Here is the Curriculum of St. Sahag and St. Mesrob Armenian School.

 Kindergarten

Speaking and Listening
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 		 General introduction to Armenian Alphabet
Recognize Armenian speech by listening and recognizing
Vocabulary Development
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 		 Everyday expressions: Good morning, good evening, goodbye, thank you, yes, no, etc.
Counting from 1-10
Basic Shapes and Colors
Words which describe the weather
Seasons, months, and descriptive words to accompany the seasons and weather, e.g the hot summer, the cold winter, etc.
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
o Simple sentence formation
Reading
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o		 Recognizing 10 Armenian letters
Beginning to recognize 3-letter words
Writing their names in Armenian
Writing
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 		 Armenian letters (a, r, s b, i, m, g, l,ou,o)
3-letter words (e.g. sar, bar, gar)
Simple word formation with letters learned to date
Conversation
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 		 Everyday morning greetings
Statements about weather
Simple statements about what they did during the week preceding school
Seasonal conversation topics: Returning to school, leaves, colors, Halloween, Harvest, Thanksgiving, Christmas trees, Christmas wishes, giving and sharing, winter, cold weather, etc.

Textbooks:

Menk Ge Kalenk, First Edition, by Sylva Der Stepanian
Menk Ge Kalenk Workbook, by Sylva Der Stepanian         

 

First Grade

Speaking and Listening
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 		 Listen to Armenian and English greetings and short sentences about the weather
Listen and count in Armenian from 1-50
Listen to Armenian songs and participate in sing-a-longs
Vocabulary Development
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 		 Use flashcards and magnetic letters of Armenian alphabet in textbook
Learn key words in lesson plan in textbook and workbook
Learn the days of the week, months of the year, and seasons
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
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 		 Simple sentence formation using key words in textbook and workbook
Reading
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 		 Get acquainted with the letters of the Armenian alphabet and recite letters
Learn the mechanics of simple sentence formation in Armenian
Writing
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o		 Practice writing letters and simple words
Write in journal in simple sentences
Conversation
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 		 Everyday morning and seasonal greetings
Participate in discussion of daily weather
Listen to and discuss celebrations and honoring of Armenian heroes, e.g. Sourp Vartan, Sourp Krikor Lousavoritch

Textbooks:

Menk Ge Kalenk, by Sylva Der Stepanian
Menk Ge Kalenk Workbook, by Sylva Der Stepanian

 

Second Grade

Speaking and Listening
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 Everyday greetings, calendar events and weather
Trying to form sentences by looking at pictures
Form sentences using words learned in poems
Listening to stories about Armenian heroes, history and culture
Vocabulary Development
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 		 Learn vocabulary words in their lessons and continue building vocabulary
Learn meanings of spelling words in homework assignments
Fill in blanks from word list learned
Build preliminary sentences using words learned from list learned
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
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 		 Review and memorize all 36 letters of the alphabet
Learn capitals of letters
Learn vowels, consonants, and syllables of key words in word list
Learn about nouns and persons, places and things
Reading
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 		 Review of Armenian Alphabet pronunciation
Read sentences in textbook
Sound out new words and repeat to learn proper annunciation
Read small children’s story books in Armenian
Writing
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o		 Printing capital and small letters
Write key words used in the lesson
Memorize spelling of key words in lesson
Fabricate sentences from stories in lesson
Conversation
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 		 Using key words in lesson plan, form sentences to initiate conversations

Textbooks:

Menk Ge Vazenk, by Sylva Der Stepanian
Menk Ge Vazenk Workbook, by Sylva Der Stepanian 
Jamantz Kirk Yev Ngarner, by Sylva Der Stepanian
Rules and Exercises in Armenian Grammar

 

Sixth Grade

Speaking and Listening
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 Read and write the name of each letter in the Armenian alphabet, e.g ayp, pen, kim, etc.
Listen to Armenian being spoken by the teacher and understand what is being said.
Review Armenian History from Noah to modern day history, including modern day Armenia
Complete the “100 Questions” on Armenian History, as required by the Diocesan Armenian school curriculum guide
Vocabulary Development
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 		 Use words in textbook to form sentences
Learn and memorize vocabulary words in textbook
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
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 		 Use vocabulary words in textbook to compose grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs
Correctly conjugate action verbs and regular and irregular verbs
Reading
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 		 Read complete paragraphs in Armenian and translate into English
Writing
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 		 Write complete paragraphs to express and thoughts, using vocabulary words in textbook and other words
Conversation
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 		 Participate in discussions regarding Armenian writers, their biographies and literary works
Read the periodical entitled “Zarteer” and discuss articles read

Textbooks:

Im Kirks, 3rd Year by Zareh Melkonian
Kerganoutioun, 4th year, by Sylva Der Stepanian

 

Seventh Grade

Speaking and Listening
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 		 Write 5 sentences from students daily life at home, at school and with friends
Repeat the above sentences in class and answer questions
Ask questions of others in class with respect to their sentences
Vocabulary Development
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 		 Read and translate paragraphs in textbooks
Researching biographies of famous Armenian authors and presenting them in classroom for discussion purposes
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
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 		 Discuss common and proper names, plurals
Learn about roots of words and compound words
Declension of common nouns
Pronouns and conjugation of verbs and irregular verbs
Reading
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 		 Read selected Armenian history from the period covering Noah through modern day Armenia
Learn about the geography in modern day Armenia and recognize key places in the country
Read and learn certain key religious dates and events tied to Armenian history
Writing
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 		 Write 5 sentences for every Saturday class
Write monthly composition paragraph to practice sentence formation and grammar
Conversation
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 		 Gradually build from simple sentence formation about given topics to dialogues and exchanges with other students
Use weekly sentences as platform to carry out conversations to clarify or expand on thought or story in sentences

Textbooks:

Various “Zarteer” publications by the Diocese and Sylva Der Stepanian
Keraganoutioun, #5 by Sylva Der Stepanian
Graduation Test Questions and Answers- required to graduate from Armenian school

 

Computer Classes

The objective of this class is to enhance and broaden the knowledge and interest of students about Armenian Websites on internet and in that way attract them to Armenian language, history, and culture. It is important that the students know the value of learning Armenian and studying Armenian culture, which is important for their identity (who they are) not for the present time only, but also for their future and for their entire life.  At these classes we utilize not only internet (www.Learnarmenian.com), but also use other educational materials (CD ROM-s, etc.), which are as follows:

Ayp Ou Pen For Kids
A Leaf from the Tree
Armenian Tales
Armenia
Armenian Music
Armenian Art & Paintings 

Below is a tentative schedule for each grade, by the way the duration of each class with each grade is half an hour:

Grades 1-2:  We use Ayp Ou Pen for Kids CD ROM to re-enforce students learning the alphabet. By using visual and audio techniques, the students get to know the sounds of the Armenian alphabet, find correct words, and make simples sentences.  We also use Armenian puzzles so that the students can enjoy using the computers 

Grades -3-4:  We use Ayp Ou Pen for Kids CD, Armenian Tales, and use Armenian Puzzles on www.learnarmenian.com

Grades 6-7: Students learn how to type in Armenian using their own textbooks. We use Arasan Fonts which are compatible with Windows.  It is important that students learn how to type. We are striving to reach the point that graduate students are able to type their graduate speeches.

For these grades, we also use “Armenia” CD-ROM, which introduces students to all aspects of life in Armenia (cities, sightseeing places, monuments, churches, etc), Armenian Music CD-ROM, which introduces students to different genres of Armenian music (classical, folk, and pop), and Armenian Art & Paintings CD-ROM, which introduces students to Armenian art, paintings, and famous Armenian artists.