AGBU Boston Introduce NEHAS, Brand New Hybrid School

A brand-new school was launched by AGBU New England District in September. It addresses the gap in Armenian language education in the region. The school is called New England District Hybrid Armenian School (NEHAS), which adopted the new AVC Western Armenian language v 2.0 curriculum and methodology.

For the past several years, AVC has partnered with the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, welcoming the Qayl Depi Tun participants with a series of presentations about its educational programs and providing classes on Western Armenian, Armenian culture and history.
This year, more than 360 young Armenians from 25 countries attended AVC's introductory presentations. More than 150 of them expressed keen interest in AVC's programs and signed up to receive regular updates about new educational offerings and upcoming events. The leaders of the group from Belarus visited AVC to make a video report for the local Armenian community.  ...

AVC provided Western Armenian language classes, based on its new Version 2.0 curriculum, on a weekly basis throughout this year’s highly successful Global Leadership Program. In addition, AVC held two online cultural events for more than 60 participants of the program offering great virtual interactive experiences to uncover the wealth of their Armenian Heritage.
All of them were awarded certificates for active participation in the AVC program. The participants shared their experiences about this program in a video

AVC Learning Zone Introduce “Tracing the Armenian Heritage” Global Competition
The ALZ "Tracing the Armenian Heritage" contest was successfully concluded on June 5, 2021, when the winners in three categories were announced. Students from Brazil, Argentina, the USA, Bulgaria, Italy, and Russia did an excellent job telling the stories of their communities in the most interesting, informative and creative way.
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The online community of educators created during the Pan-Armenian Educational Forum (PAEF), in August 2020, currently unites more than 1,360 members from Armenia and the Diaspora registered on the AVC platform.
On August 28, 2021, a special panel discussion on Armenian Language Teaching questions (Հայերէնի դասաւանդման հարցեր) with Dr.Hagop Cholakian, philologist, educator, and author of Armenian textbooks, was held for the PAEF online community. Considering the rapid growth of virtual communication, such an online community provides significant opportunities for participants to establish professional contacts and exchange valuable experiences...

45 students from the Siamanto Academy, NY, have been learning the Armenian language and culture with AVC multimedia courses.

At the end-of-year school ceremony, virtually held on May 29, 2021, Mary Gulumian, director of the Armenian National Education Committee (ANEC), thanked AVC and its teachers for their significant contribution to the online learning experience, particularly to the Siamanto Academy students ...

On June 12, 2021, 30 students from AGBU Montreal Hayortyats Or Saturday school and 12 members of the AGBU Toronto chapter received certificates for successfully completing the new AVC's Western Armenian Language v 2.0 and Chess courses. AVC Founding President Dr. Yervant Zorian, hybrid program coordinator Arpine Tavakalyan, and online instructors Mikayel Andriasyan and Zepur Kheblikian participated in the online ceremony and congratulated the students and the two AGBU chapters in Canada on their outstanding results. ...