Kindergarten teachers participate in training
27.09.2024
Kindergarten teachers participate in training

Participants of the training entitled "Chess in Preschool Educational Institutions" received certificates during a ceremony held at Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) on September 27. Twenty-five teacher educators from kindergartens of Masis community of Ararat marz participated in the 15-hour course held on September 9-13.

The aim of the course was to arm the trainees with such skills, knowledge and abilities, thanks to which it will be possible to teach 5-6 year olds the basics of chess not by teaching chess on the board, but by using preschool teaching methods in kindergartens. On the one hand, this makes the work with children more interesting; on the other hand, it betters the quality of preschool education: chess is a valuable educational tool that teaches children to think.

Mariam Ispiryan, Vice-Rector for Education and Science at ASPU, voiced hope that during the course the participants had received answers to their questions, and developed their professional and pedagogical skills. She added that the advice, new methods and teaching formats shared by the experienced professors will have their positive results in practice.

the certificates were handed over by Smbat Lputian, Head of the Chair of Sports and Chess at ASPU, Director of the “Chess” Scientific Research Institute.

The chess grandmaster said their main goal is to be useful when necessary; they are ready to listen to suggestions, considerations and observations in order to improve the process. "It is important [for us] that Armenian children have thinking and analytical skills. In that sense, we have serious problems today. The most important person for our country is a teacher. Your role is huge. The deeper you appreciate values, the more you can give to our country and people," he stressed.

Svetlana Aghajanyan, one of the training participants, has been working in Kindergarten N5 of Masis city, for about 50 years. She confesses that before the course she had never played chess and had no idea where to start from. Although the course was short, she says it was useful and effective. Mrs. Aghajanyan says the most important achievement is that chess teaches children self-organization, helps them to sit, focus and think.
The merited pedagogue hopes that chess will help break the stereotype among people and will teach to think before every move.

 

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