Earlier this month, Southern California representatives of Armenia Tree Project were hosted by the Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School in Santa Ana.Anahit Gharibyan and Hermine Mahmouzian were greeted by Principal Kohar Zaher and Armenian teacher Ani Geloian, along with students from the 5th and 6th grade classes. The school recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and the visit was part of ATP's Building Bridges education program to connect diasporan students with their environmental heritage.
Anahit Gharibyan--new to California but a long-time ATP employee in Yerevan--spoke with the students about the reasons behind the founding of ATP in 1994 and some of the early experiences of the organization, as well as some of the environmental challenges facing Armenia today. Each student was presented with a copy of ATP's colorful Building Bridges newsletter for children.
"The Minassian School students were very knowledgeable about Armenia and quite enthusiastic in their questions and answers about ATP and environmental issues," noted Gharibyan after the school assembly.
The 6th grade class will be traveling to Armenia in June and will be met by ATP staff in order to plant tree seedlings and spend time meeting peers of the same age from a local school.
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