October 5 was the Teacher’s Day. This year the students of Bewrdavan Secondary School organized an outdoor event dedicated to this holiday.

“We spared no effort and energy to ensure that the teachers enjoy their day,” says Tina Khojayan, a student of the school.

Lilit Davtyan, our correspondent from Berdavan, tells.



From research to implementation by developing innovative skills. For this purpose, on September 24, “Fab Lab Armenia” organized the “Research is Fundamental” conference in Dilijan. Fab Lab Dilijan united leading professionals who are changemakers in various fields: academic, business, and policy development. The keynote speaker of the conference Dr. Claudia Urea from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, joined them, too.

The speakers of the conference were experienced professionals from various fields. Their speeches were followed by question-and-answer sessions with the participation of all the speakers; later, the attendees had the opportunity to visit Fab Lab Dilijan laboratory.

Fab Lab Armenia becomes an essential part of the open global community uniting teachers, artists, architects, scientists, students, specialists, thinkers, and the curious around values such as unity, curiosity, courage, creativity, and cooperation.

Fab Lab is an open play garden for students to get project-based learning and enables people of all ages to learn and get skilled. Fab Lab is also a platform for innovative product development and entrepreneurship for businesses.



“Civil Youth Center” community development NGO together with Restart Scientific-educational-charitable Foundation, implemented the “Aware pedagogue, accountable trade unions” program at the beginning of 2022.

On September 13, the public discussion of the report presenting the monitoring result of the “Financial Transparency and Accountability of Trade Unions” in the field of public education in Tavush region took place within the framework of the program. The research was conducted in 6 rural and 3 urban schools in 4 enlarged communities in Tavush region.

The “Aware pedagogue, accountable trade unions” program was implemented with the financial support of the European Union and within the framework of the “Strengthening Mechanisms for Ensuring Public Accountability Among Civil Society” program implemented by the Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center. The report is also available online.



One month ago, at the end-of-year concert of the children’s choir of the Diocese of Tavush, no one could have imagined that the performance of the selection of the Queen group’s repertoire could be fateful. Thanks to this performance, the little Tavush residents reached the big stage of the Sports Concert Complex.

On September 7, during the Another World Concert held within the framework of the Starmus VI festival, the children’s choir shocked the complex and captured the hearts of the audience. Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May introduced them from the stage.

The children’s choir of the Diocese of Tavush was founded in 2016 with the blessing and initiative of the diocesan leader Bagrat Srbazan. The choir’s repertoire is diverse, from spiritual and patriotic to contemporary pop and rock.

Maria Galstyan is the artistic director and conductor of the choir. She arrives from the capital Yerevan to the rectory of the Tavush Diocese for each training; as she says, “to date the children with the beautiful.”

In the video below, we told about the journey of the Choir from the “fatal” performance in the rectory of the Diocese of Tavush to the Starmus festival; and about children’s feelings.

Here is what Brian May says about The performance of the Choir.

Here you can see the first moments after the Choir’s return to Ijevan.

On August 20 and 21, ProtoLab techno-engineering laboratory held an event named “The Prototype of the Future.” It was a significant date, as one year ago, on August 20, four young people from Noyemberyan officially established the “ProtoLab” techno-engineering laboratory.

The main goal of organizing the event was to increase the interest of the youth in the field of IT. People who have achieved success in the field shared their stories about the obstacles, failures, and achievements and inspired more than 150 participants of the event. The participants were young people from the enlarged Noyemberyan community and other regions of the republic.

Lectures and panel discussions on IT, business, and startups were held during the two-day event. The speakers were IT professionals from Armenia. The two-day event was accompanied by national songs and dances.

ProtoLab is an IT startup. In 2020, four friends from Noyemberyan decided to stay in the region and establish a techno-engineering laboratory to contribute to the development of Armenia. ProtoLab was officially opened in 2021. After one year, the startup successfully provides 31d modeling and printing services.

The goal of establishing the ProtoLab was initially to provide income to stay in the region. The founders note that the goal was reshaped in the process; the motivation was not the income, but the service to the Homeland.
After the establishment of the ProtoLab, there have been noticeable changes in the life of the enlarged Noyemberyan community. Young people say that the older generation has started believing in the younger generation, and they no longer complain about them, and young people have started working on their skills more and are determined to achieve their goals and dreams. The boys are also excited because, following their example, many have started attending the Armath engineering laboratory.
The ProtoLab sets new benchmarks and proves that it is possible to create a technology company in border Noyemberyan.



Ahead of the 2022-2023 academic year, the Real School project is starting for the first time in Tavush region.

The school activities start in Ijevan, the center of the region. On August 12, an open class meeting was held; during which all the interested people had the opportunity to get acquainted with the structure, goal, ideas, and implemented and to be implemented projects of the Real School.

In addition to presenting the school activities to the participants, the Real School developed several educational and cultural initiatives during the summer months in Ijevan.

The Real School project is implemented within the framework of the EU “Community Leaders for Economic Development” regional grant program. The main applicant of the project is the Municipality of Ijevan; which, in cooperation with the Association of Advanced Technology Entreprises (ATTE) and COWO community workplace, aims to develop a public-private partnership dialogue aimed at creating a sustainable ecosystem for the development of innovative entrepreneurship in tourism, high-value agriculture, and food processing.

The project offers advanced educational opportunities through the launch of the Real School and vocational trainings based on the project-based education model. The students of the Real School have the opportunity to receive vocational training through internships, work-based learning, and the development of soft and hard skills.



The most awaited graduation ceremony took place at YSU IB. On July 16, the graduation ceremony of the branch for the 2021-2022 academic year took place, and 232 graduates received their diplomas.

The Rector of YSU and the Acting Director of the Ijevan Branch made speeches at the event, highlighting the role of the branch both in Tavush and in the structure of the University.

The Rector of the YSU and the Acting Director of the Branch handed over the red diplomas of the graduates, who graduated with excellence, then, the deans of the departments, according to the professions, handed over full-time and part-time graduates’ diplomas.

This year 232 students graduated from YSU Ijevan Branch: 79 full-time students and 153 part-time students.

The ceremony was accompanied by an exhibition of the works of the graduates of the Applied Arts Faculty, congratulations, and festive music.



July 30 is the international day of friendship.

A true friendship is built by sharing thoughts and helps to achieve your dreams faster. The heroes of our video achieved success with this formula.

Our correspondent from Noyemberyan, Hranush Ananyan, tells about ProtoLab technological company, the greenhouse of Noyemberyan School N 1, the intellectual club “Nika,” their history and the everyday hustle and bustle.



On July 15, Yerevan’s Real School students conducted first aid and tactics training within the framework of “Promoting Economic Growth and Innovation in Ijevan, through Public-Private Cooperation and Creation of Community Ecosystems.” The project is implemented within the framework of the EU Community Leaders for Economic Growth regional grant program.

Vahe Khachatryan, a trainer of Real School, tells, “Within the framework of European Union grant InnoIjevan project is being implemented in Ijevan; an innovative center is being created, inside which Real School educational institute will also operate. We hold many events; today, we conduct first aid and tactics trainings, which are a part of the Real School curriculum.”

The main purpose of the InnoIjevan project is to increase economic employment in Ijevan and surrounding communities and reduce internal and external emigration. The main applicant of the program is Ijevan Municipality, which in cooperation with the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises and COWO Community Workplace, aims to create a platform for public-private cooperation and open dialogue aimed at creating a favorable business environment in Ijevan.

The program aims to promote innovative entrepreneurship, create favorable conditions for entrepreneurship development and increase the competitiveness of local SMEs operating in the fields of tourism, high-value agriculture, and food processing in and around Ijevan city.

Real School educational and cultural foundation will start operating in Ijevan at the beginning of the academic year. It offers professional training opportunities through trainings, work-based learning, and the development of hard and soft skills.

“Real School will open its branch in Ijevan in September 2022. The child must have completed the 9th grade to be admitted. In the Ijevan branch, we will have four workshops: UAV, engineering, robotics, computer, and biochemistry.” Real School has integral parts, and one of them is national dance, the event of which we held in the center of Ijevan one week ago. Now we are conducting an open first aid and tactics class. The next one will be the exhibition of the works of the students of Real School,” says Elina Romanova, an employee of the Ijevan branch of Real School.



The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, with the funding of the European Union (EU) and World Bank (WB), organized the summary of the results of the first phase of testing of the new standard of general education in Tavush.

Directors and vice-directors, teachers of STEM, and humanitarian subjects of 82 public educational institutions in Tavush region participated in the event.