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- 1. Save the Books!Project Results Prepared by: Brian Saliba, Peace Corps Volunteer brianjsaliba@gmail.com August 16, 2016 Page ! of !1 9 PEACE CORPS ARMENIA
- 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Goal Improve thequality and efficacy of English language education in Armenia by increasing the number of English- language resources available in classrooms and increasing teacher proficiency with supplemental resources. Objectives • Secure donations of overstocked, English-language books from US and UK publishing houses • Cover shipping costs through grants or in-kind donations from logistics companies and NGOs • Receive official approval from the Ministry of Education to use the books in Armenian classrooms • Form a distribution committee to conduct needs assessments, allocate books, and design M&E tools • Form a curriculum committee to draft lesson plans and design and implement trainings of teachers Results • 5,860 new English-language illustrated reference books, leveled readers, and activity books donated by DK Publishing • Shipping costs and logistics donated by Children of Armenia Fund, Focus on Children Now, Syunik Development NGO, and United Armenian Fund • Ministry of Education submitted official letter approving the books for use in Armenian classrooms • 3 distribution committees formed to administer distribution for 3 separate phases: • Phase 1: Syunik NGO Distribution: 2,798 books distributed to 26 schools and organizations in 16 communities within Vayots Dzor region • Phase 2: COAF Distribution: 2,567 books distributed to 33 schools and organizations in 30 communities within Aragotsotn, Armavir, Lori, Shirak, and Tavush regions • Phase 3: Peace Corps Distribution: 495 books distributed to 6 schools and organizations in 6 communities within Gegharkunik, Lori, and Syunik regions • Curriculum committee composed of 26 pedagogical experts, TEFL degree candidates, Peace Corps volunteers and staff: • Wrote and reviewed 27 lesson plans for the imported books, all of which are directly related to the Ministry of Education’s national curriculum • Designed a training seminar, which has to date been used to provide training for 74 English-language teachers in sourcing and using supplemental resources in their classrooms • Totals: • 5,860 books imported and distributed • 7,808 direct student beneficiaries • 115 direct teacher beneficiaries • 65 schools in 52 communities across 8 regions supplied with books Page ! of !2 9 PEACE CORPS ARMENIA
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- 6. Page ! of!6 9 CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS: ARMENIA MONUMENTS AWARENESS PROJECT; ARMENIAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, YEGHEGNADZOR BRANCH; REPUBLICAN CENTER OF HUMANITARIAN AID DK Publishing: Donation, Logistics, US Shipping Focus on Children Now: Logistics, Overseas Shipping Syunik Development NGO: Distribution, Logistics, Armenia Shipping United Armenian Fund: Overseas Shipping United States Peace Corps, Armenia: Project Lead, Curriculum, Distribution, Logistics Teach for Armenia: CurriculumMinistry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia / National Institute of Education: Resource Approval, Distribution American University of Armenia: Curriculum Children of Armenia Fund: Curriculum, Distribution, Logistics, Armenia Shipping
- 7. Page ! of!7 9 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS AND COMMITTEES Brian Saliba Peace Corps Volunteer …… Project Lead Curriculum Meri Arakelyan Peace Corps TEFL Technical Specialist……………………….……………………….………………. Curriculum Committee Andrea Carlson Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer …………………Curriculum Committee, Lesson Plan Author, ToT Designer, ToT Facilitator Amalia Darbinyan AUA Student ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Lesson Plan Author Aileen Fermin Peace Corps Response Volunteer …….Curriculum Committee, Lesson Plan Author, Lesson Plan Reviewer, ToT Designer Lusine Galstyan AUA Student ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Lesson Plan Author Rima Gevorgyan Peace Corps Language and Cultural Facilitator ……………………………..………………………Lesson Plan Reviewer Amy Ghazaryan AMAP ……………………………………………………………………Curriculum Committee Member, Lesson Plan Author Andrea Grant Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer ……………………………Curriculum Committee Member, Lesson Plan Author, ToT Designer Michael Guhin Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer ………………………………………Distribution Committee, Lesson Plan Quality Assurance Lorik Keshish-Hartoun AUA Student …………………………………………………………………………………….…… Lesson Plan Author Anush Kostanyan Teach for Armenia ……………………………………………………Curriculum Committee Member, Lesson Plan Author Irshat Madyarov AUA Assistant Professor, ESO/ELT …………………………………………………………… Lesson Plan Author Recruiter Nara Magtaghyan Teach for Armenia ……………………………………………………Curriculum Committee Member, Lesson Plan Author Emma McBride Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer …………………Curriculum Committee, Lesson Plan Author, ToT Designer, ToT Facilitator Amalia Meliksetyan AUA Student ………………………………………………………………………………………………Lesson Plan Author Varsenik Ohanyan AUA Student ……………………………………………………………………………………………….Lesson Plan Author Shushan Simonyan AUA Student ………………………………………………………………………………………………Lesson Plan Author Susan Spano TEFL Volunteer ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Lesson Plan Author Armine Sukiasyan Peace Corps TEFL Technical Specialist……………………………………………………………. Curriculum Committee Diana Torosyan AUA Student ………………………………………………………………………………………………..…Lesson Plan Author Tatevik Vardanyan AUA Student ………………………………………………………………………………………………Lesson Plan Author Gwendoline Vughose AUA Student ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Lesson Plan Author Zhenya Yesanyan AUA Student …………………………………………………………………………………………………Lesson Plan Author Gayane Zargaryan Peace Corps TEFL Program Manager ………………………………………………………..……..Curriculum Committee Approvals Manuk Mkrtchyan Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Armenia …………….……Resource Approval Anush Khachikyan Head of Foreign Languages Department, National Institute of Education……………….………. Resource Approval
- 8. Page ! of!8 9 Aspram Aleksanyan Vayk Community Center, Syunik Development NGO …………………………Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee Meri Arakelyan Peace Corps TEFL Technical Specialist………………………………………….……Peace Corps Distribution Committee Haykuhi Barseghyan NIE Yeghegnadzor ……………………………Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee, Communications Coordinator Andrea Carlson Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer……………………………………………………………Peace Corps Distribution Committee Anna Demirjyan Chiva Community Center, Syunik Development NGO …………………………….…Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee Gina Grotelueschen Peace Corps Director of Programming and Training………………………..…Peace Corps Distribution Committee Michael Guhin Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer………………………………………………………….…Peace Corps Distribution Committee Tatevik Harutyunyan Project Manager, Syunik Development NGO …………………………………..Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee Gohar Karapetyan Project Manager, Syunik Development NGO ………………………………………Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee Syuzanna Khachatryan English Programs Coordinator, COAF ……………………………………………………………COAF Distribution Georg Matevosyan Taratumb Community Center, Syunik Development NGO ………………………Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee Bishop Abraham Mkrtchyan Founder, Syunik Development NGO …………………………………..…Vayots Dzor Distribution Approval Tatevik Nalbandyan Education Program Manager, COAF …………………….……………………………………. …….COAF Distribution Hasmik Sargsyan Marketing Coordinator, COAF …………………………………………………….… COAF Distribution Project Manager Naira Sargsyan Project Manager, Syunik Development NGO ………………Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee, Logistics Coordinator Anahit Yeghiazaryan Jermuk Community Center, Syunik Development NGO …………………..…Vayots Dzor Distribution Committee Distribution Logistics and Shipping Nouritza Abujamra Program Director, United Armenian Fund ………………………………………………Overseas Shipping Coordinator Karine Aboolian Co-Founder and Programs Director, Focus on Children Now …………….…..FCN Shipping and Logistics Coordinator Anahit Kalantaryan FCN Representative in Armenia…………………………………………..……………FCN Customs Release &Storage Varden Daveyan Republican Center of Humanitarian Aid ………………………………………………………………………….… Shipping Donation DK Publishing, Inc. John Duhigg Global CEO Simon Fraser VP Finance & Operations Alice Monteverdi Sales Analyst Julia Nichols, Susan Tracy Customer Service Reporting Nate Ferraro Peace Corps Response Volunteer ………………………………………………………………..…… Map Design, Proofreading Garrett Riou Peace Corps CYD Volunteer ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Proofreading
- 9. Page ! of!9 9 For more information about this project, please contact: Brian Saliba brianjsaliba@gmail.com For more information about the contributing organizations, please visit: Children of Armenia Fund: https://www.coafkids.org/ Focus on Children Now: http://focusonchildrennow.org/ Peace Corps Armenia: https://www.peacecorps.gov/armenia/ Syunik Development NGO: http://syunikngo.weebly.com/ Teach for Armenia: http://teachforarmenia.org/ United Armenian Fund: http://www.armeniafund.org/