Description
The mission of the Ghoghanj Children’s Center, which was founded in 2003, is to provide the proper support and guidance children need to excel in school and become self-confident and respectful young adults. The second location, established in 2014 in Nor Nork also works with vulnerable “at-risk” children and their families to help them overcome social, psychological and legal issues.
The Center’s programs are specifically designed to facilitate group discussion and are sensitive to the psychological challenges of an at-risk child and their families. The Center works to develop successful communication, self-expression and tolerance skills among the students. A fundamental focus on the arts, homework assistance and tutoring to ensure academic success is a key ingredient of the programs’ success.
In the last two years, the Ghoghanj Children’s Center Kentron successfully impacted and steered the lives of 13 children to higher education and new opportunities. To further their success with more children, the Center has identified a need for a programmatic shift emphasizing math and science. The establishment of a Math & Science Lab at the Ghoghanj Children’s Center Nor Nork will provide an additional 75 at-risk students access to Math, Biology, Chemistry and Physics instructors, lab equipment such as microscopes and workbooks, educational textbooks and Internet usage. The goal of this program is to broaden the educational experience of the students through interactive learning, projects and experiments.
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The Need
With the addition of the Math & Science Lab, the Ghoghanj Children’s Center Nor Nork will have the opportunity to continue to steer their at-risk students toward a larger spectrum of future opportunities and expose them to classes many of them lack in school. Furthermore, the Lab will equip students with additional skills necessary for a successful future such as working together and employing technology.
Short Term Impact
The short-term impact of this project will to supply the Ghoghanj Children’s Center Nor Nork with a sufficient amount of educational materials and workbooks, lab equipment, and access to Internet. In addition, four subject instructors will be immediately employment to help instruct and oversee the students while in the lab.
Long Term Impact
In the long term, this project has the potential of impacting the lives of 75 at-risk students gain the Math and Science education that will open the doors for them to achieve greater future opportunities and provide for their families
Sponsors Benefits
Your donation to sponsor the creation of a Math and Science Lab will be recognized on the Ghoghanj Children’s Center’s website and in their printed materials, and your name listed as a sponsor on the Paros Foundation website and in appropriate press related to this important project. The Paros Foundation will happily arrange a visit to the Ghoghanj Children’s Center Nor Nork when you are in Armenia.
Our Donors (2)
- Sevan Sarkhoshian $1 May 22, 2021
- Beatrice & Reymont Paul Foundation $10,000 Apr 8, 2015
Updates: Images & Information
Our Engineering laboratories are officially up and running!
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