Gavar Special School

Gavar Special School cannot act alone to improve special needs education for the 650+ special needs children of Gegharkunik. It needs the help of a community of caring people to help it reach its goal of providing modern special needs education. The Staff and Volunteers of Gavar Special School are very thankful […]

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Gavar Special School wrapped up the Fall semester with its annual holiday party. Most all of the children participated as they preformed skits, recited poetry and sang traditional Armenian holiday songs. For a few of the children, this was the first time that they spoke in front of a group which was a […]

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The new courtyard wall was dedicated in a short ceremony with Vice Marzpet (governor), the Regional Director of Education, representatives from Save the Children and USAID. Gavar Special School won the grant through the Community Self Help Fund that is sponsored by USAID. The project totaled roughly $26,000 and required two and a […]

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The IREX UGRAD Alumni, Anna Shahazaryan and Hayk Ghazaryan with Program Coordinator, Zahaneta Khachatryan came to Gavar Special School to teach the children to finger paint. Finger painting is a new concept to the children of Gavar Special School and they were very delighted to have Anna and Hayk put on a new activity […]

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Gavar Special School has recently completed the remodel of the shower room and the laundry room with though the support of Mission East that will provide great improvement to the sanitary conditions of the school. There was a severe health issue because there was not a facility in which a child could be properly […]

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Ms. Varsik Kroyan has been accepted as the director of the Արեվշատ Հիմնադրամ (Lots of Sun Foundation) in Support of Gavar Special School. Ms. Kroyan is a graduate of Gavar State University’s Accounting Faculty where she graduated with high honors. After her time at Gavar State University, she worked at the Gegharkunik Chamber […]

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Saint Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church of New York held a raffle in support of Gavar Special School. Congregation member, Mr. Jiri Dersarkisian donated the Persian carpet for the raffle and it was held in conjunction with the Ladies Guild bazaar. Mr. Krikor Marcarian was the winner of the carpet and also donated additional […]

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Gavar Special School for a week during October, was visited by a United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) mission group from Western Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. The group, lead by Dr. Richard Funt, had the purpose of remodeling the Կարմիր Անկյուն (translation: Red Corner) and make it much more comfortable […]

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