WATERTOWN, Mass.—The ARF Sardarabad Gomideh has initiated a free tutoring program for the Armenian youth of our greater Boston community. The goal is to provide in-house tutoring opportunities for subject classes, as well as standardized exams such as the SAT and ACT. Two ARF Sardarabad members, Vazrik Chiloyan and Garen Chiloyan, both of whom grew up in Watertown and attended St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School, are leading this effort.

Garen has experience teaching math from his time as a doctoral student and during his teaching postdoctoral years. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Northeastern University in 2012 and his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Connecticut (UConn) in 2021. In the past, he has taught calculus and linear algebra at the university level.

Vazrik has been tutoring students for over a decade in math and physics, as well as the math portion of the SAT, ACT, GRE and LSAT. Following graduation from Watertown High School, Vazrik attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earning a bachelor’s degree in 2011, with a double major in mechanical engineering and physics and a minor in mathematics. He then continued his education to earn a doctorate studying nanophysics in the mechanical engineering department of MIT in 2018.

Garen and Vazrik are excited to be of service to the community and to spark a greater interest and passion for math and physics education among the Armenian youth.

Tutoring sessions will take place weekly throughout the summer in Watertown and are free and available to anyone interested in the greater Boston Armenian community.