Posted by ijevans4c on November 3, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. This day was originally called All Hallow’s Eve because it fell on the eve of All Saints’ Day. According to old beliefs Halloween is the time, when the veil between the living and the dead is lifted, and witches, ghosts and other supernatural beings appear.
Many Halloween customs are based on beliefs of the ancient Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in what is now Great Britain, Ireland and Northern France. Every year the Celts celebrated the Druid festival of Samhain, Lord of the Dead and the Prince of Darkness. It fell on October 31, the eve of the Druid New year. The Celts believed that on this night Samhain allowed the souls of the dead to return to their homes as witches, goblins, black cats or in other weird form. It was believed that evil spirits played tricks on October 31.
Now children dress up as ghosts and witches, go from house to house and say: Trick or treat, smell our feet. We want something good to eat.
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Posted by aboutme on July 13, 2011 at 8:50 am
Photo Journalism Class in Yerevan
Photo Journalism classes for Yerevan School Councils organized by Media Education Center July 1 – July 4, 2011 in the capital of Armenia in frames of Speaking for Myself project. 40 children, members of 6 school councils, gathered at the Moscow House Gallery, where the exhibition of a prominent Armenian artist Samvel Sevada’s works was held. The exhibition, organized by the Armenian Artists’ Union, was unveiled on July 1, 2011. The EU-funded ‘Speaking for Myself project is implemented by Mission East, Bridge of Hope in partnership with Media Education Center, Internews Armenia and School for Young leaders. See Photos…
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Posted by admin on July 2, 2011 at 7:32 am
Test your leadership skills by playing a computer game. Become President Interactive Game designed for middle and high school children with support of the Great Britain Embassy in Armenia is available for downloading. To become a president a player needs to demonstrate a considerable amount of knowledge successfully passing a pre-electoral campaign. Familiarizing the young players with the complex process of becoming a president, the game fosters responsibility and democratic values. You can download the game here.
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Posted by admin on July 2, 2011 at 7:10 am
In frames of Speaking for Myself project a photography master class is conducted in the Ijevan city of Armenia’s Tavush region by a prominent Armenian artist Samvel Sevada. 21 children, members of Ijevan school councils, gather at the Ijevan City Gallery where the exhibition of Samvel Sevada’s 109 art works is held. The exhibition was unveiled earlier in the morning by the Governor of Tavush region Armen Ghularyan. The EU-funded ‘Speaking for Myself project is implemented by Mission East, Bridge of Hope in partnership with Media Education Center, Internews Armenia and School
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Posted by admin on July 2, 2011 at 6:59 am
In frames of EU-funded ‘Speaking for Myself’ project Media Education Center conducts Media and Internet Literacytrainings for teachers and students of 31 secondary schools in the capital city andregions. The project is aimed to facilitate children’s participation in decision making and advocacy from local to international platforms and across different media forms. Trainees learn how to access sources, interact, search, use WEB-2 networks: blog and video blog networks, news sources, wiki systems, social networks and homepages. Media trainings focus on journalism, digital photography, writing, filming, self-editing, radio and television are designed to help children gain essential knowledge and skills to speak for themselves, protect and promote their rights, and voice their opinions on issues related to them and their lives. Read more in school blogs and web-sites, created in frames of the project
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