Young Explorers Clubs (YEC) in Armenia - 2024-2025

Beneficiaries Description: 

Direct: 350 school students who will directly participate in YEC clubs' activities and 30 mentors of the schools, who will participate in a TOT in Yerevan/ Tbilisi and series of on-line webinars organized by Polish partner. 
Indirect: The schools' communities: the other students of the schools, schools' administrations, and parents.

Project Areas: Yerevan, Shirak and Gegharkunik marzes' schools

Project Goal: to enhance interest in science, practical knowledge and experimenting skills among students in schools via operation of Young Explorers Clubs in Armenia.

Project Objectives:

  • to further enhance the knowledge and skills among 30 mentors of the clubs in 30 schools to create/ operate (25 old and 5 new) YECs in the schools.
  • to further develop a positive attitude towards the science among the students (10-14 years of age) in 30 schools.
  • to develop creativity and team working/communication skills among the 350 students in 30 schools. 
Project Type:Grant
Start Date:October 21, 2024
End Date:October 21, 2025
Coordinator / Responsible Person:Ruben Krikyan
Implementer:Jinishian Memorial Foundation
Collaborating organization/partner:Copernicus Science center, HumanDoc Foundation Poland
Project Cost by JMF:USD: 6,980 AMD: 2,792,000
Project Cost by HumanDoc Foundation Poland:USD: 3,600 AMD: 1,440,000
Beneficiaries Number:350