'; the emphasis is on social development and strengthening the logical mind, with work organized by the students under teacher support, all activities conducted in the classroom with Montessori materials and no homework. The school emphasizes internal motivation, individual work, free choice of work, a prepared Montessori environment, mixed ages, and avoids punishment, rewards, and labeling to foster collaboration and growth.

Student Teacher Ratio
Up to 23 students per class; 1 teacher and 1 Montessori assistant or 1 special educator, depending on needs.
Parent Experience

History
The Montessori School of Athens Maria Goudeli is a private school that follows the Montessori education system as adapted for the Greek context by Maria Goudeli. It serves children aged 2.5 to 12 across three educational stages: Childcare, Kindergarten, and Primary. The school is owned by the Maria and Sotiris Goudeli Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic foundation. Each class has up to 23 students, with one teacher and one Montessori assistant or a specialist educator, depending on needs. The school uses a Montessori environment and mixed-age groups to support autonomous learning.

Community
The school lists a Parents, Guardians, Alumni & Friends Association (Σύλλογος Γονέων, Κηδεμόνων, Αποφοίτων & Φίλων) on its site, with a link to a Facebook page. The Association includes parents, guardians, alumni and friends. The site provides direct access to the Association (via the listed link). The site menu also features Open School (Ανοικτό Σχολείο) and internships (Μαθητείες), indicating opportunities for school–community involvement. The site includes News and Contact sections to keep the community informed.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The school has a Parents, Guardians, Alumni & Friends Association. The Association is listed on the site under the title Σύλλογος Γονέων, Κηδεμόνων, Αποφοίτων & Φίλων, with a Facebook page for the group. The Association includes parents, guardians, alumni and friends. The site shows a dedicated page and link to the Association, establishing a formal channel for family involvement. The presence of the Association on the site's structure signals its role in school life and community-building. Open School and internships sections on the site indicate ongoing engagement opportunities linked to the broader school community.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
Private Montessori school serving children from 2.5 to 12 years in three stages: Childcare, Kindergarten, and Primary. It is owned by the Maria and Sotiris Goudelis Foundation (a nonprofit). Each class has up to 23 students, one teacher, and one Montessori assistant or a special educator as needed. Classrooms are carefully prepared Montessori environments with Montessori materials made from natural materials, organized to support autonomous learning and progression. Mixed-age groups are used at every stage to foster social development and pace-appropriate work; Nursery-Kindergarten includes three mixed-age classes for ages 2.5–5 and one class for ages 5–6, while Primary has three mixed-age classes AB', ΓΔ', and EST'.

Academic Facilities
Academic facilities center on a prepared Montessori environment with a full range of Montessori materials designed to develop independence and reasoning. The materials are natural, presented on organized shelves, and sequenced to progress in difficulty. All work is conducted in class with Montessori materials, so there is no homework in Primary. The classroom organization supports autonomous, self-directed learning, with mixed-age groups to encourage collaboration.

Extra Curricular Facilities
Summer Camp runs for four weeks each year, starting immediately after the school year; it has been offered since 2005. It operates on weekdays, with families choosing the weeks to participate. The program follows Montessori classroom activities and adds swimming, visits and excursions, crafts, and chess lessons. It preserves the Montessori approach during the summer.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The Montessori School of Athens Maria Goudeli serves students from 2.5 to 12 years across three levels: Childcare, Kindergarten, and Primary. The Elementary level includes three mixed-age classes: AB, GD, and EST. Each class has up to 23 students, 1 teacher, and 1 Montessori assistant or, as needed, 1 special educator. The emphasis is on social development and the strengthening of the logical mind. Work in the classroom is organized by the students themselves with the teacher's support. All work takes place in the classroom with Montessori materials; there is no homework.

Social & Hobbies
The school emphasizes social development and respectful interaction. It uses mixed-age groups to promote interaction and cooperation, and it avoids punishment and reward in favor of natural consequences and encouragement to support the student's inner motivation, while prioritizing cooperation over competition.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Classrooms are capped at 23 students and are staffed by 1 teacher and, as needed, 1 Montessori assistant or 1 special educator. The environment is prepared to be calm, organized, and aesthetically pleasing, promoting student autonomy and self-regulation and supporting wellbeing through respectful, collaborative learning.
Admissions

Admissions
Step 1: The school accepts students aged 2.5 to 11 years, covering the Childcare Center, Nursery, and Primary levels. Parents must align with the school's basic pedagogical principles and apply them at home.

Step 2: The first contact is a detailed presentation of the school, its facilities, and how it operates. During the presentation, a member of the School's Educational Council will devote a morning to guiding visitors through the spaces and informing them in detail about the educational system, as well as answering questions. The initial meeting helps establish mutual familiarity between family and school and sets the basis for the necessary cooperation; a follow-up meeting with the applicant student may be requested.

Step 3: After the information session, a parent who wishes to enroll completes the Enrollment Application and sends it to the school. The school, after assessing that the educational environment is suitable for the child, approves the Enrollment Application and reserves the place for two weeks to complete the enrollment. The Internal Operating Regulations and Appendices describing the school's operation can be read.

Step 4: Priority in enrollments is given to current students (for re-enrollments) and the children of the school's employees; others do not receive priority. The school welcomes children with special needs and offers Special Support Programs developed by the school's specialists.

Step 5: Enrollment prerequisites: For mixed-age groups (2.5–5 years) there are no prerequisites beyond an approved Enrollment Application. For Nursery enrollment, the applicant must have previously attended a Montessori school for at least one year. For admission to the first three Primary classes, the applicant must have studied in a Montessori school for at least two years, even if they studied in a different pedagogical system for one or two years in Primary. For the last three Primary classes, an Enrollment Application may be submitted only if the applicant comes from another Montessori Primary.

Step 6: Vacancies for the 2026–2027 School Year: Primary — A': 1; B': 0; Γ': 2; Δ': 0; Ε': 1; ΣΤ': 0. In Nursery/Preschool, vacancies exist as follows for the 2026–2027 School Year: Nursery (birth year 2021): 0; Pre-nursery (birth year 2022): 3; Older age group (birth year 2023): 5; Younger age group (birth year 2024): 7.
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