HAYASTAN ALL ARMENIAN FUND CONTINUES CONSTRUCTION OF STEPANAKERT’S NO. 11 SCHOOL

armradio.am
16.03.2009 12:52

The construction of a new campus for Stepanakert’s No. 11 School is
proceeding on schedule, announced the Hayastan All Armenian Fund. The
project, spearheaded by the Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region, is
made possible through a donation by Armenian-American benefactor
Gerald Turpanjian.

With the foundations of the classrooms building and events hall
already laid, currently crews are constructing the columns of the
gymnasium and the walls of the classrooms building. The project is
slated to be completed by August 2010.

When the school opens its doors in time the 2010-2011 academic year, it
will have an administrative building next to the main structure housing
the classrooms, which will accommodate 560 students. Both buildings
will consist of three stories. In addition to the gymnasium, the campus
will feature a library, a canteen, vocational-training classrooms,
an open-air events area, and a playground. The administrative building
will include the principal’s office, teachers’ room, a health clinic,
computer labs, and a reception area for parents. Heating for the
school will be provided by a boiler room.

"After years of having to conduct classrooms in a kindergarten,
we will at last be provided with top-notch school facilities," said
Aida Grigoryan, the school’s principal.

0D Commenting on the Hayastan All Armenian Fund’s ongoing
community-development effort in Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia, Ara
Vardanyan, the fund’s acting executive director, said, "We have every
reason to believe that the future campus of the No. 11 School will
become a veritable bastion of learning for the new generation."