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"The explosions were loud, but our dreams were even louder…"

A child does not choose where she is born. She does not choose to be born into poverty. She does not choose to be born in a disputed territory. Seldom do children get to choose where they live. Regardless, that child deserves access to an excellent education. For it is through an education, that she can choose peace over hate…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions in Armenia completely switched to distance learning platforms during school closures. This new educational paradigm showcased how fragile our traditional modes of schooling can be in delivering equal access to a quality education…

This year, the “Step Towards Home” educational program was held online for the first time in its history. Over 250 young people participated from 30 countries in the Armenian diaspora. The program included Armenian language and history courses, various guest speakers, educational games, projects, and activities such as carpet weaving, doll making, ceramics, cork recycling, and cooking.

“People are not always born innovators, they can become innovators. Of course, this is challenging, especially when it comes to innovating in the field of education — it’s hard to disrupt entrenched systems with ideas.
Fertile soil is needed to cultivate the curiosity and desire to harness expertise and skills in order to make education better for every child through innovation.”

“The potential of people is like carbon. It is often overlooked and disregarded by many as wasted breath. Carbon is all around us, as common as the air that we expel from our lungs. However, with the right conditions, carbon can transform into diamonds.”

My goal as a Teacher-Leader is to show students that all that they wish to do with a wand, can be done without one! I want to show them that by working towards a goal with small steps, they can make the improbable, POSSIBLE!

When we first met our students, they asked what positive effects of quarantine have been. I said that we’ve been given a unique situation to cut the space between Yerevan and Lori and sit in front of each other with just the click of a button…

Our communities are not problems to be solved. Rather, at Teach For Armenia, we believe that they are full of infinite possibilities, and our students have the power to unlock that potential. In order to unlock that potential, it is important that we provide our students the space to lead…

“The culture that helped ensure Teach For Armenia’s survival during the first five years is likely not the culture that will help it to thrive for the next five years.”

While the world was in a lockdown, the educational direction of Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center (ISTC)- Zil Academy, and Teach For Armenia (TFA) followed the global trend of transformation of all industries, including education, and quickly responded to the crisis jointly conducting online learning sessions for TFA teacher-leaders, so that they adapt to the the new conditions and working styles.

"Our children are inheriting a broken world. It is our duty to supply the right tools so that they can fix the problems that we were unable to solve for them…"

More than ever before, our students need access. Without it, our students are experiencing a tremendous disruption in learning. The global shutdown has highlighted that our schools are not prepared to meet the current needs of our students.