The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan toured newly built schools in the Republic, got acquainted with the work done and the created conditions. The schools were built within the framework of the Government’s “300 Schools to be Built, Renovated or Reconstructed by 2026” program.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan, and heads of relevant regions and communities.

The Prime Minister’s first stop was at the newly built senior school No. 139 named after Karen Demirchyan in the Nor Nork administrative district of Yerevan. It was built within the framework of the “Additional Financing for the Education Improvement Program” loan program, financed by the World Bank and the Government of the Republic of Armenia. The total cost was more than 2.8 billion drams. As a result, the Nor Nork administrative district of Yerevan has a newly built high school, which is equipped with the necessary laboratories and equipment and is designed for 600 students.

The Prime Minister congratulated those present on the construction and opening of the school and considered it a great event for the education sector, for the Government, and Yerevan. According to Nikol Pashinyan, the school construction program is also an educational program for the state and the Government, because they are learning to build a school in the 21st century. “The construction of the school is the first part of the task, the further life and process of the school is the second, because now the question of what children should learn at school and what skills they should leave school with is being emphasized. This is perhaps the most important issue. Our perception is that at school children should acquire the skills necessary to live a prosperous life, but this does not solve the problem, because the modern world is changing a lot,” said the Prime Minister, adding that we must be flexible and respond to the situation with the right work.

According to the Prime Minister, as a result of the reform of the education system, opportunities should be created for children to adapt to changes in life.

Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the fact that everyone should understand how that school was built. The Prime Minister noted that it was built through the taxes paid by people to the state budget. In that context, the Prime Minister thanked all taxpayers and once again emphasized the importance of developing a culture of taking cash register receipts in the country.

Turning to the issue of quality of construction, Nikol Pashinyan added that it should be made a key point, there will be no compromise regarding quality.

Addressing the students, the Prime Minister said: "We want these spaces to be filled with content, starting with ideas, because a platform is provided for you to create, work, understand life, discuss and develop. I am sure that you will use that platform."

Summarizing the speech, Nikol Pashinyan once again thanked the participants of the school construction project and wished everyone success. "It is very important that every student of this school and other schools should record something for himself, that his state, the Republic of Armenia, spares no effort and does everything in its power so that every graduate of the school will be successful in life. It does not matter what he will do, but he will be successful. What does successful mean? It means to be able to ensure one's own well-being with one's own work, and this, in turn, means a higher state's level of well-being. Anyone who creates well-being for himself and is a law-abiding citizen will definitely benefit the state more because it gets more opportunities. We want you to be successful, because your success means a successful state, the Republic of Armenia."

Next, Nikol Pashinyan visited the Ararat region and attended the opening ceremony of the secondary school built in the Vanashen settlement of the Vedi community. The school was built within the framework of the Seismic Safety Improvement Program of the Asian Development Bank with the co-financing of the RA Government. The total cost of the project was more than 2.5 billion drams. The new school is designed for 432 students.

Congratulating those present on the construction and opening of the school, Nikol Pashinyan once again expressed his gratitude to all the business entities working in the Republic of Armenia, creating results and paying taxes prescribed by law, to all citizens issuing, requesting and receiving cash register receipts, because these programs are being implemented as a result of their activities. According to the Prime Minister, the school should become an environment for children to develop and create, as well as prepare for a prosperous and successful life in the future, where they will acquire the skills to achieve any success they desire. “The most important skill that the education system should impart to our children is to adapt to life changes, because the faster life goes, the faster it will change, and it is very important that our children are able to change for the better in line with life. This is what school is for, this is what school is about, and this is also the reason why this main message is addressed to you at the entrance to the school: “Study well, so that you live well.” The skills to live well are acquired first and foremost at school. We believe that we have provided the minimum conditions for this, everything else depends on you, and I wish you all success in preparing for your prosperous life today,” said Nikol Pashinyan.

In Armavir region, the Prime Minister attended the opening ceremonies of the educational complex in the Yeraskhahun settlement of the Metsamor community and the secondary school in the Nor Kesaria settlement.

More than 1.7 billion drams have been allocated from the state budget for the construction of the educational complex. As a result of the implementation of the project, the Yeraskhahun settlement of the Metsamor community will have a new educational complex designed for 200 students and a preschool designed for 80 children.

The total cost of the construction of the secondary school in the Nor Kesaria settlement, designed for 432 students, amounted to more than 2.6 billion drams.

Congratulating on the opening of the educational complex, Nikol Pashinyan noted that the Yeraskhahun settlement has never had a kindergarten. The Prime Minister noted with satisfaction that having such schools is already becoming a very normal phenomenon. “I think that we must achieve a change in what is normal, because even now, unfortunately, it is common in many communities that there is no kindergarten, no normal school, no normal roads. We need to change the logic of that normality, and make it normal that there is a good school, etc.," the Prime Minister noted, adding that living well should also be normal in the Republic of Armenia, which is why the Government is making such large investments.

According to the Prime Minister, receiving education in educational institutions also contributes to the development of the state. “The state exists to the extent that there are citizens who are ready to stand up for that state, which means living in that country, working in that country, paying taxes in that country, creating and increasing the opportunities of that country, first of all, financial, economic. And here I would like to once again thank all the business entities working in the Republic of Armenia, creating results, paying taxes prescribed by law, and all those citizens who demand and receive a cash register receipt when making purchases.”

Addressing the students, Nikol Pashinyan noted: “It is also important to record that the people working in the Republic of Armenia, the Government and the state are investing in your future through this school, so that you will be more successful in your future life than the average citizen of today, earn more and pay more taxes, so that schools will be better in the future and your children will study in better conditions, have greater opportunities and live better.”

At the opening ceremony of the school in New Caesarea, Nikol Pashinyan noted in his speech that a completely new environment has been formed in the settlement with the newly built school, which the Government is creating with a goal that is posted at the entrance to the school: “Study well, so that you live well.” The Prime Minister noted that school should be considered one of the most important and key symbols and tools of life. According to the Prime MInister, children should be clearly conveyed this message: how they will live in the future largely depends on how they spend their time at school.

For having a developed state, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of school, receiving quality education. “Future council members, community leaders, regional governors, ministers, prime ministers, and so on are formed in schools. And it is here that many issues are resolved. It is here that it is decided whether we will have a state or not, and what kind of state that state will be. We are building the school as a guarantor of the Republic of Armenia.”

According to Nikol Pashinyan, by building such schools, the Government is creating opportunities not only to "get by" in the future, but to live well.

The last stop of the Prime Minister was the Talin community, where he got acquainted with the conditions of the newly built secondary school in the Garnahovit settlement. More than 1.2 billion drams were allocated from the state budget for construction work. As a result of the implementation of the project, a new two-story school building with a total area of 1621 square meters and a capacity of 144 places was built, the yard was improved, and a 67 kW photovoltaic station was installed.

Here, too, the Prime Minister congratulated everyone on the completion of the school construction and the start of work and emphasized that once again it can be said that the village sees the greatest investment in its history. “We imagine that the school is a center, a point, an axis around which life should be recreated in Garnahovit,” said Nikol Pashinyan and expressed hope that the school will become the point where life in Garnahovit and nearby villages will revive, reactivate, and also become a platform for social contacts for the population.

"We are building schools that will give not only children, but also their parents, skills, optimism and energy for living. And with this project, including "300 schools, 500 kindergartens" and another "300 schools, 500 kindergartens", we are turning the area of despair into a state of life, where a person should live, where a person should live prosperously, freely and safely," the Prime Minister emphasized.

In his speech, the Prime Minister noted that the school is equipped with all the necessary infrastructure that schools in the center of Yerevan have. "Now, on the contrary, there may already be schools in the center that do not have some of these opportunities."

Summing up his speech, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized: "Life must now constantly declare about itself in Garnahovit, and in order for life to declare about itself every day in Garnahovit, the people living in Garnahovit must declare about themselves every day, and that declaration, rest assured, will not go unanswered."