Since 2019 March, Tavush Region School students make cognitive visits to Ijevan Branch of “Yerevan State University” Foundation.

On March 13th, the Branch hosted the 12th graders of Achajur Secondary School after Hrant Tamrazyan. The visit was initiated by Diana Sardaryan, third-year student of “Elementary Pedagogy and Methodology” Department, head of Achajur Community Development Volunteer Group.

On March 14^th, YSU Ijevan Branch hosted the 11th graders of Ijevan College, accompanied by physics teacher Nara Khachatryan.

Slavik Alaverdyan, Inspector of YSUIB Department of Professional Orientation and Practice, introduced the history and professions available at the Branch, library, classrooms, computer halls, English Resource Center, gym, Applied Arts Studios and artwork decorating the walls of the university.

Achajur school students also visited Tavush Tourism R&D Center, whose representatives organized a city tour for them.

Ijevan College students enjoyed the spectacular physics experiments, conducted by YSUIB Assistant of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences Department, PhD Alexan Margaryan and Gegham Gulakyan, lecturer of the same Department.

All the photos are available in the gallery.

 On March 13^th, 2019, YSU Ijevan Branch hosted Gor Nazaryan, manager of Recruitment and Acquisition Team at Teach for Armenia, and Angela Avagyan, Recruitment Specialist.

The meeting was attended by Assistant to YSUIB Director, Head of External Relations Department Arman Yeganyan, and the coordinator of the work with graduates and external stakeholders Erine Gharayan, dozens of graduating students.

On the agenda were the purpose and mission of the Foundation and the benefits of the program and the minimum requirements, application procedures and selection stages.

Then the representatives of “Teach for Armenia” Foundation answered students ‘questions and provided information materials and business cards.

Teach for Armenia educational foundation offers a two-year Leadership Development Program aimed at providing access to an excellent education for all children across the country. Through teacher leadership, Teach for Armenia helps to ensure that educational excellence and opportunity reaches every child across Armenia.

Teach for Armenia recruits the most committed and exceptional candidates from Armenia and the Diaspora. They are trained to become leaders and teachers and placed in underserved schools and communities as Teach for Armenia Fellows. Fellows are then placed in communities based on their educational and professional experiences and according to the needs of our partner schools. Fellows will live and work full-time as teachers in public schools throughout their two-year commitment. Fellows also lead Community Development Projects in their local areas, working with their neighbors to identify the needs of the community, create business opportunities, and boost the local infrastructure.

The program already has 42 graduates (education ambassador), and now 102 participants work in 6 regions of Armenia and 85 schools of Artsakh, teaching 11,703 students.

Anyone can apply to the program regardless of their profession.

Required qualifications

The initial requirements to be part of fellowship:

• Bachelor’s degree achieved by July 2019 or graduated
• Fluent knowledge of Armenian language

Those who have a profession corresponding to the subjects taught at the general school and even have no qualifications of a pedagogue can also apply to the program. The Foundation pays the tuition fee for obtaining Master’s degree.

The advantages of fellowship:

• Personal and professional growth
• Development of leadership skills
• MA degree in teaching (if the applicant has no teaching degree)
• Opportunity to contribute in the community development
• A platform for innovative and creative idea implementation
• Local and International Network (TFA is part of “Teach for All” community)
• Financial aid (Salary from school & financial aid from TFA)
• Career development opportunities

The selection envisages several stages, the selected participants will have a 5-week training (summer school).

The meeting participants were interested in such questions as community selection, size of money support, qualification of pedagogues and selection criteria.

It was mentioned that the choice of communities depends on the demand of teaching subjects and the amount of financial support is based on conducted research and surveys, and is enough for covering household, transportation and other expenses.

This successful program of social change has more than 25 years of history and is being applied in over 50 countries around the world, which are co-organized under the “Teach for All” international network.

To participate in “Teach for Armenia” program, you need to fill in the following online application.

Deadline for Applications: March 31 and April 30

For additional information about the program, please visit the following link or feel free to send an email to apply@teachforarmenia.org

 On March 12 and 13, 2019, Associate Professors of YSUIB Department of Armenian Language and Literature A. Sarhatyan and A.Hasanyan delivered lectures in Ijevan College and Ijevan High School.

A.Sarhatyan, PhD, Associate Professor of Armenian Language and Literature Department delivered a lecture for the 10th graders of Ijevan College and A. Hasanyan, PhD, Associate Professor of the same Department delivered a lecture for 12th graders of Ijevan High school.

They touched upon the role and importance of the Armenian language and literature, the mistakes in everyday speech, the relation to literary language and dialects, culture of speech, reading and other linguistic issues.

YSUIB representatives also discussed problems connected with choosing a profession and introduced the specialties available at YSU Ijevan Branch and its opportunities.

 On March 7^th, 2019, YSU Ijevan Branch Library hosted a meeting with honored journalist, writer, publicist, founder and researcher Ruben Simonyan, who has managed to study the history of Tavush Region settlements, published separate books about different communities, as well as engaged in Genealogy.

The meeting aimed to conduct a discussion on “Historical-architectural monuments of Tavush region and its location” with the students of “History” Department, attended by Vladimir Poghosyan, lecturer of YSUIB Department of Armenian History and Social Sciences, Head of YSUIB Library.

During the discussion, R. Simonyan presented the history of the famous historical and architectural monuments of the region, particularly those monuments that need to be studied and are out of sight of the researchers. “Let’s try to touch on the issue of one of the most famous fortresses of Medieval Armenia, the location of the Kayan fortress, which is still the object of various investigations. We are convinced that by specifying the location of that monument, it will be possible to clarify other historical facts, and the researchers will be freed from further futile quests. From the Ijevan Ridge to the left of the Aghstev River, between the two deep canyons, the peninsula is known to local residents by the name of Evlikut yal. However, it is unknown to the residents because of being completely covered with crabs. The rugged castle palette stretches along the edge of the two beams, which is 2.5-3 meters high in some parts and interrupted when facing steep cliffs, as approaching them was simply impossible for the attackers and the area’s enlargement made it possible to accommodate the whole population of the province. “

The speaker also presented the other monuments of Tavush region, its location and the need to carry out research.

The head of YSUIB library V. Poghosyan expressed his gratitude to Ruben Simonyan, expressed his desire to organize further meetings and visits to monuments, as well as carry out the discussion of Ruben Simonyan’s newly published book entitled “Ijevan”.