Our Communities
Teach For Armenia's work depends on our school partners: the local principals and teachers who hold Armenia's public schools together under some of the most challenging conditions in the country, especially in rural and border communities.
These educators are the unsung heroes of Armenia's villages and towns. Often working with limited resources, multi-grade classrooms, and high community needs, they remain deeply committed to their students and to the future of their communities. Long before Teach For Armenia arrives, they are already doing the work of keeping schools open and children learning.
We do not enter schools as outsiders with answers. We enter as allies.
Our partnerships are built on mutual respect and shared responsibility. Principals and veteran teachers collaborate closely with our Teacher Leaders, mentoring them, integrating them into school culture, and co-creating stronger learning environments. Together, they raise academic expectations, strengthen school-wide practices, and reimagine what public education can look like in the most under-resourced settings.
These partnerships are essential to lasting change. Schools do not improve because of programs alone; they improve because committed educators work side by side, trust one another, and stay when it's hard. Our school partners are not recipients of support; they are co-architects of transformation.
Their leadership, resilience, and belief in their students are what make this work possible.
Trust Is Built Together
Lejan Secondary School, Lori Region
When Teacher Leader Gohar Grigoryan joined Lejan Secondary School, the partnership did not begin with ready-made answers. It began with listening, learning, and building relationships.
During her first year, the school’s experienced teachers shared their knowledge and classroom practices with her. In return, Gohar supported veteran colleagues in using digital tools while gradually strengthening her relationships with students and getting to know their families.
Principal Anahit Sahakyan described trust-building as a process that takes time. The Teacher Leader learns from the school community while contributing new skills and perspectives. This mutual exchange forms the foundation of a lasting partnership: educators working side by side, valuing one another’s experience, and growing together.
Source: Teach For Armenia Principal Survey, 2026: Lejan Secondary School; Principal: Anahit Sahakyan; Teacher Leader: Gohar Grigoryan.