Launch of the Pilot Program — 4 Peaks

Launch of the Pilot Program

Words have become deeds.
A goal we set six years ago — one we also spoke about openly before the launch — is becoming reality step by step. Valuing the development of children’s mountain preparation, orientation, skills in overcoming natural obstacles and other abilities, which are very important for a healthy lifestyle, sports preparation, knowing one’s homeland, as well as for military, environmental and other reasons, we came to the conclusion that all of this should be taught in public schools.
The first step toward this goal was taken in the summer, when a written proposal, a list of schools and the pilot educational program were submitted to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia. The Ministry forwarded the program to the relevant bodies, which gave positive opinions on it.
The pilot program is extremely important to us, and we will spare no effort, energy or resources to make “mountain preparation” a mandatory subject in school curricula. The program has so many supporters and like-minded people that it is hard to doubt it can be achieved.
For three weeks now, we have been running the pilot program in seven schools, and so far it is going successfully. Teams from seven hiking clubs cooperating with the Armenian Federation of Alpinism and Mountain Tourism are involved in implementing the program, bringing it to life not only with theoretical knowledge but also with their own experience.