History
The school was founded in 1936 by Charles Beregean, a mathematician, under the name Standard Lykeion of Athens (Greek: Πρότυπον Λύκειον Αθηνών, Protipon Likion Athinón). It moved to its current location in 1952, when ownership was transferred to Antonis Moraitis – whose name the school has adopted since 1976. After Antonis Moraitis' death in 1981, property and administration of the school was transferred to his daughters, Chrysanthi Moraiti-Kartali (middle and high school) and Katerina Moraiti (primary school, until her death in 1996). The school proclaims 12 fundamental principles (Dodecalogue, Greek: Δωδεκάλογος, Dodekálogos), ranging from religious tolerance to the equivalent of Becket's "fail again; fail better" premise, as a guide for all its members.
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