Over 100 Kindergarten – 12th grade educators from all 11 Prelacy Schools and Preschools participated in the conference.
GLENDALE—The Board of Regents of Prelacy Armenian Schools organized a daylong professional development conference for Armenian subject teachers of Prelacy Armenian Schools on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at the Galleria Ballroom in Glendale.
Over 100 Kindergarten – 12th grade educators from all 11 Prelacy Schools and Preschools (Holy Martyrs Ferrahian High School and Mary Cabayan Elementary School, Armenian Mesrobian School, Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School, Vahan and Anoush Chamlian Armenian School, Krouzian Zekarian Vasbouragan Armenian School, Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School, Holy Martyrs ARS Ashkhen Pilavjian Preschool, Ron and Goharik Gabriel Armenian Preschool, Mary Posdoian Armenian Preschool, Richard Tufenkian Armenian Preschool, and Levon and Hasmig Tavlian Armenian Preschool) participated in the conference.
Lisa Gaboudian, Chairperson of the Board of Regents of Prelacy Armenian Schools, welcomed all the participants and commenced the conference by thanking each Armenian subject teacher for their dedicated service. Gaboudian stressed the responsibility placed on Armenian subject teachers to preserve our language and to get acquainted with innovative approaches in teaching our students the Armenian language.
Gaboudian concluded her remarks by stating, “We truly value each and every one of you, and we hold Armenian subject teachers in high regards. Armenian instruction in our schools is a strategic objective for the Board of Regents. We are ready for the challenge to ensure that our students cherish their Armenian identity and speak the Armenian language. This conference today will mark the beginning of a series of conferences and trainings that the Board of Regents has planned for this upcoming academic year. The role of the Armenian teacher has become more crucial than ever. We hope that after today’s conference you will be able to take new approaches back into your classrooms and utilize some of the information relayed to you to make an immediate impact on our students. Once again, we thank all of you for your devotion and wish you a successful 2016-2017 academic year.â€
