Ayb School

Ayb School
"Know and Create"
Address
Tbilisi Highway 11/11, Arabkir District Yerevan Armenia
Information
School type	Private, non-profit organization
Established	2011
President	Priest Mesrop Aramian
Head of school	Aram Pakhchanyan
Staff	53
Grades	1-12
Number of students	195
Language	Armenian, English, Russian
Color(s)	White and Orange
Affiliation	Ayb Educational Foundation
Website	Official website

Ayb School (Armenian: Այբ դպրոց), is a private educational complex in Yerevan, Armenia, opened in 2011 by the Ayb Educational Foundation.^[1] The school is named after the first letter of the Armenian alphabet Ayb (Armenian: Այբ).

The school is a non-profit organization and functions as a foundation, legally registered as the Ayb Learning Hub Foundation. The motto of the school is Know and Create (Armenian: Իմա եւ արա).

The school is directed by the board of trustees, headed by the director of the National Program for Educational Excellence priest Mesrop Aramian. The director of the school is Aram Pakhchanyan.^[2]

History

Ayb Educational Foundation was established in 2006 to contribute to the development of education in Armenia. In 2010, the Government of Armenia allocated an area of 7 hectares for the realization of the Ayb School project. In 2011, the first section of the Ayb educational complex was opened.^[3]

At the beginning, the complex was opened as a secondary school. In 2013, the elementary section was opened. The middle section of the school will be ready for the 2014-2015 educational year. The school is the first in Armenia that integrates the best of Armenian educational traditions with the latest global technological resources.

In the near future, the complex will also have its own sports complex, art centre, media centre and the Church of the Holy Translators.

Mission

The Ayb Educational Foundation's goal is to establish schools in all the regional centers of Armenia, as well as a second school in Yerevan, and a school in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic by the end of 2019.^[4] The curriculum applied within the AYB educational program is known as Ararat Baccalaureate, which is an Armenian-based international education system. It was initiated by the Ayb Foundation jointly with the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, within the frames of the National Education Excellence Program, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and London Institute of Education. ^[5]

Cooperation

In November 2014, Ayb Foundation initiated the Ararat Baccalaureate, a curriculum applied within the AYB educational program as an Armenian-based international education system. It was set in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the London Institute of Education.^[6]

In October 2016, Ayb School signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Goethe-Institut of Germany, within the framework of "Schools: Partners for the Future" initiative.^[7] The cooperation was facilitated through the efforts of the Ambassador of Germany to Armenia Mr. Bernhard Matthias Kiesler.

Gallery

Main entrance and cafeteria
General view
2015 AGBUtalks panel hosted in the auditorium
Wikimedia Armenia gathering at the school auditorium

References

Yerevan landmarks

Historical sites and notable landmarks	Shengavit archaeological site Erebuni Fortress Teishebaini archaeological site Tsiranavor Church of Avan Katoghike Chapel Kond settlement Zoravor Church Saint John the Baptist Church Blue Mosque Saint Sarkis Cathedral Holy Mother of God Russian Church Saint Gregory Cathedral Red Bridge Mother Armenia Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial Yerevan Cascade Yerevan TV Tower Komitas Pantheon Yerablur Military Pantheon

Nature and parks	Hrazdan River Yerevan Lake Lovers' Park English Park Yerevan Botanical Garden Yerevan Zoo Khachatur Abovyan Park Circular Park Victory Park Lyon Park Tumanyan Park Buenos Aires Park

Entertainment and recreation	Royal Tulip Hotel Armenia Marriott Ani Plaza Hotel Yerevan Water World Radisson Blu Yerevan Dalma Garden Mall Yerevan Mall Rossia Mall

Culture and art	Yerevan Opera Sundukyan Academic Theatre H. Tumanyan Puppet Theatre Stanislavski Russian Theatre Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre H. Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre Komitas Chamber Music House Moscow Cinema Nairi Cinema Yerevan Circus National Gallery of Armenia Yerevan Vernissage

Museums	History Museum of Armenia Charents Museum of Literature Yerevan History Museum Matenadaran Museum of Ancient Manuscripts Erebuni Museum Modern Art Museum of Yerevan House-Museum of A. Khachaturian Sergei Parajanov Museum Middle East Art Museum Cafesjian Museum of Art ARF History Museum Charles Aznavour Museum Komitas Museum

Education	Yerevan State University National University of Architecture and Construction Yerevan State Medical University Armenian State Pedagogical University Komitas State Conservatory Armenian National Agrarian University National Polytechnic University of Armenia Brusov University of Languages and Social Sciences Institute of Theatre and Cinematography Institute of Physical Culture Academy of Fine Arts Armenian State University of Economics American University of Armenia French University in Armenia Russian-Armenian University Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex French International School QSI School Kh. and Sh. Avedisian School Ayb School

Science, research and technology	National Library of Armenia National Archives of Armenia Khnko Aper Children's Library National Academy of Sciences Yerevan Physics Institute Yerevan Computer Research Institute CANDLE Synchrotron Institute Tumo Center for Technologies Economic Research Center International Center for Human Development Caucasus Institute Ararat Center for Strategic Research Shengavit Medical Center Nork-Marash Medical Center Izmirlian Medical Center

Sport	V. Sargsyan Republican Stadium Hrazdan Stadium Yerevan Football Academy T. Petrosian Chess House H. Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre Karen Demirchyan Complex Yerevan Velodrome I. Rodnina Figure Skating Centre

Transportation	Yerevan Railway Station Trolleybuses in Yerevan Erebuni Airport Zvartnots International Airport Yerevan underground stations

Squares, streets and bridges	Republic Square Freedom Square Garegin Nzhdeh Square Aram Street Abovyan Street Mashtots Avenue Sayat-Nova Avenue Baghramyan Avenue Tamanyan Street Komitas Avenue Liberty Avenue Northern Avenue Victory Bridge Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct Great Bridge of Hrazdan Davtashen Bridge

Government	Presidential Palace Government House National Assembly National Security Service Yerevan City Hall Constitutional Court Police of Armenia

Economy	Central Bank of Armenia Armenian Stock Exchange Yerevan Ararat Brandy Factory Proshyan Brandy Factory Yerevan Brandy Factory Yerevan Champagne Factory Elite Plaza Center

Precincts	Ajapnyak Arabkir Avan Davtashen Erebuni Kanaker-Zeytun Kentron Malatia-Sebastia Nork-Marash Nor Nork Nubarashen Shengavit

Category:Yerevan

Coordinates: 40°13′27″N 44°31′42″E / 40.22417°N 44.52833°E / 40.22417; 44.52833

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