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DILIJAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARMENIA WILL OPEN BY 2013 SEPTEMBER
ARKA
Sep 21, 2011
YEREVAN, September 21. / ARKA /. The Dilijan International School of
Armenia will open in 2013 September, its founder-director Michael
Tomson said Tuesday in Armenia. Speaking at an event organized
by Fruitful Armenia non-profit organization, he said the school is
intended to become the first top level international boarding school in
Armenia to provide an unique harmonious learning and growing experience
for children age 13-18, merging two excellences: the excellence of
the world's best education system and that of the location.
He said the school will nurture intellectually accomplished and
morally responsible individuals, capable of self-fulfilment, who
understand that the whole world is open to them and who are capable
of consciously choosing and following their own way in life.
The Dilijan international school is a $100 million private charity
project, financed largely by prominent Russian businessman of Armenian
origin Ruben Vardanyan."We hope that the school will be one of the best
and most interesting schools in the world, which will be integrated
in the local environment", said Thomson.
According to Diliajn School Public Council, by 2020 it plans to enroll
600 children aged 13 to 18, about 200 of whom will be citizens of
Armenia. Approximately 80% of the students from Armenia will study
for free under scholarships from charity organizations or individuals.
Upon completion of the school, its students will be issued
International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. Education at the school will
take place in English, as this is one of the three working languages
with Spanish and French It is also planned that the school's students,
regardless of their ethnic origin and country of citizenship, will
study several foreign languages, including Armenian.
Construction of the school building in the resort town of Dilijan
began in April 2010. President Serzh Sarkisian was present at
the official launch of the construction, underlining the Armenian
government's strong support for the project. Shortly afterwards,
the government drafted a bill allowing the existence of schools
where the main language of instruction is not Armenian. This caused
vocal protests from the public at large who consider it a threat
to Armenian's constitutional status as the country's sole official
language. Bending to the pressure the government made changes to the
bill before pushing it through parliament in the final reading last
December. Under the revised law Armenia can have two foreign-language
private schools that will be allowed to operate in Dilijan and another
resort town, Jermuk.
ARKA
Sep 21, 2011
YEREVAN, September 21. / ARKA /. The Dilijan International School of
Armenia will open in 2013 September, its founder-director Michael
Tomson said Tuesday in Armenia. Speaking at an event organized
by Fruitful Armenia non-profit organization, he said the school is
intended to become the first top level international boarding school in
Armenia to provide an unique harmonious learning and growing experience
for children age 13-18, merging two excellences: the excellence of
the world's best education system and that of the location.
He said the school will nurture intellectually accomplished and
morally responsible individuals, capable of self-fulfilment, who
understand that the whole world is open to them and who are capable
of consciously choosing and following their own way in life.
The Dilijan international school is a $100 million private charity
project, financed largely by prominent Russian businessman of Armenian
origin Ruben Vardanyan."We hope that the school will be one of the best
and most interesting schools in the world, which will be integrated
in the local environment", said Thomson.
According to Diliajn School Public Council, by 2020 it plans to enroll
600 children aged 13 to 18, about 200 of whom will be citizens of
Armenia. Approximately 80% of the students from Armenia will study
for free under scholarships from charity organizations or individuals.
Upon completion of the school, its students will be issued
International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. Education at the school will
take place in English, as this is one of the three working languages
with Spanish and French It is also planned that the school's students,
regardless of their ethnic origin and country of citizenship, will
study several foreign languages, including Armenian.
Construction of the school building in the resort town of Dilijan
began in April 2010. President Serzh Sarkisian was present at
the official launch of the construction, underlining the Armenian
government's strong support for the project. Shortly afterwards,
the government drafted a bill allowing the existence of schools
where the main language of instruction is not Armenian. This caused
vocal protests from the public at large who consider it a threat
to Armenian's constitutional status as the country's sole official
language. Bending to the pressure the government made changes to the
bill before pushing it through parliament in the final reading last
December. Under the revised law Armenia can have two foreign-language
private schools that will be allowed to operate in Dilijan and another
resort town, Jermuk.