Армянская Сестринская Академия (Раднор, США)
| Армянская Сестринская Академия (Раднор, США) | |
| Armenian Sisters Academy (Radnor, USA) | |
| Адрес: | Верхний Галф-роуд, 440, Раднор, Пенсильвания, 19087, США |
| Телефон/Факс: | (610) 687-4100; Факс: (610) 687-2430 |
| Эл. почта: | ASAPhila@aol.com |
| Ссылки: | http://www.armeniansrsacademy.org/ |
История
The Armenian sisters Academy is dedicated to educating the whole child and to preserving the Armenian language and culture. As a complement to the family, the Academy provides a stimulating environment designed to cultivate the intellectual, spiritual, physical, social, and emotional growth of its students
In 1963, at the request of Msgr. Stephen Stepanian, then pastor of St. Mark's Armenian Catholic Church in Philadelphia, three energetic nuns, Sister Valentine, Sister Hripsime and Sister Arousiag, were sent from Rome to establish an Armenian day school...a dream of the Philadelphia community for more than 50 years.
After four intensive years of preparation, the first Armenian day school on the East Coast was started in a two-room facility with an initial enrollment of 12 preschool/kindergarten children.
The greater Philadelphia community now had a school where the rich Armenian language, history and culture could be passed on from generation to generation. It is the primary mission of the Armenian Sisters Academy to preserve that heritage, while providing an excellent educational program in the required American curriculum.
An ecumenical Board of Directors was formed in 1968 which brought together area Armenians of various persuasions in overwhelming support of a school organized to serve them all. Generous financial and moral support of the Armenian community assisted the Board and the Sisters in their efforts to establish this school. Between 1967 and 1975 a grade was added each year, and the enrollment grew to 165. The school was relocated three times to accommodate its growing needs.
In October 1975, after eight years of moving from one facility to another, the first students of the new school building eagerly crossed the threshold of a magnificent structure in Radnor, Pennsylvania that was now the permanent home of the ARMENIAN SISTERS ACADEMY...a tribute to the selfless dedication, hard work and perseverance of the Armenian Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. The Academy is also a tribute to the Armenian community without whose financial and moral generosity the dream could not have come true.
