Khoren and Shooshanig Avedisian School (), is a private school in the

Malatia-Sebastia District Malatia-Sebastia (, ), also nicknamed colloquially as Bangladesh, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the western part of the city. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 141,700. Malatia-Se ...

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, founded in 1998 by the Armenian Missionary Association of America. The school motto is ''Noli Cedere Cognoscere'' (Constant and Permanent Development).

Overview

The school was founded in 1998–99 on Ohanov street in the Malatia-Sebastia district as a tuition-free kindergarten. Starting from the 2014–2015 academic year, the school has been operating as a full educational complex on Babajanyan Avenue in the Malatia-Sebastia District. The official opening ceremony of the new complex took place on 8 October 2014 with the presence of president

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan (, ; born 30 June 1954)Official biography of Serzh Sargsyan

and the leaders of the Armenian Missionary Association of America. It became the first

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-certified school building in Armenia and the Caucasus. The new building was funded by Eduard and Pamela Avedisian in memory of their parents Khoren and Shooshanig Avedisian who were survivors of the

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from the town of Kharberd in

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.Benefactors of the Khoren and Shooshanig Avedisian School
/ref> The structure of the complex is as follows: *Kindergarten. *Primary school housed in the Krikor and Beatrice Bilezikian building. *Middle school. *High school. *Sports facilities (soccer field, athletics, gymnasium). *Community center.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Avedisian School Schools in Armenia Armenian schools Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Armenia