July 29, 2008

Class of 2008 Graduates from AGBU A. Kalpakian School in Athens

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    The AGBU Artaki Kalpakian School's 2008 sixth grade graduati
    The AGBU Artaki Kalpakian School's 2008 sixth grade graduating class.
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    The 2008 kindergarten graduating classes of AGBU Artaki Kalp
    The 2008 kindergarten graduating classes of AGBU Artaki Kalpakian School in Athens, Greece. The commencement ceremony took place on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in the Louis & Hrant Fenerjian auditorium of the school.

The AGBU Artaki Kalpakian School of Athens completed another successful year, fulfilling its national educational mission of providing its pupils with a solid Armenian education and infusing in them the global Armenian spirit. Graduation ceremonies took place on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, in the Greek school's Louis and Hrant Fenerjian Auditorium.

The combined year-end event of the kindergarten and primary grades featured songs, recitations and dances. The kindergarten children focused on the diversity of the human race, while the primary school graduates presented the life and work of the educator-composer Magar Yegmalian, particularly his mass, which is performed in Armenian Apostolic churches every week and is contained in the Missal of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

In his concluding remarks, Principal Zaven Krikorian reflected on the mission of the Armenian school as an educational institution providing a sense of identity. AGBU Athens Chapter Secretary Garbis Keshishian handed out the diplomas. The event concluded with the participation of Archbishop Vosgan Kalpakian, Primate of the Diocese of Greece, who delivered the parting benediction.

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