THE EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT OF THE ARMENIAN SCHOOL OF HUMAN RIGHTS WAS REVISED

On January 30-31, 2010, a working session for revising the educational concept of the Armenian School of Human Rights (ASHR) took place at the AKPC educational-cultural center in Vanadzor, Lori region. The session was chaired by Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Armenia, Manuk Mkrtchyan, one of the founders of the collaborative learning method.

Participants included experts from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the National Institute of Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia, the Assessment and Testing Center, ASHR trainers and graduates, human rights teachers from various regions of Armenia, and librarians from the AKPC Human Rights Library Network.

During the two-day session, the participants reviewed the results and recommendations of previous years’ local and international expert evaluations. They developed a revised draft of the new educational concept for the Armenian School of Human Rights, outlining ASHR’s vision and defining its operational directions for the next five years (2011-2015).