Christos Skarkos is a primary school teacher and the Principal of the Vivlos Primary School in Naxos, a position he has held for the past 15 years. He has coordinated two Erasmus+ programs for Vivlos Primary, both focused on the sustainable management of the environment. He has implemented a large number of educational programs on environmental and sustainability issues and has participated in robotics competitions organized by WRO Hellas.

He studied Education at the Department of Primary Education at the University of Crete and holds a Master’s degree (Magister Artium) in “Leadership and Policy in Education” from the Open University of Cyprus. His research interests include school organization and administration, as well as the teaching of primary education subjects—with an emphasis on science (Natural Sciences and Mathematics) and sustainability.

He is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment. He is a member of the Coordinating Committee of the international sustainability network From Mythology to Space and serves as an Ambassador of the European Scientix community.