The Adamantios Koraes Elementary School was founded in 1910 under the auspices of SS. Constantine and Helen Church as a Greek-American parochial school. At Koraes, our primary goal is to promote intellectual development, reinforce cultural awareness and social responsibility, and foremost, to inculcate the moral and ethical values of the Greek Orthodox faith. Our students are prepared to think critically through a challenging curriculum, communicate effectively through a bilingual language arts program, and act independently in preparation for life in a complex society with an accelerated rate of change.

The Adamantios Koraes Elementary School offers 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. Faculty members hold at least a baccalaureate degree, some have graduate degrees, and all are fully certified by the State of Illinois. Our dedicated, highly competent teachers assure each student individual attention in a friendly, nurturing environment, yet challenge them with a demanding program of the fundamental scholastic disciplines. Faculty members of the Greek department hold appropriate credentials from the Ministry of Education of Greece and are committed to helping our children develop an understanding of their heritage and cultural identity. Our priests and their pastoral assistant complement the intellectual development of our children with the development of positive moral and ethical values through guidance in their spiritual growth and instruction in the Greek Orthodox faith.

The core of the curriculum in Kindergarten through Fifth grades concentrates on an integrated program of basic students in the five academic disciplines of: English, mathematics, science, social students and Greek. The curriculum is supplemented by the instruction of reading, computer science, religion, physical education, and music. Instruction is in a contained classroom and supplemented with small group instruction by a number of teachers in the above listed areas. Special attention is given to the development of the following skill areas: reading, writing, computing, critical thinking, and oral/written expression in a bilingual program.

The upper grade curriculum in grades Six through Eight provide an academic program concentrating on the five disciplines, English, mathematics, science, social studies, and Greek. The student makes a transition from a contained classroom under the direction of their classroom teacher to a departmentalized program of study where the student is under the direction of a number of different teachers: a language arts instructor, a math/science instructor, a social studies instructor, and a Greek language instructor. Individualized small group instruction continues as in the lower grades in reading, computer science, religion and physical education. The focus of the upper grade program is to provide a strong college preparatory education and to prepare students academically for entry into high school.

For more information about our school, contact Mrs. Mary Zaharis, Principal, at 708-974-3402

Faith, Family and Excellence in Education
Since 1910