The 80 SMARTans or how to make Lori attractive 16 August 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Knar Babayan 2 min read Do you remember your childhood summer camp, with outdoor games, competitions, contests and gatherings around the campfire? Well, the COAF SMART Center camp in Debet offered all of the above and even more……
COAF SMART: one of the important symbols of our victory 17 July 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Revolution can be SMART in the 21st century. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan joined the list of prominent figures who have taken part in the ongoing SMARTConnects series of guest speakers at the…
Discussing life as a teacher in Oshakan 12 July 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Guests of all ages had the opportunity to meet beloved actor Hrant Tokhatyan at the COAF SMART Center recently. The gathering was part of our SMARTConnects series of ongoing special events held at the COAF…
Gateway to the modern world: COAF SMART Rooms 4 July 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Knar Babayan 2 min read Vardenik village is in Gegharkunik region of Armenia. It has the biggest population among villages, with over 10.000 inhabitants. Vardenik is a great sightseeing destination, with cyclopean fort ruins, monasteries and cross-stones. Ten-year-old Hayk…
COAF Yellow Show Bus & Collectif Medz Bazar 28 June 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by Knar Babayan 2 min read On a fine June evening, COAF’s photo exhibition bus stopped at Baghramyan Avenue, near the Lovers’ Park. The bus was ready to demonstrate the COAF photo story to Yerevan residents and guests. The bus…
9th Annual COAF Summer Soiree 25 June 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian 2 min read Heavy rains didn’t stop New Yorkers from attending the 9th Annual COAF Summer Soiree on Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 held at the PH-D Rooftop Lounge at the Dream Downtown Hotel. Armenian music was blasting away all night at the sold-out fundraiser with…
Classical music and the “national sports” of Karakert 21 June 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Do you remember the famous game of Rock, Paper and Scissors? Two 8-year-old kids had arrived to take part in COAF SMARTConnects with Arsen Julfalakyan, a Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic silver medalist. They immediately…
The singing lawyer & the rocking teenagers 14 June 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read When the members of Salamanca Band arrived in the COAF SMART Center to take part in SMARTConnects, they immediately got surrounded by excited kids that were eager to try their musical instruments and take selfies…
The Roads Leading to Ararat and Island Peak 24 June 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Lumen 2 min read “Why do people climb mountains, after all? Why do they risk their lives?” a COAF SMART Center student asked Gevorg Gasparyan, a mountaineer and a hiking expert. Two months earlier Gevorg had climbed the Island…
Torture devices, Tumanyan & the road to success 31 May 2019 By Tatevik Oganessian, Photos by: Knar Babayan 2 min read Gayane Kharatyan, 17, is a member of the COAF SMART Center Up SOS band. She was happy to learn that SMARTConnects was going to host Mher Manoukian, the co-founder and lead singer of the Vanadzor-based Lav Eli band.…
