Akrivou, Vicky, Faculty, Social Studies

Akrivou has been working at ACS Athens since 2007 as a Social Studies Teacher in the Middle School. She has also taught Language Arts and English as a Foreign Language at ACS Athens.

Ms. Akrivou was raised in Chicago, Illinois. She earned a B.A. in International Relations with a minor in History from the University of Indianapolis. She then studied Political and Human Geography at King’s College, University of London, where she received her Master’s degree (MA) in Environmental Politics and Globalization.

She worked for a public relations firm and also worked for various English language institutions. Having also worked for various non-governmental organizations concerned with environmental education, she decided to officially enter into the field of education. She has been trained in the United States to teach and is certified by the State of Illinois. She completed her Master’s degree in Social Studies Secondary Education teaching at National-Louis University in Chicago. In addition to this, she was chosen to represent ACS Athens at the Spring 2011 NESA (Near East South Asian Council of Schools) conference in Thailand. She served as the ACS Athens Division Chair of Social Studies & Arts JK-12 (2013-2014).  She is also an NSRF (National School Reform Faculty) certified CFG coach, and has served as a facilitator in the ACS Collaborative Learning Communities. In June 2024, she traveled to Virginia to attend an AERO (American Education Reaches Out) training for Social Studies educators. 

She has also been a soccer coach for the JV Girls Soccer team, mentored colleagues, and advised the MS student council.

During their time in the MS, she wants students to learn both Social Studies and about themselves. “Intelligence plus character–that is the goal of true education.”. Martin Luther King Jr.

She is currently a sixth and eighth grade Social Studies teacher.

email: akrivouv@acs.gr