Armenian Human Rights School hosts summer session of course for 2010-2011 school yearAugust 25, 2010 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 26-August 15, the Armenian Human Rights School (AHRS) hosted a summer session of the 15th course for 2010-2011 school year. The event brought together 29 teachers from 10 regions of Armenia, the press service of the Armenian Constitutional Right-Protective Center (ACRPC) reported. The aim of the AHRS course is to raise the level of teachers’ theoretical knowledge who teach Human Rights, Civic Education, State and Law and Ethics in Armenian schools, as they are components of Social Sciences, and also to improve the methodological teaching skills in these subjects. Teachers studied 12 topics: Human Rights Notion, Classification of Human Rights, International Legal Documentation, Community and Society, Democracy, The United Nations system, Electoral Law, Collaborative Teaching Methods, basic provisions of Moral Philosophy, the Role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Protecting Human Rights, Children’s Rights and International Humanitarian Law. These topics were studied using the Collaborative Teaching Methodology, which is based on mutual learning, teaching, participation and cooperation among course participants. The course was run by the AHRS training team (AHRS top graduates of different years were also invited as trainers) and involved special guest speakers, methodologists and specialists from the Evaluation and Testing Center of the Armenian Government, the National Institute of Education of the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science, the OSCE, UNICEF and the ICRC Delegation to Armenia. The one-year training program will include two supplementary 5-day meetings and 11-months of distance learning. The program was supported by the Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO). Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |