The Society for the Promotion of Education and Learning (Philekpaideutiki Etaireia) founded in 1836 is a public non profitable welfare foundation. It is the oldest educational foundation in Greece which through the years, despite all the external changes and adjustments to any varied situations, achieved to maintain its educational character following the main ideals since its foundation: the cultural provision to the Greek children.
The presence and the engagement of the foundation in the educational, spiritual, cultural, scientific and social life of the country were and still are a determining factor.
Nowadays, this presence is still continuing to be of invariable value adopting modern courses.
The presence and the engagement of the foundation in the educational, spiritual, cultural, scientific and social life of the country were and still are a determining factor.
Nowadays, this presence is still continuing to be of invariable value adopting modern courses.
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| 1846-1852: Arsakeio Girls' School | Today: the Council of State |
1836. The Society for the Promotion of Education and Learning (Philekpaideutiki Etaireia) is founded. Its objective is “the development of Primary Schools and the fundamental education of the Nation”. Prime movers of this vision were Ioannis Kokkonis, an eminent teacher and tutor, George Gennadios from
1837. The first “School for Young Girls” is founded. An initiative so important at a time when girls had as a sole interest the family set-up. The school was housed in rental buildings and was organized in two levels: a) the
1840. The Board of Directors decide the foundation of the
1842. Philekpaideutiki Etaireia buys a building site of 15.600 acres in a residential block orientated by Stadiu, Menandrou(Pezmatzoglou), Panepistimiou, Typographias(Arsaki) Streets, to house the Schools in privately owned buildings.
1846. The foundation of the main building designed by the prominent architect of the time Lyssandros Kaftatzoglou, came true thanks to the donations of the Philekpaideutiki Etaireia members, the contributions and the funds conducted in
1847. Philekpaideutiki Etaireia establishes a certificate for the primary school teachers, who graduate from its schools.
1850. Apostolos Arsakis, a doctor of medicine, scholar and politician who comes from
1852. The main building of Arsakeia Schools is inaugurated. The Lower, the Upper and the
1858. Physical Education is introduced in the schools.
1861. The “
1862. Foundation of the Library.
1867. -The recently-constructed school building, donated by Michail and Helen Tositsas and designed by Lyssandros Kaftatzoglou, houses the Tositseio Mutual Teaching School of the Foundation.
-The need to promote the Greek language, both in remote municipalities of Attika and other regions throughout
1868. Foundation of the Arsakeio of Kerkyra.
1871. Foundation of the Primary School for children in need.
1880. The status of the supervisor is established in the schools of Philekpaideutiki Etaireia.
1885. The suggested school curriculum by Philekpaideutiki Etaireia is thouroughly accepted by the Greek Ministry of Education and is embraced by all the Girls’ Schools of the country, acknowledging the precedence of Philekpaideutiki Etaireia in the women’s education.
1891. - Foundation of the
-The
1936. Foundation of the Teachers’
1837. -The building where the 3rd
-Foundation of the
-Inauguration of the
1939. Foundation of a three-year attendance Arsakeio Home Economics School in
1940-1945. -The School buildings of Philekpaideutiki Etaireia in
-The Schools continue their operation in rental buildings and in the main buildings in
1947. A Professional, a Boarding School and a Home Economics School are founded in
1955. The
1958. The historical residence of Prime Minister A.Michalakopoulos, situated in
1969-1972.The complex where the eight Tositseia Schools of Ekali are housed is erected, according to the most modern demands for school buildings.
1973. The buildings of Arsakeia Schools in
1980. The Schools set together boys and girls as pupils, an action which is completed in 1987
1988. -Counseling Psychological Services are established.
-The afternoon classes come into operation.
1989. Foundation of the archives of Philekpaideutiki Etaireia so all the historical documents concerning the Schools be classified, recorded and maintained.
1991. -Commencement of a programme between Filekpaideftiki Etaireia and the Theatre of Art-Karolos Koun to introduce theatrical education at the schools.
-Establishment of the Panhellenic Pupils’ Theatre Contest.
1996. Inauguration of the Book
1998. Inauguration of the
2000. Organization of the Annual Panhellenic Rhetorical Contest.
2004. -Inauguration of the privately -owned building of Arsakeio in Patras located in Platani
-Establishment of the Pre-Primary and the Middle School in the
-Inauguration of the indoor Gymnasium of Olympic standards in the Arsakeio School of Thessaloniki.
-Institution of the Arsakeio in Ioannina, located in the area of Loggades.
-Announcement of the Foundation of the
2007. -Establishment of the institution of the “Open university” in the Book Arcade.
-Inauguration of the newly-constructed privately-owned building in the
-Announcement of the Foundation of the
2008. -Establishment of the Arsakeia Schools Scholarships.
-The erection of the complex of the Arsakeio in Ioannina is completed and it is expected to start its operation as Pre-Primary and Primary School at the beginning of the school year 2009-2010.
2009. -The Arsakeio in Ioannina commences its operation (Pre-Primary and Primary Schools).
-Inauguration of the new modern athletic track in the Arsakeia Schools in Psychiko with the donation of the Alexandros Onasis Foundation.
-Inauguration of the Centre of Science in the
-The athletics track is topped out. It was constructed by the sponsoring of the Alexandros Onassis Foundation.
-The House of Science is topped out at the Arsakeio School of Patras.
The “Upper Schools” of The Society for the Promotion of Education and Learning (Philekpaideutiki Etaireia) were recognized as equivalent to the State Schools for the first time in 1861 and in 1936 were incorporated in the workforce of the State education into Teaching Academies.
Moreover, the degrees of each grade issued by the Arsakeia-Tositseia Schools are equivalent to those of the State Schools. The educational and the administrative personnel of the institution have the same benefits with those who work in the public education sector and receive state pensions.
The above-mentioned practices constitute the institutional significance of the Arsakeia-Tositseia Schools, which proves that the state recognizes the remarkable contribution of the Schools in the educational development of the Nation.
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The most prominent of all benefactors was Apostolos Arsakis, doctor of medicine, scholar and politician, born in Hotahova Premeti, in In 1850, Apostolos Arsakis, while financing the construction of ‘Megaron’ in Panepistimiou street in the center of Athens, he also contributed to fund raising for Philekpaideutiki Etaireia enabling the latter to achieve its goals.
In one’s own right Filekpaideftiki Etaireia nominated the Schools Arsakeia in his honour.
HELEN
Great benefactors of our schools are Mihail and Helen Tositsa. They are both coming from Metsovo at MIHAIL TOSITSAS
He was born on
In
Tositsas was also the General Council of Greek in
In 1847 Tositsas donated the land, so that the first communal church to be built the “Church of the Annunciation of Virgin Mary”. It was first operated in 1856 and is active to the present day. In this church the eminent Patriarch and Pope of He also offered huge amounts of money for the poor in
In 1854 when the Greek-Turkish relations stopped, he was forced to leave
To be specific, he offered 100.000 talara, the currenct of the era, to the Polytechnic School of Athens to enrich their equipment, 20.000 for the salaries of the teachers at Metsovo, and also to buy books for the poor children, 3.000 for the Greek School in Salonika, 196.000 Egyptian grossia for the Greek School in Alexandria, 2.000 talira for the poor of his native area and 500 for ear priest at the church of Agia Paraskevi and numerous churches and monasteries of the region. 2.000 talira at the Home of the Poor in Athens, the University, the hospital, the House for Blind people, Arsakeia Boarding School and the Eye Hospital. 10.000 to construct roads and many other.
His wife, Helen continued her husband’s difficult task and she offered 60.000 drachmas to Philekpaideutiki Etaireia to build a Mutually Teaching School and 10.000 drachmas to found the University National Guard.
