Leonteio
Lykeio belongs to the Catholic Church and is run by the Community of
the Marist Brothers (Frères Maristes), a group of Catholic monks
dedicated to education. It is a non-profit co-educational private school,
founded in 1838.
The institution is characterised by the spirit of cooperation and mutual respect,
encouraging the exchange of ideas and opinions among all parties (directors,
teachers, administrative staff, students and parents).
Leonteio Lykeio (N. S.) comprises two primary schools (‘Chrysostomos
Smyrnis’ and ‘St. Dionysios’), and a secondary school. The
school premises are spacious (25, 000 m2) and the modern facilities cater for
the students’needs. As part of the curriculum two foreign languages,
French and English, are taught at both educational levels (primary and secondary).
The French language is taught following an enhanced teaching programme whereas
English is taught according to the syllabus of the Ministry of Education.
Primary
School
Apart from the main primary school teacher of each class, the staff includes
teachers specialised in foreign languages, art, music, computers and physical
education. There are four classes per grade in ‘Chrysostomos Smyrnis’ and
two in ‘St. Dionysios’.
Facilities
Both primary schools are equipped with:
- Computer and science laboratories
- Special classrooms for the art, foreign language and music lessons
- An indoor gym
- A theatre
- An amphitheatre
- Conference rooms for the personnel
- Offices for teacher-parent meetings
- A playground
- An infirmary run by a registered nurse
Secondary School
In the secondary school, there are four classes per grade. Students are further divided into smaller groups when foreign languages, computer science, music, art, specialist and optional subjects are taught.
Facilities
- Spacious classrooms
- Two amphitheatres for the teaching of science
- Laboratories for the chemistry, technology, biology and computer science
lessons
- Special classrooms for the art, foreign language and music lessons
- A screening room for educational purposes equipped with a PC, a DVD and an
overhead projector.
- An indoor gym
- A football pitch
- Basketball and volleyball courts
- A theatre with a seating capacity of 900 people fully equipped with electronic
devices and audio-visual aids
- Conference rooms for the personnel
- Offices for teacher-parent meetings
- An infirmary run by a registered nurse
Furthermore,
- All classrooms and laboratories are fully geared with the necessary equipment
for effective teaching and learning.
- Primary and secondary students have access to a comprehensive lending library,
run by an experienced librarian.
- A doctor is readily available in case of an emergency.
- There is a church, which seats 450 people, on the premises of the secondary
school, available to all students for religious practices.
- Compulsory insurance for personal injury while being at school (plus one
hour before the beginning and one hour after the end of the lessons) is provided
to all students.
