Pythagoras welcomes you to their friendly, exciting and welcoming school.

The Greek School of Pythagoras was founded by George and Anastasia Roubou in 1969. It started with 15 students in a room at the back of their house in a small Melbourne suburb called Elwood. From its humble beginnings, it quickly developed into one of the largest Greek schools of the 1970s and 1980s with six branches and more than 1,000 students. Today it is still considered a pioneering and creative school of the Greek language with a special emphasis on Greek culture.

To best accommodate their students, this year their Elwood branch which operates every Saturday morning, will also be adding afternoon classes from 1:30pm to 4:30pm.

The goal of the school is to cultivate a learning environment in which children feel happy and above all proud to be Greek-Australians.

Students are taught how to read confidently by understanding the Greek language, to communicate orally and to express their thoughts in writing clearly and accurately. The impressive results of the students in the VCE exams prove the effectiveness of the educational curriculum, the quality and the passion of the teachers of Pythagoras but also the care they show to the students.

Teachers of the school love the Greek language and culture with a passion and this is reflected in their daily practice in the classroom. The curriculum of Pythagoras incorporates the various customs and traditions of Greek culture as well as the richness of Greek history including: Lighting of the oil lamp and celebrating name days, disguises for the celebration of the pre-Easter carnival, events for the national anniversaries of March 25 and October 28, celebration of the birthday of poet, Dionysios Solomou, cracking Easter eggs and various Christmas traditions are some of the inventive ways in which the curriculum of the Greek school Pythagoras deals with the richness of Greek culture.

During term three the focus shifts to the glorious ancient past of Greece. Children are immersed in ancient history and mythology in a hands-on way that includes dressing up and presentations of related projects.

Other activities include student participation in the March 25 parade at the Shrine of Remembrance, dances, events for the end of the school year, and “tavern” nights for VCE students along with excursions.

Pythagoras is often asked, “Does your school do all these things?”
Their answer is: “Don’t all Greek schools do the same?”