Guide to the 20th Annual Autumn Anniversary Gathering

Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex, which implements and develops an author educational program, has clearly defined calendar days in its annual academic calendar, which is developed and implemented by the project team of the EduComplex. The Center of Pedagogy coordinates it, and the board of trustees of the EduComplex approves it. One of those days is the annual October gathering.

The October gathering is being organized for the 20th time in the educational complex. It has clearly defined traditions and goals, but it is presented every year with a new format, problems, and organization. The author's educational program is not a static body. It is constantly developing and being refined in accordance with the educational needs and innovations of people, learners, and the world. Accordingly, the annual October gatherings are also developing platforms that bring forward new emphases, new organizations, and experiences every year.

Let's answer a few frequently asked questions.

For whom is the October gathering organized, and who is interested in it?

The October gathering is an important stage for the teacher and student who work and create with the author pedagogical program to bring together, present, reflect on, and point out and see the development of what they have done. The October gathering is organized first and foremost for the author teacher, the student working with that program, and the student’s family. Both students and teachers need to present their work to friends and colleagues, to value each other's work within the educational complex, and to listen to and help each other. The October gathering is an important milestone. Students present and tell their families and friends what they have done and highlight the important things. New projects are presented, and new ideas are put forward.

The October meeting is an open, free platform for partners, friends, education professionals, and other stakeholders to present themselves, present the achievements of the author educational program, and discuss important educational issues and developments. We believe that the experience of author pedagogy is the very development, the alternative to development, that can be brought to the general education system and tested for other schools.

How and where to find the necessary information, what to prioritize, how to decide which specific section to participate in?

Information about the October meeting is open and accessible, and has been sent to the email addresses of partner organizations and individuals. The information is open, accessible and constantly updated, with the day's important issues brought to the fore:

·         Autumn gathering guide

·         Ggathering announcement

·         Gathering directions

·         Autumn gathering procedure:

·         On the Educational Complex official website: mskh.am

·         On the gathering blog

·         In the October gathering invitation-announcement

·         In the daily published procedure, in the calendar

·         You can also register to join the gathering.

How to choose what to participate in and what not to?

 If your time is limited and participation must be selective, we suggest choosing the component of the meeting that raised more questions or surprised you when you read about it. You will come, get acquainted, and get answers to your questions. When making a choice, it is also worth paying attention to how and with what questions you can support the presentation of the given issue, and help its development.

If we cannot physically participate...

The events of the gathering are covered on the website of the EduComplex, and in the blogs of students and teachers.

Round table discussions will have the possibility of online connection.

Is there a possibility of overnight stay?

The groups participating in the gathering can also use the educational residences of the EduComplex by filling in the appropriate line in the application form in advance. Applications must be made in advance.

How do we inform our foreign, non-Armenian speaking partners and the public?

On the foreign language pages of the EduComplex website, you can find and share the foreign language announcements and the necessary information of the October gathering. They have also been sent to the email addresses of our partners.

How can you help or assist with the creative collective of the October annual gathering?

First of all, by distributing the announcement-invitation of the gathering, informing the public and beneficiary groups, thereby highlighting and publicizing the efforts of the author teachers.

With material or non-material support for specific projects, groups; the form of support can be discussed.

By making a transfer to the account of the Sebastatsiner Educational Foundation, you are contributing to the development of individual projects of the author educational program.

 

If there are still questions...

The heads of the EduComplex branch schools, the head of the Center for Pedagogy Lusine Pashayan at l.pashayan@mskh.am and the head of the Pedagogy Laboratory Margarita Sargsyan at m.sargsyan@mskh.am will gladly answer your questions.