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LEVON HABESHIAN FOUNDATION ASSISTS PILIBOS STUDENTS ON THEIR ARMENIA TRIP
http://asbarez.com/114571/levon-habeshian-foundation-assists-pilibos-students-on-their-armenia-trip/
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
11th grade Pilibos students at the Sardarabad memorial in Armenia
LOS ANGELES-Every academic year, the 11th grade students of Rose
and Alex Pilibos Armenian School are fortunate enough to be part
of a two week educational field trip to their homeland, Armenia,
during the month of May. This trip to Armenia has become a long
standing tradition that is a culmination of the years of Armenian
education, edification of Hye Tahd issues, and the immersion into
Armenian culture and traditions that are embodied in their educational
life at Pilibos. As students embark on this trip, they are not just
visiting their homeland, they are bringing together their identity
as an Armenian student, individual, and true representative of an
Armenian in the diaspora.
While this experience is an amazing opportunity and a fundamental part
of their Armenian education, the cost associated with this trip makes
it difficult for some families to participate. For some students,
it is with the assistance of individuals and organizations that
they are able to make this lifelong dream and once in a life time
opportunity a reality. The Levon Habeshian Foundation is one such
gracious organization that was ready to offer assistance in order to
make this important journey a reality for several Armenian students.
Adam Guemidjian writes of his experience, "The Levon Habeshian
Foundation was a blessing that came into my life, allowing me and
several other classmates to visit our homeland. The scholarship program
allowed us to take major steps forward in securing the necessary
funds needed in order for us to participate in this incredible trip. I
will never forget the moment when my classmates were busy examining a
landmark, and I felt the need to separate myself from them. I began to
stare at Mount Ararat and continually asked myself why our majestic
mountain was not where it truly belonged. This moment will forever
be engrained in my memory. This educational trip is what allowed my
classmates and me to view life from a different perspective, from
the eyes of an Armenian living in Armenia, facing these kinds of
questions on a daily basis. I believe every Armenian living in the
diaspora needs to visit Armenia in search of making a difference in
the world. It was a humbling experience, to say the least. I gained
numerous life lessons and experiences that I could not have received
in any other situation. An opportunity to visit your homeland with
all your friends and teachers could not have been passed up; however,
if it was not for LHF, I could not have ever had this experience. I
would like to thank everyone, who has put the time and effort into
creating The Levon Habeshian Foundation Scholarship to help students
like me complete their lifelong dream to visit their homeland."
A message from the Levon Habeshian Foundation Levon Habeshian viewed
life with a Red, Blue, Orange lens. From his youth in Los Angeles
to his final years in Armenia, he was first an Armenian, and then
everything else. We established his foundation to continue his strong
desire to assist the youth of Armenia and its rebirth.
Rose & Alex Pilibos is the school Levon attended through middle school,
and where he returned to teach as a young adult. The Levon Habeshian
Foundation is very pleased to have assisted 2013 Pilibos students in
their class trip to Armenia, and will continue to support organizations
and activities that promote Armenia and its youth.
http://asbarez.com/114571/levon-habeshian-foundation-assists-pilibos-students-on-their-armenia-trip/
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
11th grade Pilibos students at the Sardarabad memorial in Armenia
LOS ANGELES-Every academic year, the 11th grade students of Rose
and Alex Pilibos Armenian School are fortunate enough to be part
of a two week educational field trip to their homeland, Armenia,
during the month of May. This trip to Armenia has become a long
standing tradition that is a culmination of the years of Armenian
education, edification of Hye Tahd issues, and the immersion into
Armenian culture and traditions that are embodied in their educational
life at Pilibos. As students embark on this trip, they are not just
visiting their homeland, they are bringing together their identity
as an Armenian student, individual, and true representative of an
Armenian in the diaspora.
While this experience is an amazing opportunity and a fundamental part
of their Armenian education, the cost associated with this trip makes
it difficult for some families to participate. For some students,
it is with the assistance of individuals and organizations that
they are able to make this lifelong dream and once in a life time
opportunity a reality. The Levon Habeshian Foundation is one such
gracious organization that was ready to offer assistance in order to
make this important journey a reality for several Armenian students.
Adam Guemidjian writes of his experience, "The Levon Habeshian
Foundation was a blessing that came into my life, allowing me and
several other classmates to visit our homeland. The scholarship program
allowed us to take major steps forward in securing the necessary
funds needed in order for us to participate in this incredible trip. I
will never forget the moment when my classmates were busy examining a
landmark, and I felt the need to separate myself from them. I began to
stare at Mount Ararat and continually asked myself why our majestic
mountain was not where it truly belonged. This moment will forever
be engrained in my memory. This educational trip is what allowed my
classmates and me to view life from a different perspective, from
the eyes of an Armenian living in Armenia, facing these kinds of
questions on a daily basis. I believe every Armenian living in the
diaspora needs to visit Armenia in search of making a difference in
the world. It was a humbling experience, to say the least. I gained
numerous life lessons and experiences that I could not have received
in any other situation. An opportunity to visit your homeland with
all your friends and teachers could not have been passed up; however,
if it was not for LHF, I could not have ever had this experience. I
would like to thank everyone, who has put the time and effort into
creating The Levon Habeshian Foundation Scholarship to help students
like me complete their lifelong dream to visit their homeland."
A message from the Levon Habeshian Foundation Levon Habeshian viewed
life with a Red, Blue, Orange lens. From his youth in Los Angeles
to his final years in Armenia, he was first an Armenian, and then
everything else. We established his foundation to continue his strong
desire to assist the youth of Armenia and its rebirth.
Rose & Alex Pilibos is the school Levon attended through middle school,
and where he returned to teach as a young adult. The Levon Habeshian
Foundation is very pleased to have assisted 2013 Pilibos students in
their class trip to Armenia, and will continue to support organizations
and activities that promote Armenia and its youth.