Congratulations to Pauline Getzoyan and Esther Kalagian
GenEd Project to Create RI Curriculum SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities recently announced 13 Major Grant Award winners for 2011, including the Genocide Education (GenEd) Project. The almost-$9,000 award supports the creation of a teaching kit and training workshops—focusing on Armenian Genocide survivors who sought asylum in Rhode Island—for secondary school teachers.
GenEd RI branch representatives (L-R) Pauline Getzoyan and Esther Kalagian
The Genocide Education Project is working with its volunteer-based Rhode Island branch, led by Pauline Getzoyan and Esther Kalagian, to create and promote the materials with project director Sara Cohan, who serves as the education director for the Genocide Education Project.
“I’m very encouraged that the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has affirmed with this award that the history of the Armenian Genocide should be included in public school curricula,” Getzoyan said.
The new curriculum, titled “A Journey from Despair...
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GenEd RI branch representatives (L-R) Pauline Getzoyan and Esther Kalagian
The Genocide Education Project is working with its volunteer-based Rhode Island branch, led by Pauline Getzoyan and Esther Kalagian, to create and promote the materials with project director Sara Cohan, who serves as the education director for the Genocide Education Project.
“I’m very encouraged that the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has affirmed with this award that the history of the Armenian Genocide should be included in public school curricula,” Getzoyan said.
The new curriculum, titled “A Journey from Despair...
Read More »