A Academics in the MR

Among the refugees in Aktí from Lebanon in 1885 were four religious sisters of the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family who began the task of teaching the children. "School" was held in the ruins where the refugees lived. As soon as homes for the refugees were built, a school was built which was named Holy Angels. Similar scenarios took place later in Prosforian and then in Ammouliani, although in these two cases there were no religious sisters and the role of teacher was assumed by lay people. The school in Prosforion was named St. Basil and the school in Ammouliani, St. Irene. Eventually the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family agreed to staff these schools (with some lay teachers as well) and a convent was built near each of the schools.

In Prosforion a central secondary school was built, the gymnasio, and students are transported from Aktí and Ammouliani. Once the electric bus system was operating, a special bus brought the students to the secondary school from Aktí at no charge. They return home using the regularly scheduled buses. Students from Ammouliani are brought over each morning by boat and returned to the island in the evening, again at no charge.

The only intramural sport is soccer, and there are three boys' teams and three girls' teams, each one composed of students from each deme. During the school year soccer tournaments are held with trophies awarded to the winning teams. These trophies are on display in the Government House of each deme.

The students in the gymnasio are also trained as gymnasts and in the art of fencing in the hopes of competing in international games.