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Some 40,000 children in Armenia to go to school for first time in 2014
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YEREVAN, August 28. /ARKA/. Some 40,000 children in Armenia will go to
school for the first time in 2014, Education and Science Minister
Armen Ashotyan said Thursday at a regular Cabinet session.
He said the final figure will be known by September 10, after final
data come from Yerevan and provinces.
In his words, preparations for the start of this academic year are
under way now - the ministry holds traditional sessions, provides
manuals and necessary materials to schools and repairs in schools are
already completed.
"We managed to avoid massive cuts of teachers' jobs in schools this
year, since the problem was solved and even salaries were increased,"
he said.
Ashotyan stressed that high schools are planned to be completely
reequipped within the new academic year under the World Bank's credit
program.
He also said that a pilot stage of a large-scale project will be
launched on September 1 in Vayots Dzor and Syunik provinces. Primary
school children will be provided with single meal as part of the
project.
In the first half of 2015 this program will be launched also in Ararat province.
The minister said a new patriotic upbringing concept will be applied
in schools this year in ten schools along with a new curriculum -
national songs and dances.
Besides, virtual laboratories on four basic subjects - Physics,
chemistry, biology and mathematics - will start functioning in high
schools.
Asjotyan said that a bill on obligatory 12-year education is on the
National Assembly's floor now.
He said that the increase of government-paid available student space
in the country's colleges by 50% this year has triggered an
unprecedented stream of applicants to colleges. ---0----
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- minister
YEREVAN, August 28. /ARKA/. Some 40,000 children in Armenia will go to
school for the first time in 2014, Education and Science Minister
Armen Ashotyan said Thursday at a regular Cabinet session.
He said the final figure will be known by September 10, after final
data come from Yerevan and provinces.
In his words, preparations for the start of this academic year are
under way now - the ministry holds traditional sessions, provides
manuals and necessary materials to schools and repairs in schools are
already completed.
"We managed to avoid massive cuts of teachers' jobs in schools this
year, since the problem was solved and even salaries were increased,"
he said.
Ashotyan stressed that high schools are planned to be completely
reequipped within the new academic year under the World Bank's credit
program.
He also said that a pilot stage of a large-scale project will be
launched on September 1 in Vayots Dzor and Syunik provinces. Primary
school children will be provided with single meal as part of the
project.
In the first half of 2015 this program will be launched also in Ararat province.
The minister said a new patriotic upbringing concept will be applied
in schools this year in ten schools along with a new curriculum -
national songs and dances.
Besides, virtual laboratories on four basic subjects - Physics,
chemistry, biology and mathematics - will start functioning in high
schools.
Asjotyan said that a bill on obligatory 12-year education is on the
National Assembly's floor now.
He said that the increase of government-paid available student space
in the country's colleges by 50% this year has triggered an
unprecedented stream of applicants to colleges. ---0----
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