Armodorou, Andriana, Academy OLP Specialist

Ms. Armodorou holds a Masters in Health Psychology from Middlesex University in London and a Bachelor degree in Psychology from the University of Plymouth, UK. For her Master's placement, she worked as an advisor at Edgware Hospital in London and for her Bachelor's degree placement she worked at the National Center for Young People with Epilepsy and associated conditions in Surrey, UK.

She serves as the Optimal Learning Program (OLP) Academy Specialist, providing support to students across various OLP services, including full support classes, consultations, and Individual Support Plans.

She has been a member of ACS Athens since October 2019. She started as an OLP testing supervisor ensuring that the granted accommodations for students were in place for academic tests and assessments. She then transitioned to the role of OLP aide for the full support class in Middle and High School, where she assisted students in reaching their academic goals and progressing toward greater independence.

Prior to ACS Athens, she worked at Broadfields Primary School as a Specialist Unqualified Teacher for children with Autism in a specialist provision within a mainstream school. She worked as an Autism advisor for mainstream children and offered Psychological Support to promote emotional and social balance. She introduced Reverse Inclusion to allow neurotypical children explore Autism. She taught dance lessons using improvisation based on the curriculum. She was the initiator for Autism Awareness across the mainstream school. She was trained in Macaton sign language and delivered sessions across the provision setting. She created and designed a sensory-friendly program delivered in a theme-based environment for children with Autism to meet their sensory needs, make them feel safe and regulated.

She worked at the Annunciation Catholic Infant School in London offering learning, emotional and speech/ language support to mainstream children who had a diagnosis.

email: armodoroua@acs.gr