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Jun 21, 20191 min read

Renovations at the Parakar School to be Finished by September

Intense renovations are in full swing at the Parakar School for Children with Disabilities, with September the deadline for all work to...

Music School’s Year-End Concert Celebrates Student Success

Jun 19, 20191 min read

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Music School’s Year-End Concert Celebrates Student Success

Twelve-year-old Milena Hovhannisyan is a fourth-grade piano student at the Argavand Music School After Arsen Sayan, which is named after...

Musicians Ian Gillan and Tommy Iommi, Supporters of Octet Music School’s Renovation

Jun 17, 20192 min read

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Musicians Ian Gillan and Tommy Iommi, Supporters of Octet Music School’s Renovation

Three decades after holding their legendary concert to support relief efforts in Armenia, Rock Aid Armenia’s initiator Jon Dee and two of...

Jun 6, 20111 min read

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Hintliyan - A Source of Hope.

Just 200 meters from Azerbaijan, students at the Hintlyan School can clearly hear the gunshots that are often fired across the...

After More Than A Decade, The Ounjian School Is Fully Renovated and Furnished.

May 30, 20111 min read

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After More Than A Decade, The Ounjian School Is Fully Renovated and Furnished.

This week, the fourth wing of the Ounjian School finally opened, completing an 11-year renovation and restoration process that has...

Apr 19, 20111 min read

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Renovation of the Ounjian School Nears Completion.

The reconstruction of the new wing at Gyumri’s Ounjian Schoolis almost finished. Following the reinforcement and renovation of the...

Apr 9, 20111 min read

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Dr. Ounjian Receives Commemorative Medal.

In addition to the Ounjian school’s opening on May 24, June 3 was another important day for Doctor Hovhannes Armenaki Ounjian and for the...

Apr 7, 20111 min read

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Partnership Changes Hintlian School for the Better.

When I asked Razmik Dallakyan, a sixth grader at the Gayan Avan Hovhannes Hintlian School how he felt, he replied, “Now, I can breathe.”...

Dedicated Supporters Dr. Raffi and Mrs. Shoghak Hovanessian Pay a Visit to Gyumri Octet.

Feb 21, 20112 min read

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Dedicated Supporters Dr. Raffi and Mrs. Shoghak Hovanessian Pay a Visit to Gyumri Octet.

Where there is a will, there is a way. Even a snow-bound highway couldn’t bar Dr. Raffi and Mrs. Vicki Hovanessian from their...

Dec 7, 20102 min read

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New Teachers Join School in Tavush.

The Tavush region’s Hovhanes Hintliyan secondary school is only 200 meters from the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, where some days both...

Dec 1, 20101 min read

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FAR Acknowledged for its Partnership with Yerevan School.

FAR recently had the pleasure of being named Yerevan #89 Secondary School’s “Best Friend.” Each year at the end of November, the school...

Gyumri Octet Music School and Vazgen A Secondary School Collaborate on Anniversary Concert.

Nov 8, 20101 min read

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Gyumri Octet Music School and Vazgen A Secondary School Collaborate on Anniversary Concert.

Celebrations have historically been linked to life cycles — harvest-time and the change of season, for instance. The anniversaries of...

Oct 24, 20101 min read

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FAR Benefactor Dr. John Ounjian Celebrates his 90th with Gyumri’s Children.

Retired New York Doctor and dedicated FAR partner John Ounjian recently celebrated his 90th birthday in Armenia surrounded by friends and...

Oct 3, 20101 min read

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Ounjian Friends visit CSCF.

FAR supporter Dr. John Ounjian and his friends recently paid a visit to FAR’s Children’s Support Foundation Center, where they learned...

Serj Tankian to Help Rebuild the Octet Music School.

Aug 12, 20101 min read

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Serj Tankian to Help Rebuild the Octet Music School.

Armenian-American musician Serj Tankian is to help fundraise for the rebuilding of the Gyumri Octet music school. Serj follows rock...

Jul 30, 20101 min read

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Ounjian School Continues to Grow.

Although construction has already been in progress for five months, an opening ceremony dedicated to the launch of the Ounjian School’s...

Jul 21, 20101 min read

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FAR Secures Funding for School Renovations.

FAR recently secured a $25,000 grant from the Open Society Institute, which will help the organization’s efforts to rehabilitate the...

New Computers Will Benefit Gavar #1 Special School.

Jul 6, 20101 min read

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New Computers Will Benefit Gavar #1 Special School.

Margaret Ajemian Ahnert, author of The Knock at the Door who traveled to Armenia in April, recently donated brand new computers to the...

Jun 23, 20101 min read

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FAR Supporter Lynn Nakashian Pays Visit to Gavar.

FAR supporter Lynn Nakashian recently visited the Gavar Orphanage and Guest House to tour the facilities and spend time with some of the...

Jun 15, 20101 min read

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Gavar Special School Renovations in Progress.

Gavar #1 Special School renovations have officially started. The school’s Recovery Physical Therapeutic Center, which caters to children...