ELT Excellence Awards 2026
Winners and distinctions by category.
| Award Categories | PROJECT TITLE | NAME | AWARD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | NOT ORDINARY BUT SIMPLY EXTRAORDINARY | DONNA'S ENGLISH CLUB | SILVER |
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | KLC AROUND THE WORLD | ZOE KAPETANIOU LANGUAGE SCHOOL | SILVER |
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | Little Philosophers_Prometheus | MY ENGLISH SCHOOL VICTORIA BAIRAMOGLOU | SILVER |
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | 4th AML MUN CONFERENCE_2025 | EVANGELIA KARAGIANNIDOU - ANAVRYTA MODEL LYCEUM | SILVER |
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | Building Bridges: From Classroom to the Community (Turning Ideas Into Action) | VASILIKI ADAMOU | GOLD |
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | Walking for a Cause : A Student-Led Community Collaboration ELT Project | MG LANGUAGE SCHOOL MARIA GERONTI | GOLD |
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | The Wishing Tree: A Participatory Initiative That Transforms the School into a Community | SAGMATOPOULOU EDUCATION CENTRE | GOLD |
| Community and Collaboration BY EXPRESS PUBLISHING | TURNING LOCAL IN THE ERA OF GLOBALISATION | URSULA'S EFL SCHOOL - URSULA HARIKIOPOULOU | GOLD |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Creating a school's magazine to practise speaking and writing skills. | SCHOLARS STYLIANOS / SCHOLARS ZOGRAFOU - MANOLI | GOLD |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | "LEARN BY SINGING" ORIGINAL DESIGN CONCEPT BY DR XENIA TSOLAKI METAXA | XENIA TSOLAKI METAXA PRIVATE INSTITUTE | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Adopting a monument in FLT | ELISSAVET KOTSONI - DIMITRIOS CHATZINIKOLAOU | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Using poetry as a tool while teaching a language | NAZAN USLU | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | From Assessment to Authorship: A Multimodal Creative Learning Ecosystem for Primary EFL | MARIANTHI DIAMANTELLI | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | “The Kids’ Summer Hub: Reimagining English Through Experiential Learning” | VASSALOU-TSAKALAKI LANGUAGE SCHOOL | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Adapting Swedish Children's Literature to English-Speaking Short Fiction Screenplays | CHARA KOURLESSI - 1ST PRIMARY SCHOOL OF LOUTRAKI | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Adapting Swedish Children's Literature to English-Speaking Short Fiction Screenplays | CHARA KOURLESSI - 1ST PRIMARY SCHOOL OF LOUTRAKI | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | When Art & Empathy unlock Learning:A school that Breathes | ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL EVA KEFALOGIANNI | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | VOCABULARY ACQUISITION: BORING? NO MORE! | GLOSSIKOI ORIZONTES | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Grammar T-Shirts | NIKOLITSA SAGIA A2Z SCHOOL | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Speaking in Public Project | ΞΕΝΕΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΕΣ "ΑΛΑΪΣΚΑ" | SILVER |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Books that are lived, not read | RiSE RETHYMNO iSCHOOL OF ENGLISH LILIAN PATSOURAKI YANNOULATOU | GOLD |
| Creativity in Language Teaching BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | Nature's Classroom Summer Camp: Redefining Language Learning through Experience | F.L.S. MARIA LYBERI | GOLD |
| Educational Platforms | AI EdWiBo: Redefining Writing Assessment Through Scalable, Inclusive AI | AI EdWiBo | SILVER |
| Educator of the Year Award By MM PUBLICATIONS | DR XENIA TSOLAKI METAXA - XTMPI | DR XENIA TSOLAKI METAXA - XTMPI | BRONZE |
| Excellence in Digital Presence | eXams. eXpertise. eXperience: Transforming 20 Years of ELT into Digital Excellence | XYNTARAKI HARA | GOLD |
| Excellence in Digital Presence | Empowering Adult Learners Through a Human-Centred Digital English Ecosystem | MARIA GEORGIOU - 2ECOND CHANCE ENGLISH | SILVER |
| Excellence in School Events | Events like a fairytale | MARIA GIACHALI SCHOOL | BRONZE |
| Excellence in School Events | I am an Englishman in Neo Rysio | LEVEL UP BY DIMITRA TSIRONI GONOS | BRONZE |
| Excellence in School Events | Learning English With Our Hearts: A Social Emotional Learning Approach to Teaching and Dramatising Stories in the EFL Classroom | GKOTSI KONSTANTINA - ENGLISH LANGUAGE HUB | SILVER |
| Excellence in School Events | Healthy Little Eaters: Thematic School Events that Bring Language, Nature, and Community Together | SPYRIDOULA KOKKALI - HEALTHY LITTLE EATERS | SILVER |
| Excellence in School Events | The Power of Togetherness | ATHANASIA DIMITRAKAKI AXION SCHOOLS | SILVER |
| Excellence in School Events | "A night under the stars" Awards ceremony | EUROPEAN LANGUAGES | SILVER |
| Excellence in School Events | SKYWALKERS EDUCATIONAL & CHARACTER BUILDING TRIP BY XTMPI | XTMPI - CHARACTER BUILDING EDUCATIONAL TRIPS | SILVER |
| Excellence in School Events | Excellence in School Events: Building Bridges of Communication: The Parenting School Legacy | SAGMATOPOULOU EDUCATION CENTRE | SILVER |
| Excellence in School Facilities | Light, Space, and Learning: Designing Environments for Well-being and Growth | TSIAVOU - RAPTI ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTER | GOLD |
| Excellence in Teaching Foreign Languages | StepNOW: Redefining Excellence in Teaching Foreign Languages-A Holistic Approach | STEPNOW BY SKLIA EDUCATION | GOLD |
| Excellence in Technology Use | Time Travellers: Bridging History and Innovation with AI | IOANNA ZAFEIRIOU | GOLD |
| Gamification in Education | From Play to Proficiency: Gamifying Grammar and Vocabulary Learning | VASILIKI GKOTSI EFL | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | Transforming MSKMUN into an international, multilingual, modern, and eco-friendly conference | EVGENIA LASKARIDOU MUN DIRECTOR | GOLD |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | Lingonauts: A Storyworld Framework for Creative Language Learning | DIMITRA POLIXENI DIANNELOU | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | L.E.A. (Learning Effortlessly Approach) - Using Technology to Master Lexis and Grammar | MANOS KARTSAKIS, MANUELA DRAKOGIANNAKI, LEA KARTSAKI | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | Historical [digital] journeys driven by art practices | MARIA EMMANOUILIDOU | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | The time travellers project | SYLLABUS SCHOOL DESPINA TOSOUNI | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | Little Philosophers_Using Philosophy to teach English | MY ENGLISH SCHOOL VICTORIA BAIRAMOGLOU | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | From Silence to Speech: Transforming Learner Confidence Through Active Language Engagement | STELLA KALTSA STEPS STUDY LAB | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | VIEWPOINTS : From quiet to confident.QLS's Approach to Boosting Teen Conversational Skills | QLS - QUALITY LANGUAGE SCHOOLS | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | ENGLISH FESTIVAL | ANNA KELEPOURI & MARINA KARAVOTA-ENGLISH FESTIVAL 2025 | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | Exploring Hamlet: Innovative Pathways to language and Human Understanding | THEODORA SOPASOUDAKI | SILVER |
| Innovation in language learning By MM PUBLICATIONS | The L.E.A.D. (Learn Explore Aspire Do) Model: An Innovative Student Leadership Pathway Through English | TSIAVOU - RAPTI ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTER | SILVER |
| School of the Year Award MM PUBLICATIONS | EPIKINONIA | ||
| Storytelling and Drama in Language Learning | Stories make language learning visible and multidimensional! | LEARNING RESTART EFL SCHOOL ELENI MANOLI | SILVER |
| Storytelling and Drama in Language Learning | Summer storytelling afternoons with fish tales | RiSE RETHYMNO iSCHOOL OF ENGLISH LILIAN PATSOURAKI YANNOULATOU | SILVER |
| Storytelling and Drama in Language Learning | Incorporating theatre in ELT to develop student engagement and language skills | MATHISIS LANGUAGES SCHOOLS | BRONZE |
| Storytelling and Drama in Language Learning | Living the Language: Storytelling and Drama in Action | DODOU EVANGELIA LANGUAGE SCHOOL | BRONZE |
| Support for Special Needs Students | Specialized Language Instruction for Diverse Learners | MY WAY | GOLD |
| Teacher Support and Training | 'The 'Reset - Reflect' Project: A Transformative Toolkit for Inspired Teaching | FAYE SOTIRIOU - FS EDUCATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE | SILVER |
| Teaching Adults | Empowering the Adult Voice: Greece as a Living Laboratory for Experiential Fluency | DISCOVERY FOUNDATION | GOLD |
| Teaching Adults | "The Art of Expression" : Redefining Academic Writing & Public Speaking for Global Leaders | FAYE SOTIRIOU - PERROTIS COLLEGE AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL | GOLD |
| Teaching Adults | Empowering Adult Voices Through Online Learning | EUROLINE - MARINOU AGGELIKI | BRONZE |
| Teaching for Raising Awareness for Social Issues | Local 2 Global: SDGs Connections | ELLINOAGLIKI AGOGI - ENGLISH DEPARTMENT | GOLD |
| Teaching for Raising Awareness for Social Issues | "IncluTales", inclusive Fairytales | ASIMINA ALEXANDROPOULOU - FUN2LEARN | GOLD |
| Teaching for Raising Awareness for Social Issues | Every Step You Take Against Bullying | ATHINA PATSEADOU - 3rd EXPERIMENTAL PRIMARY SCHOOL OF EVOSMOS | SILVER |
| Teaching for Raising Awareness for Social Issues | The Discovery Program: A Living Laboratory for Transforming Learners into Informed Global Citizens | DISCOVERY FOUNDATION | SILVER |
| Teaching for Raising Awareness for Social Issues | Peace in the world is important | GEORGIA PSILOPANAGIOTI | SILVER |
| Teaching for Raising Awareness for Social Issues | In search of an identity:Diaspora, immigration and the vision of intercultural education | ANASTASIA PASIA | SILVER |
| Teaching for Raising Awareness for Social Issues | Honouring the achievements of African Americans to expose learners to Human Rights Vocabulary and the use of past tenses as well as to develop their critical thinking as active citizens. | A. KATSANIKAKI BLACK HISTORY MONTH - 10TH & 14TH PRIMARY SCHOOLS | SILVER |
| Teaching Primary School Students | Blending English with Health, Drama and Digital Technologies: Learning by Playing, Creating and Connecting | CONSTANTINA VOITSIOU | SILVER |
| Teaching Primary School Students | Teaching Primary School Students | EPIKINONIA | SILVER |
| Teaching Primary School Students | Activity Club: A transdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Primary School Students | STELLA ATHANASIADI FLS | SILVER |
| Teaching Primary School Students | Sam & Friends: A Structured Multi-Sensory and Digital Approach to Building Confident Early English Learners | DIMITRA POLIXENI DIANNELOU | SILVER |
| Teaching Primary School Students | Cultural exchanges through Literature | DESPOINA EVGENI | SILVER |
| Teaching Primary School Students | Lessons Full of Flashcars and Crafts | NIKOLITSA SAGIA A2Z SCHOOL | SILVER |
| Teaching Primary School Students | Creative ELT TEACHING for Primary School Students | AFRODITI GKIOURI | SILVER |
| Teaching Secondary School Learners | A mix and match approach to teens | CHRISTINA LAIOU | SILVER |
| Teaching Secondary School Learners | Beyond the Certificate: Restoring Meaning in Language Education | MARIA PIKI | SILVER |
| Teaching Secondary School Learners | Empowering Teen Learners Through Communication, Creativity and Confidence | ORIZONTAS NIKI GREKOU - NIKOS KARAKOSTAS | SILVER |
| Teaching through Arts and Crafts | Integrating Art, Creativity and Language: The Art Camp in a Box Approach | SOZA MOUZAKI FLS | SILVER |
| Teaching through Arts and Crafts | Arts and Crafts in Language Learning - The Storyboard | ROULA GOUSKOU SCHOOL OF ENGLISH | SILVER |
| Teaching through Arts and Crafts | THE KINTSUGI PROJECT EXCELLENCE SCHOOL SAYIA | ANGELA SAYIA EXCELLENCE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH | SILVER |
| Teaching through Arts and Crafts | "Halloween Workshop at MaC" | MaC ENGLISH - JOANNA DINI | BRONZE |
| Teaching through Arts and Crafts | Art-led ELT- A creative model for language learning | FLS MICHELI | GOLD |
| The Edupreneurship Award By MM PUBLICATIONS | “Empowering Communicators, Building Futures: The Hello Edupreneurship Journey” | HELLO EDUCATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTERS | SILVER |
| The Edupreneurship Award By MM PUBLICATIONS | A Dual-Pillar Model of Edupreneurship: Genius Language Schools & Butterfly Publishing | DIMITRIOS ZIOGAS - GENIUS LANGUAGE CENTERS | SILVER |
| The Edupreneurship Award By MM PUBLICATIONS | CHEZ-ΝΟΥ LITERARY SOCIETY BY CHRISTINA METAXA | CHRISTINA METAXA Chez-νού LITERARY SOCIETY - XTMPI | SILVER |
| THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY BURLINGTON BOOKS | F.L.S. MARIA LYBERI | ||
| THE VISIONARY WOMAN AWARD | Dr Tessy Ojo CBE, CEO - The Diana Award | ||
| Wellbeing in Learning | Wellbeing: the “Water” of Empowered Education | CHRANIOTI LANGUAGE SCHOOLS | GOLD |
| Wellbeing in Learning | Mindfulness in Horizons: Promoting Well-Being in ELT | HORIZONS LANGUAGE SCHOOL | SILVER |
| Wellbeing in Learning | Our Wellbeing Journey: Feeling Good, Learning Better | THEODORA SOPASOUDAKI | SILVER |
| Wellbeing in Learning | Emotional Safety, Confident Voices -Diada’s Wellness-Centered Approach to Language Learning | DIADA - STAMATINA DIMITRAKOPOULOU | SILVER |
