The Board of Anatolia College utilizes a committee structure to undertake its work. Board committees provide an organizational platform to deal with specific issues that require specialized areas of expertise. Committee charters outline the duties, responsibilities and expectations of the committee. Committees of the board are expected to be accountable for making timely reports to the full board.
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The major activity of the Anatolia Language Testing Office is centered around promoting and administering Michigan State University'sMSU-CELC and MSU-CELPEnglish language examinations in Northern Greece.
The office is also responsible for administering a number of standardized university entrance examinations in Northern Greece, including the following:
PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test)
The Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test is held once a year in the third week of October primarily for Anatolia College students. Students from other schools in the region may apply to take this test if they declare their interest in early September and if there are sufficient examination materials available. The test is designed to give prospective candidates for U.S. universities an idea of their state of preparedness in relation to the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests), which are required for entry to U.S. universities and which may be taken in their junior and senior years at school.
SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test: Reasoning Test & Subject Tests)
The Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT, SAT with essay and SAT Subject Tests) are administered at Anatolia College five times a year in October, November, December, January and May. The SAT Subject Test (Language Tests with Listening) is administered only once a year in November. Students who intend applying for admission to U.S. universities are usually required to take these exams. For more details, visit: www.ets.org
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The Anatolia Language Testing Office administers examinations on behalf of other examination boards, educational institutions or professional bodies when requested and subsequently authorized to do so.
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Anatolia College is governed by a Board of Trustees with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. Approximately half of the Trustees reside in the New England region while most of the remainder represent other areas of the United States. Several Trustees are Greek residing in Greece. The Trustees maintain an office in Boston to conduct fund-raising and otherwise serve the College.
Distinguished for their professional accomplishments in the areas of law, business, education, philanthropy and scholarship, Anatolia's board members are all volunteers who dedicate their time and resources to supporting the institution. The trustees do not receive a salary and provide their own financial support to Anatolia. Anatolia trustees, many of who are alumni, usually meet twice a year, once in Boston and once in Thessaloniki.
The Boards primary goals are to ensure that Anatolia remains financially strong and continues to provide an exemplary educational program, one of which its students and their parents, its faculty, its graduates, its employees and the citizens of Greece will be forever proud.
Anatolia College Office of the Trustees
Mailing address: Anatolia College Office of the Trustees 18 Tremont Street Suite 704, Boston MA 02108 Tel: (617) 742-7992, Fax: (617) 742-3215 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Anatolia College Board of Trustees
OFFICERS
Albert H. “Chip” Elfner, III, Chair Boston, MA
Kenyon "Kennie" Bissell Grogan, Vice Chair Wellesley, MA
Jack J. Florentin, Vice Chair Thessaloniki, Greece
Robert L. DeNormandie, Treasurer Hamm, Luxembourg
John F. Hemenway, Assistant Treasurer Boston, MA
David S. Weil, Jr., Clerk Los Angeles, CA
Panos Vlachos, President Thessaloniki, Greece
MEMBERS
Peter S. Allen Providence, RI
Lambros G. Anagnostopoulos Athens, Greece
Dimos Arhodidis Athens, Greece
Yannis Assael London, UK
Maria Behrakis Sudbury, MA
Panayotis M. “Notis” Bernitsas Athens, Greece
Constantinos S. Constantinidis Thessaloniki, Greece
Madeline Demoulas Boston, MA
Eva R. Douzinas Boston, MA
Nicholas S. Elfner Boston, MA
Leonidas A. Evangelidis* Athens, Greece
Gregory S. Gallopoulos Falls Church, VA
Stathis I. Georgiadis Thessaloniki, Greece
Anna Greka Boston, MA
Gikas A. Hardouvelis Athens, Greece
Vassilis E. Kafatos Thessaloniki, Greece
Steven Levy Wellesley, MA
Helen E. “Lena” Lindsay East Wayzata, MN
Evelyn Moreno Brookline, MA
Nestor M. Nicholas Boston, MA
Markos Papageorgiou Vaud, Switzerland
Angelos G. Papaioannou Thessaloniki, Greece
Charis Plakantonaki Athens, Greece
Loukia Saranti Thessaloniki, Greece
Irina Taka Thessaloniki, Greece
Marguerite "Peggy" Trethewey Palm Beach, FL - Sonoma, CA
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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions is organized in Boston.
1840
Missionary Cyrus Hamlin founds Bebek Seminary on the outskirts of Constantinople.
1862
The Seminary is transferred to Merzifon in north-central Turkey; soon begins the construction of the new campus.
1886
Anatolia College is founded at the Merzifon Seminary with Charles Tracy as its first President. Students are principally Greek and Armenian, most boarding at the school. The faculty is Greek, Armenian, and American. Enrollment soon reaches 115 students.
1887
First Anatolia College graduating class.
1891
The Anatolia campus in Merzifon now includes the Girls' School, orphanages, and a hospital.
1891
George Herrick is appointed as the 2nd President of Anatolia College.
1894
Anatolia incorporated under the laws of the state of Massachusetts.
1910
Anatolia College establishes the first School of Deaf in the region.
1914
George White takes over as the 3rd President of Anatolia College.
1914
Turkish massacres of Armenians. Among those killed are Anatolia staff and faculty.
1916
Anatolia closed for three years because of World War I, its campus occupied by Turkish troops.
1921
ΕExecutions by Turks of student leaders and faculty advisor of the Pontos club, the school's Greek literary society. The new government terminates the operation of Anatolia College in Merzifon, forcing the school to seek refuge outside of Turkey.
1922
Smyrna catastrophe and defeat of Greek expeditionary force. Anatolia Board of Trustees organized in Boston.
1924
Anatolia College reopens in Thessaloniki, with the help of Eleftherios Venizelos, in rented buildings in Harilaou, with 13 students, all boys, mostly refugees.
1927
Mission School for Girls in Thessaloniki becomes part of Anatolia College.
1933
Ernest W. Riggs becomes the 4th President of Anatolia College..
1934
Anatolia moves to a newly constructed campus near the village of Pylea, on the lower slopes of Mt. Hortiatis.
1934
The iconic Macedonia building of Anatolia College is entering its final phase of construction.
1937
The Anatolia College Alumni Association is organized for the first time.
1940
Greece enters World War II when Italy invades. The school is closed, and its campus is used as a military hospital.
1941
Germany invades Greece, and the Anatolia campus is taken over by Germans, to be used as general headquarters for the Balkans.
1945
The school reopens with the help of its students. The Girls' School moves to Pylea, with George White Hall, Ernest Riggs Hall, and Olympos Hall (now Ingle) soon added to the campus.
1950
Carl Compton serves as the 5th President.
1950
Anatolia establishes the first English-only school in Thessaloniki, "Piney Woods School", for the growing international community.
1951
The Athens Alumni Association is founded.
1958
Dr. Howard Johnston becomes the 6th President.
1961
Inauguration of Kyrides Hall, with state-of-the-art labs that accommodate Anatolia's innovative approach to the teaching of sciences.
1964
Robert Hayden is appointed the 7th President of Anatolia College.
1964
The Secretarial School opens on campus, leading to employment opportunities for young women.
1972
Joseph Kennedy becomes the 8th President.
1974
Dr. William McGrew takes over as the 9th President, while 26 scholarship students from Cyprus arrive on campus, in the wake of the Turkish invasion.
1976
The Indoor Gym is completed with the help of USAID, exemplifying the US government's commitment to the development of our campus.
1981
Anatolia College classes are now co-ed.
1981
The American College of Thessaloniki – ACT (then named SBALA) is founded to provide post-secondary instruction in business and the liberal arts.
1985
The Association of Friends of Anatolia College is founded to provide moral and financial support for Anatolia College.
1986
Anatolia College celebrates its first centennial since its founding in Merzifon, receiving a Silver Medal for its contribution to education by the Academy of Athens.
1989
The Eleftheriades Library is built to serve the High School, named after a former scholarship student and his wife, a former professor of Anatolia.
1995
ACT opens Stavros Constantinidis Hall, then called New Building, the first on its new campus.
1997
ACT is now accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the same body which accredits top US schools such as Harvard and Yale.
1998
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is now offered at Anatolia High School.
1999
Richard Jackson takes over as the 10th President.
2002
Dedication of the Bissell Library at ACT.
2003
Anatolia Elementary School opens as Anatolia assumes operations of the Rigas Feraios School located on an adjacent campus.
2005
The new football field is inaugurated, donated by the alumni.
2007
Raphael Hall is fully renovated and reopens as an events space.
2008
The Bachelor degrees offered at ACT receive European validation. The renovated indoor High School gym is inaugurated.
2009
Dr. Hans Giesecke becomes the 11th President of Anatolia College.
2011
The President's Club is organized, its members being Anatolia's most dedicated and ardent supporters. Anatolia successfully completes its 125th Anniversary Matching Fund campaign.
2013
Dr. Panos Vlachos takes office as the 12th President of Anatolia College.
2014
Anatolia College becomes the hosting partner of Johns Hopkins University’s world-renowned Center for Talented Youth-Greece (CTY) program with a founding donation by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
2014
The Entrepreneurship Hub opens at ACT.
2017
The Lifelong Learning Center receives its license, offering various courses for upskilling and reskilling at ACT.
2017
Introduction of the Innovation Isle, which includes flexible learning spaces, the Fabrication Lab, and the Green Education Center.
2019
Anatolia College welcomes Pinewood American International School back into its family.
2019
ACT's New Building is renamed Stavros Constantinidis Hall, in honor of Stavros Constantinidis, 1947 alumnus, Trustee of Anatolia College, and one of the most important benefactors of our not-for-profit educational institution.
2020
The Anna Papageorgiou STEM Center opens its doors on the Anatolia High School campus.
2021
ACT expands with the acquisition of the Rigas Feraios facilities, which are fully renovated to become the West Hall.
2022
A new Anatolia Elementary School campus is created to accommodate our new learning paradigm.
2023
A new building is completed to host the IBDP program, as well as The Kassandra Center for Educational Excellence, which shares innovative educational practices with the wider community.
2024
Anatolia College celebrates 100 years since its relocation to Thessaloniki.
We are made of knowledge. We are made of openness, of future pioneers. We are made of the people who will help build a brighter Greece: our students and alumni. #whatareyoumadeof
Anatolia College students and alumni participated in the "Building a Brighter Greece one Student at a Time" Comprehensive Campaign, which was completed with great success in 2022.
You can support the vision and mission of Anatolia College by giving to one of the following causes:
Special campaign for 2023-24
Upgrading Middle School/High School classrooms
Improving the layout and functionality of the learning environment is now more important than ever. The classroom is a living, changing system that significantly affects communication, skill development and the learning process. Creating modern school spaces enables students to be more productive and creative and feel safe, and gives teachers the ability to transfer knowledge following new educational approaches, which promote teamwork and interaction.
In this context, we have already carried out a first technological upgrade in all the classrooms, while the gradual change of all the window frames is also underway, thus ensuring better insulation. At the same time, in our effort to strengthen the good psycho-physical condition of our students, the children themselves expressed the need to replace the mobile equipment of the classrooms (desks and chairs).
Thus, we set as our immediate priority the gradual upgrading of classrooms in Gymnasiums/High Schools. Thanks to the new mobile equipment -(desks/chairs) that we have already installed in some of the Gymnasium/High School classrooms:
Better anatomical support is achieved
Students of all body types can sit more comfortably
The possibility of moving and combining desks is offered (group arrangement per four students), while encouraging the development of cooperation skills
Color is added to the classrooms, which especially helps the positive mood of the students
Students are given the opportunity to feel responsible and to respect even more the space in which they learn
Supporting the Middle/High School Classroom Upgrade Campaign you can:
Ηonor a favorite professor or classmate
Make your class (graduation year) part of the Anatolia College donor community
Offer our students a school environment with increased mobility, practicality and functionality
Anatolia College Scholarship Program
Anatolia College's identity and heritage are inextricably linked to its commitment to providing gifted students with limited financial means with scholarship assistance. During the school's early years in Asia Minor, about a third of the student body participated in work-study programs designed to provide them with financial support in exchange for one hour of work per week. Today, approximately 26% of middle and high school students receive need-based scholarships or financial aid.
By supporting the Anatolia College Scholarship Program, you are offering deserving children with limited financial means the opportunity to experience the transformative experience of attending Anatolia College, allowing them to expand their horizons, find their passion, excel academically and achieve their maximum potential as individuals.
CTY Greece
The Center for Talented Youth of Anatolia College is the result of the strategic cooperation of three organizations with a long tradition in education and service to society.
It was created in 2013 with the founding donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and with the expertise in training students with high academic abilities of the Center for Talented Youth of Johns Hopkins University, USA.
It offers students from all over Greece, Cyprus and the world the opportunity to develop their potential to the fullest through specially designed extracurricular programs that meet their unique learning and knowledge needs.
One of the defining values of CTY at Anatolia is the Greece is the CTY Greece Scholarship Program, through which talented students who do not have the financial resources to attend the program, can participate in it completely free of charge. Both the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Anatolia College deeply believe in the merits of an extensive scholarship program to ensure maximum benefit to Greece and its youth.
The participants come from rural areas that do not have the academic infrastructure of urban cities, thus making CTY Greece one of the few opportunities that these children will have, in order to be able to participate in an extracurricular program of high level. By supporting the CTY Greece Scholarship Program, you offer talented children the opportunity to experience the transformative power of a unique education.
Support STEAM student groups
Anatolia College has a long tradition in science and innovative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) learning methods. According to modern educational approaches, learning is much more effective when it is done in a creative and exploratory way and when it is adapted to the pace and the particular needs of each student. The acquisition of knowledge cannot be a passive process, but must be interactive and able to help students develop necessary skills such as problem solving, critical thinking and effective communication.
The Anna Papageorgiou STEM Center of Anatolia College aims to support every student in our educational organization to develop 21st century STEM skills, encouraging them to discover innovative scientific fields and engage in meaningful individual or group activities. The priority of the Center is the participation of students in actions and projects aimed at cultivating technological literacy (activities related to automation or robotics) and in green education actions, i.e. actions aimed at raising the awareness of male and female students around environmental issues and in shaping the right attitudes and behaviors, which can contribute to a sustainable future.
Some of the competitions, in which our children actively and successfully participate, and which require finding additional resources are the following:
The F1 in Schools competition is the largest STEM education program in the world, combining diverse fields such as engineering and marketing. Specifically, the F1 in Schools teams are asked to design an F1 car with a CAD program, study and test the aerodynamics of the car with a CFD program, manufacture the car from polyurethane through CNC, and other media (such as PLA and resin from 3D printers ), execute and present a comprehensive marketing strategy, prepare a ten-minute oral team presentation, gather the necessary resources to implement the project and prepare competition deliverables (e.g. Entrepreneurship, Project Management and engineering). In addition, this competition gives students the opportunity to develop a team spirit of cooperation, which is a very important driving force in our modern and demanding era.
The iGEM Foundation (International Genetically Engineered Machine) is an independent and non-profit organization that aims to advance synthetic biology, education and competition, but also to develop an open and collaborative community that promotes good sportsmanship. The iGEM competition gives students the opportunity to overcome the limits of synthetic biology, dealing with everyday issues of the modern world.
Anatolia College has always relied on the generosity of its donors to make a difference. Even today, in this new venture, we need ardent supporters, as well as fellow travelers.
Don't forget that together we make a difference!
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any queries:
Anatolia College Thessaloniki (+30 2310 398349) Angeliki Sapika, Development Coordinator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Anatolia College Boston Office (+ 01 617 8305076) Peter Chresanthakes, Vice President for Institutional Advancement This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Provide funding so that students, regardless of their financial status, continue to have the opportunity to achieve their dreams through education.
Enhance and build a great educational institution that takes the best of the Greek educational model and combines it with the liberal-arts philosophy and entrepreneurial spirit of the American educational model to inspire Greek youth.
Ensure that Anatolia College students have access to state-of-the-art technology to compete and excel in the global economy, by providing world-class facilities.
Be an investment in the future of Greece. Over the years, Anatolia College has faced many challenges; boldly rising to face and overcome these challenges has been a source of great national pride. The current challenges are daunting, but Anatolia College will continue to lead and succeed.
