Proposed Curriculum Changes in Lyceum Spark Debate Over Ancient Greek

A proposed modification to the Lyceum curriculum for the 2025-2026 academic year, introducing Economics while reducing Ancient Greek instruction, has sparked reactions within the educational community.

Eugenia Manolidou, a musician and director of the Ancient Greek School "Hellenic Education," expresses concerns regarding the downgrading of Ancient Greek instruction, emphasizing its importance in educational practice and pedagogical completeness.

The international academic community recognizes the value of Ancient Greek, with research programs such as Ithaca and Pythia using the ancient Greek language to train artificial intelligence models. Universities such as Heidelberg and Ljubljana are developing neural language processing models, highlighting the importance of Ancient Greek as a cognitive tool.

According to Eugenia Manolidou, Greece should integrate the ancient Greek language into educational practice, aligning with modern trends in education and maintaining its instruction at the full scheduled hours.