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ANC GRASSROOTS' WORKSHOP TO ADDRESS GENOCIDE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Tert.am
12:23 21.09.11
The Armenian National Committee - Western Region (ANC-WR) has
announced that the Genocide Education Project (GenEd), Dr. Kathy
Fundukian-Thorossian, and genocide education advocate Shant Hagopian
will serve as panelists in the ANC Grassroots workshop on activism
through school and university curricula.
According to a press release by ANC-WR, the workshop is part of the
ANC Grassroots weekend that will take place from Friday, November 25
to Sunday, November 27, 2011, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Teaching junior high and high school students about this dark -
and often neglected - era of history is extremely important to the
Armenian Cause. Education is one of the most effective means of
countering genocide denial and educating teachers and students about
this historic injustice will ensure that the Armenian Genocide and
its lessons are a catalyst for social change.
GenEd is a non-profit organization that provides educators the
instructional materials, resources and educational workshops to
teach about human rights and genocide - the Armenian Genocide, in
particular. GenEd was founded by Raffi Momjian and ANC-WR activist
Roxanne Makasdjian in 1997, when they determined the Armenian Genocide
curriculum in California's educational framework - available since
the 1980's - had not been properly implemented.
Momjian presently serves as the Executive Director of GenEd. He and
GenEd education director Sara Cohan will be members on the educational
advocacy panel discussing how activists can work with educators to
implement lesson plans about the Armenian Genocide as part of history
curricula in the junior high and high school levels.
Dr. Kathy Fundukian-Thorossian is currently the Assistant
Superintendent of educational services for the Glendale Unified School
District. She previously served as the principal of Glendale High
School, from 2005 to 2008, and has more than 25 years of experience in
education. Fundukian-Thorossian has continuously contributed to the
Armenian- American community through various organizations including
the Armenian Cultural Foundation. Fundukian has also attended the
Principal's Center at Harvard University and is currently on the
Board of Directors for the Character and Ethics Project.
Shant Hagopian is a second-year law student at the Southwestern
University School of Law. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and an ANCA
Leo Sarkisian Internship alumnus. During his undergraduate studies,
Hagopian worked closely with the ANC-SF Bay Area and GenEd. He has
conducted seminars about the Armenian Genocide for public school
students in 7th to 11th grades.
Tert.am
12:23 21.09.11
The Armenian National Committee - Western Region (ANC-WR) has
announced that the Genocide Education Project (GenEd), Dr. Kathy
Fundukian-Thorossian, and genocide education advocate Shant Hagopian
will serve as panelists in the ANC Grassroots workshop on activism
through school and university curricula.
According to a press release by ANC-WR, the workshop is part of the
ANC Grassroots weekend that will take place from Friday, November 25
to Sunday, November 27, 2011, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Teaching junior high and high school students about this dark -
and often neglected - era of history is extremely important to the
Armenian Cause. Education is one of the most effective means of
countering genocide denial and educating teachers and students about
this historic injustice will ensure that the Armenian Genocide and
its lessons are a catalyst for social change.
GenEd is a non-profit organization that provides educators the
instructional materials, resources and educational workshops to
teach about human rights and genocide - the Armenian Genocide, in
particular. GenEd was founded by Raffi Momjian and ANC-WR activist
Roxanne Makasdjian in 1997, when they determined the Armenian Genocide
curriculum in California's educational framework - available since
the 1980's - had not been properly implemented.
Momjian presently serves as the Executive Director of GenEd. He and
GenEd education director Sara Cohan will be members on the educational
advocacy panel discussing how activists can work with educators to
implement lesson plans about the Armenian Genocide as part of history
curricula in the junior high and high school levels.
Dr. Kathy Fundukian-Thorossian is currently the Assistant
Superintendent of educational services for the Glendale Unified School
District. She previously served as the principal of Glendale High
School, from 2005 to 2008, and has more than 25 years of experience in
education. Fundukian-Thorossian has continuously contributed to the
Armenian- American community through various organizations including
the Armenian Cultural Foundation. Fundukian has also attended the
Principal's Center at Harvard University and is currently on the
Board of Directors for the Character and Ethics Project.
Shant Hagopian is a second-year law student at the Southwestern
University School of Law. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and an ANCA
Leo Sarkisian Internship alumnus. During his undergraduate studies,
Hagopian worked closely with the ANC-SF Bay Area and GenEd. He has
conducted seminars about the Armenian Genocide for public school
students in 7th to 11th grades.