Center for Education Projects PIU The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports

Within the frameworks of the "Education Improvement Project " with Additional Financing (EIP AF) the sub-component ''Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education '' continues its activities. In this context the establishment of new pre-schools will launch this year in the communities of RA seven regions. On March 4 and 6 the representatives of the sub-component ''Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education'' visited the educational institutions of RA Shirak region, to conduct needs assessment and awareness activities. The visits had been conducted based on the list provided by the respective department of Shirak Regional Administration, which included the names of the communities that were in need of preschool establishment.. The working visits started from the Secondary school N4 of Gyumri and then the grants-coordinator of the sub-component ''Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education'' of the CEP PIU Armen Martirosyan and Engineer-consultant V. Boyajyan visited General schools No. 9, No. 20, No. 41, No. 30 of Gyumri. Within the framework of the visits, working meetings were held with the directors of educational institutions.