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SATI is one of four
exchange components of Armenia Connectivity 2000, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
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Media and Press Room

| | Armenian principals visit area schools
By Emily Guziak (Burlington Free Press)
The Armenian principals visiting a South Burlington school Thursday readily grasped Power Point skills, sat in on a driver education session and assured students that Armenians want to see the downfall of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. After just 90 minutes at Rice Memorial High School, the Armenian group of four men and two women were excited about taking back new computer literacy skills to their schools. They were equally inspired to introduce concepts like food drives and student information bulletin boards to their home schools.
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| | Program connects Vermont and Armenian students
By Emily Guziak (Burlington Free Press)
As the war in Iraq occupies the thoughts of most Vermonters this week, students at Ferrisburgh Central School are proud they can pinpoint the tiny country of Armenia, just north of Iran. They also know the kids there are "kind of cool" and enjoy Friday evening pizza and movies just as much as they do. [More] |
| | Armenian school principals learn about Internet technology at Vermont schools
(ECA News )
Eleven secondary school principals from all regions of Armenia will arrive in Burlington, VT on March 23, 2003 to learn about the role technology plays in education. These principals were selected through an open competition to participate in the School Administrators Training Initiative (SATI), an educational exchange component of the Armenia School Connectivity Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. They will take part in seminars and workshops that focus on the integration of information technology tools into education and will visit Vermont schools that have successfully made this transition. The school principals will live with host families during their stay in Vermont.
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| | Project Harmony Brings Eleven Armenian School Directors to Vermont
WAITSFIELD, VT-March 11, 2003-Project Harmony will host a delegation of eleven school administrators from the Republic of Armenia, due to arrive in the United States on March 23 to study the role technology plays in education. The directors, participants in the School Administrator Training Initiative (SATI), will take part in seminars and workshops that focus on the integration of information technology tools into education, and will tour Vermont schools that have successfully made this transition. Participants will return to Armenia prepared to support the introduction of technology into classrooms and into school administration. The School Administrator Training Initiative is an educational exchange of the Armenian School Connectivity Program (AmSCP), a program funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs and administrated by Project Harmony. [More] |
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