Grades 7-9

Supported by the council of the “Mkhitar Sebastatsi” Educomplex, April 21, 2011

2011-2012 Academic year

Curriculum

Classes of technological skills and development of preferences

Interpretations of the curriculum

1. This curriculum is the appendix of the state alternative educational programme “Creator’s school: an individual’s educational order- media education” henceforth :programme.

2.      Grades 7-9 of the programme function within the Middle School, Trade High School and the Basic School.

3.      Admittance to grades 7-9 is done with the learners of the corresponding forms. Learners' parents are to accept the programme and sign the educational contract in an established order.

4.     Instruction in the class is organized with electronic smart boards and electronic smart pens. Learners can be involved in the “Notebook is my classmate” programme at their parents’ choice.  

5.     Learners’ density in the class is 20-22. Courses according to learners preferences are organized in groups of 12-22.

6.      The director of the Educomplex confirms the alterations in the orders of the curriculum interpretations when they are introduced by the educational program supervisor.

7.      The learner’s academic records and other necessary information are registered electronically in the established order.

8.   The academic year is organized with the yearly educational calendar of the Educomplex. Participation in granted camps, educational reviews, Educational Digitecs, media Olympiads, folk ceremonies and holidays is an obligatory educational activity.

9.      We have a 6-day school week. Saturdays are allocated for the organization of country studies, educational trips, educational social projects and further education.

10.     The school day begins with a 15-minute general morning training in an established order and programme. The organization of this training is part of the educational social project.

11.   The instruction is organized at school and at home with effective use of digital means. At home the learner has a computer attached to the Internet. At school the learners have a constant access to the Internet, computer, electronic smart board, digital audio recorder, digital camera and the cell phone. Assignments and their answers are also presented electronically.

12.   The learners and teachers are subscribers of the Educomplex  library. The library provides the learners and teachers with necessary teaching materials, teaching means and printed or digital books.     

13.   Visiting the school website and participation in its work is the learners’ obligatory educational work. 

14.  The lessons are interrupted by merry gymnastics in an established order.

15.   Outdoor lessons are considered to be the realization of learners’ rights.

16.   Educational trips being realized in an established order, are components of different school subject courses. 

17.   The learners take part in the realization of projects intended for environment improvement. This is extracurricular work.

18.   The learners take part in the obligatory self-service work; maintaining of hygiene demands, taking care of educational territories and belongings. This is extracurricular work.

19.   For the learners having been out of Armenia for a long time or for some reasons having not assimilated the subject courses, instruction with individual curriculum and subject syllabuses is organized. 

20.  The Armenian language as a school subject includes practical grammar and culture of speech.

21.   Teaching of Grabar (old Armenian) is organized by reading New Testament as liturgical language. 

22.  Physics and Chemistry are taught in the laboratories on the bases of experiments using ICT.

23.  The subject course “Technology” consists of “Media Technologies”, “Household Keeping”, “Plant Care”, “Animal Care”, “Skin and Hair Care”, “Operating of Digital Means”, “Media Library”, “Design and Pottery”. The courses are organized in the form of practical work.

 24. The subject course “Art” consists of film watching, theatre, museums and other virtual demonstrations, organization of folk ceremonies and holidays. 

 25.  The subject “Social Science” consists of courses “Ethics” and “Constitutional Rights”.

26.   The subject “Physical culture and safety vital activities” is kind of sport chosen by the learner> The learner takes part in team trainings.

27.   In grades 7-9 learners take up preference activities in the educational centers of the Educomplex among them:  mathematics and programming, science activities, engineering and technical creation, film making and photo taking, media journalism, English and translation, Russian and translation, country studies and guide work,  animal care, plant care, fine art, design and modeling, musical activities,  technology-design, theatre, athletic activities.

28.  For the courses of further education a contract with the learner’s parents is signed which is an appendix of the educational contract. The following courses of further education are provided: foreign languages (English, Georgian, Russian, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Persian, Arabic ), mathematics, technical creation, physics, chemistry, astronomy, ecology, film making and photo taking, computer graphics, applied computer programs, electronic smart board, piano, national musical instruments, vocal, dancing, fine art, sculpture, pottery, cutting and sewing (tailoring), carpet making, carpentry and metal work, florist’s work, cooking, chess, joining in sports (swimming, football, basketball, handball, volleyball, table tennis, art gymnastics, athletics ), dancing and other activities.      

 29.  The execution of the curriculum and subject syllabuses is seen in the term reports of programme supervisors and the heads of educational centres as well as in the monthly reports of teachers and that of learners.  

30.  Different ways of evaluation are used which are brought to 10-point system. The evaluation is based on the individual or group work (self reviews, mid term and term reviews, fulfillment of distant tasks, investigating and creative work, work with educational website, social educational projects, educational trips, hikes of country studies, creative reviews, gatherings, Olympiads, media exhibitions, participation in festivals and monthly reports.) Other ways of evaluations may also be put in practice. The learner’s self control of educational activity and self reviews and presenting this sort of work by means of media is encouraged.

31.   The information about the learners’ participation in school work and its results is sent to learners parents with electronic register page once a month.

32.  The media material created as a result of everyday studies in class and at home is placed in the Educomplex website in an established order. They may also be published electronically or kept in the media library.

 33.  The learners’ other work results are presented at demonstrations, exhibitions and creative gatherings.

34.  At the end of the school year 9-grade learners take final examinations in an order established by the Ministry of Science and Education.