Faculty

Little Halos Faculty

Argyro Nikoletos, Pre-School Director

Argyro has been an important part of the Little Halos staff for over eight years. Prior to becoming our Director, she was also a lead teacher for 7 years. She is the mom of two children, Nicholas and Christina, both recent graduates of Little Halos. After graduating from the First High School of Sparti, Greece, she came to Boston to attend college. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in Social Psychology, and she has completed the undergradutate Teacher Certification Prog

Despina Bouboulis, Lead Teacher

Despina was born and raised in Chios, Greece. In 1986, she moved to Boston with her husband and dedicated herself to raising her three young sons. A few years ago, she returned to school. She now holds a degree in Early Childhood Education, from Middlesex Community College. Despina has many years of experience working with young children. She joined the Little Halos teamin 2010.

Georgios Galanakis

Georgios was born in Heraklion, Crete, and started music lessons at a young age learning the traditional Cretan instrument of lyra. A few years later he started playing the electric guitar and joined several local bands. He continued his studies in music at the Middlesex University of London and received a degree at jazz performance. In 2013 he received a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music. Since his arrival in Boston he has been collaborating with many musicians and participating in various p

Anthi Rakatzi-Apodiakos, Assistant Teacher

Anthi was born and raised in Limnos where she graduated high school. She then completed a pharmacy assistant certificate program at the School of Pharmacy, in Athens. In 1997, she moved to Boston and since 2016, she joined the Little Halos team by assisting in our afternoon session. Anthi is also a Greek school teacher in the afternoon Greek school programs.

Ronni Olitsky, Music and Movement

Ronni has been a music educator in the Boston area for over 20 years. She was the early-childhood music educator at the Nashoba Brooks School for seven years. Ronni was also one of the creators of the music program at Warmlines/MSPP in Newton MA. She instilled the love of music and movement to 1000's of families for over 13 years. She comes from a theatre background---she was actually a stand-up comedian in NYC! Ronni also wrote and performed with the popular children's band THE POLKA-DOTS and pop/ro

2021 Parent Review

At Little Halos, she felt like home from day one and she loved going there every single day. The school is well-organized, while the competencies of the teaching staff exceeded our expectations. Little Halos. We highly recommend Little Halos to Greek as well as non-Greek families.

We were thrilled when we moved to the Boston area and found that there was a bilingual preschool for our son to attend. The teachers at Little Halos are like extended family for our child and for us. We are so happy that he is able to be exposed to the Greek language and culture on a daily basis. We love that the school is small. Our son is nurtured academically, socially and emotionally. We appreciate that our son is being prepared for kindergarten in a play-based, age-appropriate way. The teachers are caring, warm and do a wonderful job communicating with families, sending photos and weekly updates. We strongly recommend Little Halos Preschool!

Little Halos is an amazing preschool/ pre K program! Our boys attended the school a few years back and still talk about it to date “Mom, Do you remember I pressed the grapes with my feet to turn grape juice into wine?”! Hands on activities to reflect Greek culture, customs, Greek songs and emphasis to the language, the combination of teaching methods are making this school so special! Nonetheless, when time for Kindergarten screening arrived, boys were well prepared academically in English too! School’s bilingual setting, the small number of kids in group, the attention to each individual’s needs made a huge impact on their confidence. They loved their teachers and they were always happy to see their friends in the morning! We are truly blessed in Boston to have such a gem school! We highly recommend Little Halos School!

Coming from Germany to US we were stressed about how Eirini would find her new preschool. At Little Halos, she felt like home from day one and she loved going there every single day. The school is well-organized, while the competencies of the teaching staff exceeded our expectations. Little Halos, thanks to small size and school culture, not only offered Eirini an excellent learning environment, but also balanced behavioral and emotional development.

Parent Review – GreatSchools.org

“I feel incredibly fortunate to have found a place like Little Halos for my children. It's the perfect mix of Greek language, culture, education and family-like environment. …I'm continually amazed at the different things the children are exposed to and how much they are learning! My daughter is so excited to come home and tell me about her day.”