Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex (Armenian: Մխիթար Սեբաստացի կրթահամալիր), is a state-owned school located in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The school is named after the prominent Armenian scholar and theologian Mkhitar Sebastatsi of the 18th century.[1]
| Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex Մխիթար Սեբաստացի կրթահամալիր | |
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Raffi street 57 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founders | Ashot Dabaghyan, Ashot Manucharyan, Ashot Bleyan |
| Principal | Ashot Bleyan |
| Grades | Pre-school 1 - 12 |
| Colour(s) | Red and white |
| Athletics | Basketball, handball, athletics |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education of Armenia |
| Languages | Armenian, English, Russian |
| Website | Official website |
Overview
editThe school was founded in 1984 as School No. 183 by Ashot Dabaghyan, Ashot Manucharyan, and Ashot Bleyan.[1][2] The school was granted "experimental" status by the Soviet Armenian Ministry of Education in 1987 and expanded into a complex in 1989.[1] It played a key role in the Karabakh movement during perestroika and one of its founders Ashot Manucharyan; was a member of the Karabakh Committee.[3] Its current principal is Ashot Bleyan.[1]
Structure
editThe structure of the complex is as follows:
- Kindergarten
- Primary school
- Middle school
- High school
- Art school for juniors
- Art school for seniors
- Crafts school for seniors
- Sports school
- Music and dance school
References
edit- ^ a b c d Aghajanyan, Lilit (24 November 2012). "'Mkhitar Sebastatsi' Educational Complex – How Did It All Begin?". Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ Malkasian, Mark (1996). "Gha-ra-bagh!": The Emergence of the National Democratic Movement in Armenia. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 79–81. ISBN 978-0814326046.
- ^ Smith, Hedrick (1990). The New Russians. New York: Random House. p. 328. ISBN 978-0394581903.
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