Armenian schoolchildren are taught chivalry
Four years ago "Hay Aspet" (The Armenian Knight) child and youth organization was established in Armenia to foster the Armenian spirit and patriotism in school children.
"First, we selected 36 children, as the number of letters in the Armenian alphabet, but over the past four years, throughout the territory of Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk the number of Armenian Knights has grown to almost fifteen hundred, 900 out of which have already participated in the Hay Aspet television program," Karine Tonoyan , founder of the Hay Aspet movement and the anchorwoman of the Hay Aspet game told press conference today.
This year, the winner of the Hay Aspet television game became the team of secondary school № 2 from Jermuk, the school team will visit the cities of Western Armenia.
"We are trying to select energetic children, often considered to be unmanageable. Their energy should be directed into the right channel," Karine Tonoyan said. According to her, in addition to military training, students attend classes in mythology, history of Armenia, Armenian songs and dances, geography of Armenia.
The organization accepts children from seven years. Hay Aspet organize hikes and camps in various regions of Armenia.
Hay Aspet has been supported by charitable organizations, the government of Armenia, as well as the ArmenTel (Beeline trade mark) telecommunication company.
"First, we selected 36 children, as the number of letters in the Armenian alphabet, but over the past four years, throughout the territory of Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk the number of Armenian Knights has grown to almost fifteen hundred, 900 out of which have already participated in the Hay Aspet television program," Karine Tonoyan , founder of the Hay Aspet movement and the anchorwoman of the Hay Aspet game told press conference today.
This year, the winner of the Hay Aspet television game became the team of secondary school № 2 from Jermuk, the school team will visit the cities of Western Armenia.
"We are trying to select energetic children, often considered to be unmanageable. Their energy should be directed into the right channel," Karine Tonoyan said. According to her, in addition to military training, students attend classes in mythology, history of Armenia, Armenian songs and dances, geography of Armenia.
The organization accepts children from seven years. Hay Aspet organize hikes and camps in various regions of Armenia.
Hay Aspet has been supported by charitable organizations, the government of Armenia, as well as the ArmenTel (Beeline trade mark) telecommunication company.
