 At the suggestion of Georgios Zariphis, who had founded the "Zariphios School" in Philippopolis, Skordelis again went to Leipzig to pursue further pedagogical studies.He returned in 1875 and assumed the position of head teacher during the period 1877-1878.In 1880 he moved to the free Greek state, initially to Tripoli, where he headed the local school, and then to Athens, where he founded a Girls' School, of which he was the head teacher until October 15, 1898, when he died.