On this page you can find our teaching staff's bios.
Zoi Garyfallou - Herring
I was born and raised in Lemnos, Greece and I obtained my Bachelor’s (Honours) in “Pre- school Education” and completed my Post- graduate studies in “Socio-cultural and animator's education”, at the Democritus University. I taught in different schools in Greece before I was posted by the Greek DfE to Hamburg, Germany to teach at the Greek schools there. In 2012, I moved to England, had 2 children with my British husband and I have been teaching in a Primary school in Oxford ever since. Having taught for over 20 years, I have a wealth of experience teaching bilingual children of all ages and backgrounds and I am always making sure they have the best opportunities for learning and achieving their potential. As I also have language degrees in English, French and German, I strongly believe that speaking different languages is a great asset and connects people with their heritage and culture.
Jenny Flouri
I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education from the University of Patras. I have five years of experience working in education at a private kindergarten in Greece, and for the past year, I have been living in Oxford, where I work in a nursery. My passion for creative and expressive learning through the arts has led me to pursue a Master's degree in Arts in Education at the University of Nicosia. As a member of the Greek School of Oxford, I actively contribute to preserving and promoting the Greek language and cultural identity. I strongly believe in learning through play, trying to give children a space where they can be themselves, play, learn, and shine at their own pace.
Ilianna Diamanti
Pinelopi Flaouna
Ms Pinelopi Flaouna has obtained an Undergraduate Degree in Greek Philology with specialization in Classics from the University of Ioannina, Greece. She also holds a Postgraduate Degree in Classics from the University of Ioannina and an Undergraduate Degree of Archaeology from the University of Peloponnese. She has received an Undergraduate Diploma in British Archaeology from the Department of Continuing Education in Oxford. At present, she is pursuing a MA degree in Library and Information Studies at UCL.
Having a strong language background from her ancient and Modern Greek Language studies as a certified secondary education tutor, Pinelopi has worked as a Tutor of Latin at the University of Ioannina Greece, where she taught undergraduate students. She has also worked as a private tutor of Greek high school students on subjects such as Modern Greek Language and Essay writing, Ancient Greek and Modern Greek Literature. She has received a certification in Greek Language as a foreign language teacher to adult learners and has taught Modern Greek to immigrants at the Youth Centre of Kalamata, Greece and vulnerable adult learners at KETHEA Kalamata. She has experience in teaching Greek as a second language to students of all levels.
Her passion about Greek language combined with her studies in Classics and Archaeology has led her to Oxford, to the department of Papyrology, where she worked as an Erasmus trainee in identifying ancient Greek Papyri texts using the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae database. She is currently working at the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford where among else, she is co-teaches Information Literacy workshops and oversees the acquisition of reading list materials for taught courses. Pinelopi also works as a private tutor of Modern Greek language to students of all levels and ages.
Anna Pavlidou
Μy name is Anna Pavlidou and I am a teacher in the Greek school of Oxford. I obtained my Bachelor in Education, in Early Years, on 2014 from the University of Volos. I am fluent in English, but I can also speak German and Spanish. I work Monday to Friday as a cover teacher in a local primary school here in Oxford. I have a big love for literature and the arts, including the art of cinematography. I am really happy that I am part of the Greek school of Oxford family helping our children stay connected to our language and culture.
The Greek School of Oxford has a certified teacher for the Ellinomatheia exams: Mrs. Maria Chantou.