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PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, November 9, 2006
AGBU Silicon Valley Launches Kids Club
In May 2006, AGBU Silicon Valley launched its new Kids Club as part of
the Chapter’s Centennial activities. The AGBU Kids Club is a dedicated
program for Armenian children aged 6-12 that focuses on connecting
Armenian youth to their heritage and culture through activities that
are both educational and enjoyable.
Kids Club activities consist of monthly gatherings, learning games,
field trips and pen pal communication with children of the same age in
Armenia. The organizing committee, appointed by the Executive Board of
the Silicon Valley Chapter, consists of parents of the Chapter’s
Students Committee. The Kids Club has already grown to include more
than 30 children.
For the kickoff event and first monthly gathering, a group of children
along with their parents and Club leaders visited Stanford University
in Palo Alto, California. Members of Stanford’s Armenian Students
Association (ASA) provided an interactive tour of the campus and spoke
to the children about college admission processes and campus life.
Another highlight of the Kids Club activities thus far was a trip to
St. Andrew Armenian Apostolic Church in Cupertino, California that
took place on September 16, 2006. During this event, AGBU youth
participated in interactive science experiments with Anahit Yeramian,
a leading scientist at Stanford.
Following the science experiments, high school student Aline Zorian
from the AGBU Students Committee gave a presentation about her summer
visit to the SOS Village in Kotayk, Armenia, where the idea to arrange
a Pen Pal exchange was born. The Kids Club members are now
establishing ties with Armenian children in the village through
letters.
Other Kids Club activities include a visit to the Exploratorium Museum
of Science and Art in San Francisco and a tour of the Stanford
Accelerator facility and museum.
For information on AGBU Silicon Valley and other AGBU worldwide
chapters, please visit
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
