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GENED SEEKS TO MAKE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EDUCATION PART OF SCHOOL CURRICULUMS
ARMENPRESS
24 May, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MAY 24, ARMENPRESS: On the occasion of the 97th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide, The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) reached
out to teachers and community members, reminding them of the importance
of expanding instruction about the first genocide of the 20th century
into more school classrooms, reports Armenpress citing Asbarez.
GenEd's commemorative initiatives culminated in hosting the April
30 presentation by Prof. Ugur Ungör on Turkey's seizure of Armenian
property during and after the Armenian Genocide.
GenEd contacted thousands of teachers, offering lesson plans and
a variety of teaching resources, noting the opportunity to tie the
coursework to the anniversary of the beginning of the Genocide.
Shant Hogopian, representing GenEd, spoke to students at UC Riverside,
and GenEd Southern California Regional Director, Suzanne Douzmanian,
spoke to members of the Pasadena Armenia Relief Society and members
of the Nights of Vartan, about the scope of GenEd's work, making
Armenian Genocide education part of school curriculums.
GenEd Executive Director, Raffi Momjian, was keynote speaker at the
Bay Area Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Mt. Davidson Cross in
San Francisco.
ARMENPRESS
24 May, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MAY 24, ARMENPRESS: On the occasion of the 97th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide, The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) reached
out to teachers and community members, reminding them of the importance
of expanding instruction about the first genocide of the 20th century
into more school classrooms, reports Armenpress citing Asbarez.
GenEd's commemorative initiatives culminated in hosting the April
30 presentation by Prof. Ugur Ungör on Turkey's seizure of Armenian
property during and after the Armenian Genocide.
GenEd contacted thousands of teachers, offering lesson plans and
a variety of teaching resources, noting the opportunity to tie the
coursework to the anniversary of the beginning of the Genocide.
Shant Hogopian, representing GenEd, spoke to students at UC Riverside,
and GenEd Southern California Regional Director, Suzanne Douzmanian,
spoke to members of the Pasadena Armenia Relief Society and members
of the Nights of Vartan, about the scope of GenEd's work, making
Armenian Genocide education part of school curriculums.
GenEd Executive Director, Raffi Momjian, was keynote speaker at the
Bay Area Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Mt. Davidson Cross in
San Francisco.