ARMENIAN CHURCH HISTORY TEACHERS TO UNDERGO TRAINING IN VANADZOR

Noyan Tapan
Apr 26 2006

VANADZOR, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Vardan Ghandilian, Deputy Director
of the National Institute of Education, a person responsible for
introduction of the subject “History of the Armenian Church” in
Armenian comprehensive schools, and priest Ghukas Zakarian, Director
of the Propaganda and Education Center (PEC) of Echmiadzin, visited
the city of Vanadzor on April 22. During the visit, an agreement on
organizing training courses for teachers of Vanadzor and adjacent
villages was reached with Director of the PEC of Gugark diocese,
priest of Grigor Narekatsi Church Ter Vahan Azarian. The Propaganda and
Education Center of Echmiadzin was founded in 1997 on the initiative of
Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. More than 70 teachers underwent
training there before 1999. They studied the methods of teaching the
history of the Armenian Church and participated in practical lessons
organized at the center.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress