Gavar Special School

The proprietor of Envoy Hostel, Erik Carapetian, Mr. Carapetian’s Father, Envoy Hostel employee, Emma, and friend of Envoy Hostel, Joe Levonian visited Gavar Special School to visit the children and view the conditions of the school. They brought with them small gifts for the children from Australia.
Envoy Hostel has been a long term supporter […]

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From June 11 to 14, Gavar Special School and the Lots of Sun Foundation were able to put on an excellent Green Camp for Gavar area students. What is green Camp you may ask? Well, Green Camp is an environmental awareness camp focusing on teaching children about the world of earth, trees, and […]

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We have been having a debate between staff, volunteers, friends and supporters of Gavar Special School regarding the strategic plan for the school’s development. It is a difficult to decision regarding where to start but we have agreed on the statement, “Gavar Special School must be a safe, warm and stable building that will […]

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Celebrations are an important part of the curriculum at Gavar Special School. For special needs children, music and poetry is a wonderful way for them to learn life skills. The Armenian culture has so many wonderful poets and songs that the children enjoy learning new songs and poems to recite.
In honor of International […]

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Gavar Special School won a grant for $5,000 from the United States Peace Corps’ Small Project Assistant Grant Project. The project awards up to $5,000 to an organization to carry out a development project. The project that Gavar Special School submitted was to buy 31 new beds so that 31 new students could […]

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Over the winter break a few small improvements were made to Gavar Special School. One of the projects was to improve the conditions for the teenage girls by replacing the windows in their dormitory. Seven girls sleep in a room that had 30 year old windows that made no attempt to stop the […]

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Gavar Special School has been given a grant to remodel the sewing room by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)! The room was very cold due to malfunctioning windows and the technology over 25 years old! However, this small improvement should have substantial impact.

The purpose of the project is to provide more quality […]

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Gavar Special School is blessed to have a community of people who wish to see the situation improve for special education. The Community is growing with each person’s effort to educate friends and family members about the issues facing special needs students in Armenia. The Staff, Students and Volunteers are very thankful for […]

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Gavar Special School is back in session but sadly, Mother Nature has not been nice to the Gegharkunik community this January. On the first day, 38 students were able to make it to the school from the snowy corners of Gegharkunik Marz but they were met with a few difficulties.
This December and January have […]

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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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