Armenian Evangelical Guertmenian School

The Armenian Evangelical Guertmenian School (Armenian: Հայ Աւետարանական Կերթմէնեան Վարժարան) was founded in 1931 in Ashrafieh. It has kindergarten and six primary classes.

Armenian Evangelical Guertmenian School
Location
Ashrafieh
,
Beirut

Lebanon
Information
TypePrivate
Established1931
Closed2015
GradesKindergarten - Grade 9
Religious AffiliationArmenian Evangelical Church

The last principal was Mr. Sahag Dedeyan, for more than 30 years.

History

In 1931, the Armenian Evangelical Guertmenian School (AEGS) opened its door with a Kindergarten and three Elementary classes, with the financial contributions of Mr. Costantine Guertmenian and Mr. Sarkis Devirian, of other Hajentzy Armenians living in the United States, and a grant from the League of Nations. In 1940, the first class of thirteen students graduated.

By that time, student enrollment had outgrown the original building. As the founders of the school deceased, their children decided it would be in the best interest of AEGS to grant ownership of the property and its operation to the Armenian Missionary Association of America. With a contribution from Mr. Stephen Philibosian and his assistance in finding new benefactors, funds were raised for the necessary reconstruction of the Kindergarten and elementary school buildings. Mr. Henry Guertmenian undertook the expense of constructing a new chapel.

The school prospered till 1975, when the Civil War started in Lebanon. In 1978, the school building was severely damaged by shelling and it was occupied by the militia of the area. But again, as soon as a ceasefire was announced, the classrooms were repaired and lessons resumed. Now, Guertmenian School has been closed.

gollark: manualreadthe
gollark: Without actually learning many of the details.
gollark: So what you do is find a rough example then bodge it into what you want, you say.
gollark: Krist is a magic currency in the interwebs.
gollark: Computers are simply magic blinky boxes.

References

    See also


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.