Our Team

After graduating from the Pancyprian Lyceum in Larnaca George Stavrou followed his studies in New York, USA. In 1985 he graduated from Nassau Community College with an Associate degree. He continued his studies at New York Tech University, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. In 1992 he became a Fellow Member of Financial Accountants. In the years 1988-1992 he worked as a teacher at St. Joseph School of Larnaca and Nicosia and Terra Santa College. He has been a teacher at The Grammar School since 1992 and was promoted to Head of the Department in September 2008.

Stephen Patsalos was born, raised and studied in the UK. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in Biological Sciences (BSc). He joined The Grammar School team in 2001 and was appointed as the head of Biology and Science in 2006. In addition to his role as head, he is also teaching A-level Biology for classes 6th and 7th.

Iacovos Hadjitofis graduated from The Grammar School, Nicosia in 1985. He was awarded the degree of BSc in Chemistry from the University of Kentucky (USA) in 1992. He joined The Grammar School staff in September 1992. While working as a Grammar School teacher, Iacovos Hadjitofis pursued and obtained the degree of Master of Education (MEd) from Trenton State University (USA) in 1996. He was appointed as Head of Chemistry in September 2012.

Constantinos Timinis holds a BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Cyprus, and an MSc in Applied and Molecular Physiology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School. In 2018, he was awarded a CASE Studentship by University College London (UCL), where he is currently pursuing his PhD. Constantinos joined The Grammar School in 2020 and was appointed Head of the Computers Department in 2024. His research interests focus on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and User-Centred Design.

Vasso Georgiades studied for a Bachelor and a Master’s degree in Economics at the University of London and completed the Post Graduate teachers training programme (PGCE) in Economics and Business at the Institute of Education (University of London).  She is officially registered as a teacher with the Department of Education and Employment of England and Wales and taught in several secondary schools in London.  She has been a teacher at The Grammar School since 2002, in 2022 assumed the position of educational trips coordinator and in 2023 she was appointed as Head of the Economics Department.

Harry Christofi attended school in London. He received his M.Ed. in Teaching English Language from Manchester University. He has been at the Grammar School as a teacher since 1994 and as a Head of department for the last five years.

Andreas Athanasiou is a Grammar School Nicosia Graduate (2003) and studied Environmental Science at Kingston University London. He also completed his post-graduate Diploma at Kingston University on Sustainable Environmental Development with management Studies (2009). He has been a teacher at The Grammar School since 2010 and was appointed Head of the Geography Department in 2020.

Christina Lederer is a Grammar School graduate and studied law (LLB Law, LLM International Commercial and Business Law) at the University of East Anglia in the UK.

She qualified as a lawyer in Cyprus in 2001 and worked as an attorney in law and accounting firms in Cyprus until 2008 when she began teaching law at the Grammar School. She enjoys legal writing and has written the Grammar School law textbooks and is in the process of more legal writing.

She also teaches company and contract law at the University of Nicosia and is authorized to offer investment advice after passing the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (Revised) Advanced Examination. She speaks Greek, English and German.

Stavri Hadjivasiliou graduated from The Grammar School in 2001 and returned to join the institution as a Mathematics teacher in 2005. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Pure Mathematics from the University of East Anglia (UEA). In 2021, she was designated as a member of the scheduling office, and in 2024, she was appointed as both the Head of Mathematics and the Scheduling Officer. She has served on various school committees, including the academic, teacher association, uniform, and discipline committees. Showing a strong dedication to educational development, she has participated in seminars on educational leadership, curriculum development, and classroom management.

Costas Christoforou holds a BSc, MSc MEng from Southern Illinois University, USA. He joined the Grammar School in 1997 as a teacher of Physics. He was promoted to the Head of the Physics Department in 2004. Since then, he has been a member of various school committees including academic, uniform and discipline. He attended numerous seminars on educational leadership, teachers’ performance, curriculum development, student assessment and classroom management.