1970s -

In the 1970s, now in operation under Ms Stamatopoulou's name, are the schools of Pireaus, Kallithea and Paleo Faliro. Sadly, due to the building boom of the period, the neoclassical building on Iridos street is demolished to be replaced by a high rise block of flats and the school moves to another building, a former villa with a beautiful garden with lemon trees on the corner of Thetidos street and Agiou Alexandrou. The hundreds of enthusiastic students who sat in its classrooms for the following 20 years will remember it for its grand staircase and beautiful ceilings. 

After her graduation in 1970 from the English Literature Department of the Athens University, Ms Booki (Georgia) Stamatopoulou, the only daughter of Sophia Stamatopoulou, joins the teaching staff. The schools have already taken her name, having been renamed to G.STAMATOPOULOU in 1968. During this period another much-loved teacher joins the school, Ms Anna Venieri, who is fondly remembered for her sweet nature and kindness. Ms Venieri would become a loyal collaborator of Sophia and then Booki Stamatopoulou for the following three decades, teaching generations of Paleo Faliro students. 

For a few academic years in the 1970s our Pireaus students had the honour of being taught by another English Department graduate and personal friend of Booki's, the incredible Mr Lefteris Vogiatzis, who is already a unique character whose charisma charms his students. Of course, his years in teaching were destined to be just few, as his talent and passion for the theatre would lead him to become one of the most acclaimed actors, drama translators and directors of his generation, leaving a lasting mark on Greek theatre and an equally great void with his untimely death in 2013.He remained a close family friend until the end.

Outside the classrooms the schools organize numerous cultural events, performances, a choir but also lectures by leading figures of the arts and languages from Greece and abroad. Sophia Stamatopoulou continues her important charitable work and is also voted by her fellow Paleo Faliro residents into the Municipal Council of the town. Ms Booki Stamatopoulou continues to teach and grow, and also becomes one of the founding members of the National Association of Language School Owners (Palso), where she serves as General Secretary for many years, advocating the promotion of schools nationwide and the protection of the rights of teachers and fair pay.