On November 15, 2016, the open lesson entitled “Golden Autumn” of the junior group of the St. Gregory the Illuminator Kindergarten was held at the Alexander Mantashev Educational Cultural Youth Center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.

The hall was decorated accordingly and it brought inexplicable joy to the children, their parents and guests attending the open lesson. Autumn had moved to the hall: colorful autumn foliage could be seen all around; baskets full of autumn boons – pomegranates, quinces, grapes, pears, apples – were placed on the table. And this colorful world was brightened up by the children dressed in autumn outfits. The pupils showed their knowledge on the seasons of the year, with poems, songs, dances and performance they sang the praise of the beautiful season. The efforts of teachers Diana Hakobyan and Karine Markaryan and the support of the parents to hold the open lesson in a full range were evident.

Director of the Alexander Mantashev Center and Head of the Primary School, Sona Hovhannisyan, expressed gratitude to the teachers for informative and interesting lesson, and thanked the parents of the students for their support and for organizing a memorable event.

The lesson was closed with the remarks by Rev. Father Ararat Gumbalyan Pastor of the Surb Prkich Church (Saint Savior) in Batumi and of Armenian community in Adjara, Guria and Imereti. Father Ararat highly valued the dedicated work of teachers, the students’ hard work and extended his blessings to the parents who bring their children to this preschool. Father Ararat urged the attendees to bring their children as well to the institution, where upbringing of the Armenian children is in the Armenian spirit.