One School, One Heart:
​Faith, Knowledge, and Friendship.

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Ephesians 5:2
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Our mission is to prepare students with the necessary academic foundation  that allows them to reach their highest level of success.  Together with our families, we provide spiritual and moral guidance from an Orthodox Christian perspective that focuses on values and instills a feeling of confidence, respect and well-being in every child.

Koraes accomplishes its mission by:
  • By providing a safe, family environment that fosters life-long friendships between students and families who attend Koraes and share the same values.
  • By teaching at school, the same values that are taught in the home.
  • By focusing on developing child’s moral and spiritual character throughout their school day by teaching them to be respectful, disciplined, engaged and mindful of God’s presence in their lives while providing them with a good education.
We offer a complete elementary school program for grades kindergarten through eighth. The school is fully recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, and the Ministry of Education of Greece.

The school also offers a prekindergarten (preschool) program for children 3 years old and above that incorporates the flexibility for children to attend 3-5 days a week (half day or full day) while our kindergarten program is a full day program. We offer before and after school care for working moms and dads, afternoon clubs, and an afternoon Greek school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our students in grades 3-8 participate in a 1:1 technology initiative using Chromebooks.  

Click below to learn more about our curriculum:
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Prekindergarten
Kindergarten - 5th Grade​
Middle School
Choosing an elementary school for your child is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a parent, and finding the right fit can be challenging. Koraes Elementary School offers challenging courses and development in the traditional core areas of study such as language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. Greek foreign language, physical education, art, music, and technology are also offered as part of the curriculum. One unique characteristic of the Koraes program is the study of Greek language, culture and heritage starting with the prekindergarten program through eighth grade.  All of this is provided in a safe, nurturing, faith and family based environment during your child's formative years. ​We welcome families of all Eastern Orthodox traditions.

​Click here for the admissions process, registration, and tuition information

School Calendar
2022-23 Official Calendar

  2022-2023 School Board

Voting Membership:
Elizabeth Christofylakis - Chairman
​Jim Stavrou - Parish Council President
Maria Douros
James Galanis
Dean Korolis
​Paul Vallas

Ex Officio:
Fr. Tom DeMedeiros - Pastor
Beth Lind - Principal

Advisors:
George Argires

If at any time anyone would like to reach out to the School Board please email schoolboard@koraes.org ​
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​School Uniform Information

For the 2022-23 school year students will wear designated uniforms daily. 

Boys K - 8 daily uniform:  Short or long sleeve blue Koraes polo style shirt, navy pants or shorts, solid colored dress shoes (brown, black, navy), belt.   May wear SOLID colored black, brown, navy gym shoes.   Church uniform:  dress shoes &navy  pants (no shorts), white button down shirt, tie (optional), vest.  Middle School boys may wear a navy blazer with a tie.  No shorts or gym shorts on church days.  Shorts are knee length navy purchased from School Belles.  Shorts may not be worn in winter months.

Girls: K-2 jumper with white round collared blouse, solid color socks (navy, white, black, gray), solid color shoes - Mary Jane style or solid colored gym shoes.  All hair accessories must be Koraes colored.  

Girls: grades 3-5 may wear a Koraes patterned skort or the traditional jumper. Girls wearing the skort will wear the short or long sleeve Koraes polo style shirt.  On church days girls will wear the white round collared shirt with vest or cardigan if wearing skort.  If wearing jumper it's the same uniform for church days.  Solid colored shoes and socks, leggings.  No patterned leg wear.

Middle School Girls 6-8:  Koraes skirt, short or long sleeve Koraes polo style shirt.  Solid colored shoes and socks, leggings.  Church uniform:  same shoes, white round collared blouse and vest or Koraes cardigan.  Girls may wear a navy blazer on church days instead of the Koraes sweater/vest/cardigan.

Students in grades 3 - 8 will change for  PE.  ALL students are to leave gym shoes for PE in school.   Non-marking soles are required for the gym.

​School Belles is our vendor and our school code is S0847.

Preschool:  school appropriate clothing with closed-toe shoes.  No sandals or flip-flops.  A seasonal change of clothes is kept  at school.  

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