Ghoghanj - Math & Science Dream Lab
Description
The mission of the Ghoghanj Children’s Center is to provide the proper support and guidance children need to excel in school and become self-confident and respectful young adults. Founded in 2003, the Ghoghanj Children’s Center works with vulnerable “at-risk” children and their families to help them overcome social, psychological and legal issues.
The Center’s programs are specifically designed to facilitate group discussion and are sensitive to the psychological challenges of an at-risk child and their families. The Center works to develop successful communication, self-expression and tolerance skills among the students. A fundamental focus on the arts, homework assistance and tutoring to ensure academic success is a key ingredient of the programs’ success.
In the last two year, the Ghoghanj Children’s center has successfully impacted and steered the lives of 13 children to higher education and new opportunities. To further the success of these children, the Center has identified a need for a programmatic shift emphasizing math and science. The creation of a Math & Science Lab at the Ghoghanj Children’s Center would provide 75 at-risk students access to Math, Biology, Chemistry and Physics instructors, lab equipment such as microscopes and workbooks, educational textbooks and Internet usage. The goal of this program is to broaden the educational experience of the students through interactive learning, projects and experiments.
Region
Yerevan
City / Village
Yerevan
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
October 2017
The Need
With the addition of the Math & Science Lab, the Ghoghanj Children’s Center will have the opportunity to continue to steer their at-risk students toward a larger spectrum of future opportunities and expose them to classes many of them lack in school. Furthermore, the Lab will equip students with additional skills necessary for a successful future such as working together and employing technology.
Short Term Impact
The short-term impact of this project will to supply the Ghoghanj Children’s Center with an efficient amount of educational materials and workbooks, lab equipment, and access to Internet. In addition, four subject instructors will be immediately employed to help instruct and oversee the students while in the lab.
Long Term Impact
In the long term, this project has the potential of impacting the lives of 75 at-risk students gain the Math and Science education that will open the doors for them to achieve greater future opportunities and provide for their families.
Sponsors Benefits
Your donation to sponsor the creation of a Math and Science Lab will be recognized on the Ghoghanj Children’s Center’s website and in their printed materials, and your name listed as a sponsor on the Paros Foundation website and in appropriate press related to this important project. The Paros Foundation will happily arrange a visit to the Ghoghanj Children’s Center when you are in Armenia.
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June 6, 2016
The Math & Science Dream Lab with an emphasis on robotics, computer programming and 3D printing has been launched at the Ghoghanj Children's Center in Yerevan (Kentron). The program was developed by the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE).