Our students Danae Tatsopoulou ’26 (IB, Psychico College) and Marianna Georgakopoulou (HS2, Athens College), members of Team Greece 2026, ranked 7th at the World Schools Debating Championship 2026.

The world championship took place on July 14-24, 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, with 74 national teams taking part. Team Greece reached the quarter-finals, after winning debates against multiple national teams, including England and China.

Our team ranked 7th in the world, and was the top-ranking European team in this year’s World Championship, achieving one of the highest rankings for Team Greece in its history.

Team Greece 2026 consisted of: Marianna Georgakopoulou (HS2, Athens College), Ellie Kitinou (Moraitis School), Danai Oikonomou (I.M. Panagiotopoulos School), Danae Tatsopoulou (IB, Psychico College) and Kai Yuet-Zhang (ACS Athens).

The team was coached by Kallina Basli (Forensics Head of Athens College) and Michael Shapira. They were accompanied at the competition by two adjudicators, Alexia Sextou, and Artemis Papastavrou ’25.

Congratulations to our students and the whole team on their outstanding international successes!