YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. A course entitled "Usage of standards of special education for children having light, moderate and serious mental backwardness" was held within the framework of the "Education for Everybody" program implemented by the Bridge of Hope public organization. Solemn ceremony of giving the certificates to the teachers undergone the training took place on May 30. As Susanna Tadevosian, the Chairwoman of the Bridge of Hope NGO stated the program has been implemented since 2002 jointly by the Mission East organization and RA Ministry of Education and Science, with financing of the International Development Agency of Denmark. In her words, the goal of the program is to assist stable development of children having educational difficulties in Armenia. Standards of special education of children having light, moderate and serious mental backwardness were particularly worked out within the framework of the program. S. Tadevosian stated that at present about 700 pupils, invalid and having special education needs, study at 6 special and 6 embracing schools of the republic. In her words, education of those children is organized by individual educational plans.

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