In October, 130 teachers from 75 schools (91 percent of Tavush schools) underwent a five-day training on the methodology of teaching a healthy lifestyle. Here’s what they had to say about the course:
New teaching skills
– This is the second year we have gathered with other teachers from the Tavush area to further explore teaching this course, and we have already developed important relationships between communities. In terms of learning and information, this course is very effective. This time we tackle new topics, learn how to deal with them effectively and find solutions to problems.
Narine Shagsuvaryan, Bagratashen Primary School No. 2
New skills to involve all students in the learning process
– I would like to emphasize the role of group work in this course and during our own training. We became familiar with new teaching techniques that allow all students to be involved in the learning process. For example, today we discovered a new interactive game “Looking for a Friend”, which gives students the opportunity to learn more about themselves, their value system and principles and , through this, to try to understand their peers and make sense of the world around them. them.
Taron Babajanyan, Ptghavan Secondary School
A lesson on life
– I greatly appreciate that we have this subject at school, as it covers a number of vital areas and directions. This is a course about life and I am sure the demand among students will be high. We often teach students things that they will not easily put into practice in their everyday lives. In this course we teach things that may seem basic but will help each student find their place in life, filling a gap that was previously left open in the national curriculum.
Arev Nersisyan, director of Berd School No. 3
Importance of a healthy lifestyle for the development and empowerment of children
– This is my second year teaching the Healthy Living course. The topics are very important for the personal development of children, especially since they are chosen taking into account the particularities of this age group. Two of my 7th elementary school students approached me after a class discussion about smoking, asking for additional materials to take home to show their family members. After a while, they told me that they had raised the issue with their family members, pointing out the negative consequences of smoking on the economy and health, and that they had managed to convince their fathers to ‘stop smoking.
Ani Melkumyan, Nerqin Tsaghkavan Secondary School
