Greece, Athens
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Platon School sits on a privately owned campus in Glyka Nera. Light-filled and airy classrooms house the latest smart-board technology. It provides extended athletic facilities including an indoor swimming pool, an indoor basketball court, and a football stadium, as well as arts spaces such as an indoor auditorium, ballet, and music and arts classrooms. The Planetarium and Observatory are integrated into the campus, and the Science Laboratory is fully equipped for Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and Physics, with a dedicated IB Diploma student area for practicals and investigations. The Platon Library offers a spacious, quiet environment with access to about 10,000 volumes and information technology resources, supporting study, teaching and research. The school operates in a bilingual environment with broad use of information technology across learning.
Extended athletic facilities include an indoor swimming pool, an indoor basketball court, and a football stadium. The indoor and outdoor athletic spaces support a wide range of team and individual sports and activities throughout the year.
Planetarium–Observatory opened in December 2016 and provides a space for research and knowledge-generation across cosmography, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, chemistry, mathematics, philosophy, sociology, etc. The Science Laboratory is fully equipped for all sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Physics) and a separate part is used exclusively by IB Diploma students for practicals and investigations. The Platon Library offers about 10,000 volumes and access to information technology, including periodicals, audiovisual material and maps, with an online catalogue (OPAC) and access to external databases. ManageBac supports IB learning across the Diploma Programme and other IB stages. The collection includes textbooks and information resources in English. The campus integrates multilingual education and technology across the curriculum.
Extracurricular life includes PS-MUN (Platon School – MUN), organized annually in March, which opens new horizons for students and is widely recognized as a prestigious conference in Greece and worldwide. Platon Run, a school running event, engages students, staff, families and the wider community in charitable aims. Students are also exposed to theatre, music and art through trips to performances and exhibitions; there is also a Platon Basketball Club as part of school activities.
Platon School is a private IB World School in Greece serving ages 3 to 18. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP), alongside a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach in the early years. The school is fully authorized by the IB for PYP, MYP and the Diploma, a distinction it has held since its early years. Located on a Glyka Nera campus, it combines multilingual education with facilities: light-filled classrooms, a planetarium and observatory, a fully equipped Science Laboratory for Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and Physics, plus an indoor swimming pool, basketball court and football stadium. The Platon Library houses around 10,000 volumes, and ManageBac supports IB planning. A University Counsellor guides university choices with scholarships for top exam results. Notable programs include PS-MUN, Platon Run and a vibrant arts program with theatre, ballet and music, grounded in international mindedness and student agency.