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SARA CORNING CENTRE FOR GENOCIDE EDUCATION LAUNCHED IN TORONTO
10:06 27.04.2013
March 26, 2013, saw the public launch of the Sara Corning Centre for
Genocide Education, a Toronto-based institute founded in September
2012.
The centre is named after Sara Corning, a Nova Scotian nurse best known
for saving 5,000 Armenian orphans when Turkish troops set fire to the
port city of Smyrna in 1922. In appreciation for her humanitarian
work, Greece's King George II awarded Corning one of his country's
highest civilian honours a year later.
Continuing in Corning's tradition, the centre was established to
conduct and promote research on human rights- and genocide-related
issues for elementary and secondary school students and educators.
"We believe that education in these fields is effective in ensuring
Canadian students become engaged in civic life, advocate for their
own rights and those
of others, and remain aware of the consequences of discrimination,"
explained Founder and Chair Raffi Sarkissian. "Education is the most
effective means for fostering a society with a strong sense of social
justice and respect for human rights. We have an obligation to ensure
that our students learn to play their part in upholding human rights
in Canada and abroad," he continued.
Daniel Ohanian, Director of Research, said of the centre's two-pronged
approach, "Our research on issues surrounding equity and discrimination
seeks to keep Canadians informed and aware of issues - both historical
and current - that shape and affect our world. Our educational
initiatives focus on developing teacher training and workshop
opportunities, program development for schools, classroom visits,
public lectures and presentations, and the development of teacher
and student resources."
The organization has already led a teacher training workshop, made
several classroom visits, published a commemorative poster, and
presented an exhibit titled 90 Years: The Arrival of the Georgetown
Armenian Boys. The latter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the
arrival of the first contingent of a group of 109 child survivors of
the Armenian Genocide who were brought up in and around Georgetown,
Ontario.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/27/sara-corning-centre-for-genocide-education-launched-in-toronto/
From: Baghdasarian
10:06 27.04.2013
March 26, 2013, saw the public launch of the Sara Corning Centre for
Genocide Education, a Toronto-based institute founded in September
2012.
The centre is named after Sara Corning, a Nova Scotian nurse best known
for saving 5,000 Armenian orphans when Turkish troops set fire to the
port city of Smyrna in 1922. In appreciation for her humanitarian
work, Greece's King George II awarded Corning one of his country's
highest civilian honours a year later.
Continuing in Corning's tradition, the centre was established to
conduct and promote research on human rights- and genocide-related
issues for elementary and secondary school students and educators.
"We believe that education in these fields is effective in ensuring
Canadian students become engaged in civic life, advocate for their
own rights and those
of others, and remain aware of the consequences of discrimination,"
explained Founder and Chair Raffi Sarkissian. "Education is the most
effective means for fostering a society with a strong sense of social
justice and respect for human rights. We have an obligation to ensure
that our students learn to play their part in upholding human rights
in Canada and abroad," he continued.
Daniel Ohanian, Director of Research, said of the centre's two-pronged
approach, "Our research on issues surrounding equity and discrimination
seeks to keep Canadians informed and aware of issues - both historical
and current - that shape and affect our world. Our educational
initiatives focus on developing teacher training and workshop
opportunities, program development for schools, classroom visits,
public lectures and presentations, and the development of teacher
and student resources."
The organization has already led a teacher training workshop, made
several classroom visits, published a commemorative poster, and
presented an exhibit titled 90 Years: The Arrival of the Georgetown
Armenian Boys. The latter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the
arrival of the first contingent of a group of 109 child survivors of
the Armenian Genocide who were brought up in and around Georgetown,
Ontario.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/27/sara-corning-centre-for-genocide-education-launched-in-toronto/
From: Baghdasarian