Zosimaia School

Zosimaia School of Ioannina Ζωσιμαία Σχολή Ιωαννίνων
Location
Ioannina Greece
Coordinates	39°40′10″N 20°51′05″E / 39.66942°N 20.851353°E / 39.66942; 20.851353
Information
Type	Non-profit
Established	1828; 196 years ago (1828)
School district	Ioannina regional unit
Founders	Zosimades brothers

The Zosimaia School (

.

Foundation

During the years of the

, was falling into a short-term decay.

At this point, five Zosimas brothers who had migrated to Russia and become successful merchants, decided to make a significant contribution to their homeland, sponsoring the foundation of a new educational institution. The Zosimaia School was founded in 1828 and initially functioned as a four-class school. The Schools Committee of Ioannina, an organization responsible of the management of the city’s educational institution, had the full responsibility of the Zosimaia’s management, with the financial aid of the Zosimas family.

Anastasios Sakellarios' administration, 1833-1862

In 1833

’s advisor - became director of the Zosimaia. In 1840 three more classes were added in the school’s educational program.

With Sakellarios’ administration, the Zosimaia became one of the most significant Greek-language schools of the Ottoman world. The majority of the students were from

. In 1860, due to the school's high prestige the school, the University of Athens allowed the entrance of Zosmaia graduates without any examinations. However, in 1862 Sakellarios resigned as a result of disagreements with other school officials of Ioannina.

Final Ottoman period, 1862-1913

Some of the school directors this period were:

• Spyridon Manaris (1863–1881), during his administration a fifth year of studies was added to the education program.
• Monodhendri (Zagori
  )
• University of Athens
• Georgios Soriritadis (1891–1893)
• Dimitrios Konstas (1891–1893)
• Antonis Travlantonis (1895–1896)

The teachers were highly educated, with significant contribution to the cultural and educational activity of that time, like, for instance, Panagiotis Aravantinos, who wrote a great number of books on folklore and linguistics.

1913 - present

The Zosimaia functions continuously to the present day as a high school offering high level education, under the regulations of the Greek ministry of education.

Notable alumni

References

Sources

• The Syllogos movement of Constantinople and Ottoman Greek education 1861-1923. George A Vassiadis. Centre for Asia Minor Studies, 2007
  ISBN 960-87610-6-9
  .
• Yannina: A Journey to the Past. Eftihia Nachmias Nachman, Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos, Isaac Dostis.
  ISBN 0-8197-0765-1
• Epirus, 4000 Years of Greek History and Civilization. M. V. Sakellariou. Ekdotike Athenon, 1997.
  ISBN 960-213-371-6

External links

• http://www.zosimaia.gr/ Organization of Zosimaia's graduates. (in Greek)