St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School
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- Watertown, MA 02472
- (617) 926-6979
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2007 Armenia trip itinerary
This year's 5th Grade Field Trip to Armenia is May 17, 2007 – May 31, 2007. Read the itinerary below. Download Itinerary in PDF format (zipped for easy download).
- Day 1
- Travel Day
- Day 2
- Travel Day
- Arrive in Yerevan
- Day 3
- City Metro Tour
- Go to David of Sassoun Stop
- Visit Republic Square Stop
- Tour Foreign Ministry
- Visit the Museum of Children’s Art Work
- Day 4
- Visit Alexander Tamanyan Statue (Architect of the city of Yerevan)
- Visit YEREVAN SCHOOL: Spend school day in class w/ students.
- Students and Teachers have lunch at school with Yerevan students
- Visit Armenia Tree Project in Karin
- Day 5
- Visit Vernisage: Market of hand made goods
- Visit the City of Oshagan, the resting place of Mesrob Mashdots, Creator of the Armenian Alphabet
- Visit Byiurakan Observatory. Hopefully a clear night - view stars
- Day 6
- Visit the City of Echmiadzin (school arranges this visit)
- Visit with His Holiness. Visit Cathedral
- Travel to Lake Sevan
- Then travel to Temple of Garni and the Monastery of Geghard
- Day 7
- Departure for Karabagh
- En route: Visit Monastery of Khor Virab, the Monastery on the Ararat plain in which St. Gregory the Illuminator was Imprisoned
- Visit Noravank
- Visit Karahundj (pre-historic Stonehenge). In Sisian Region. This Stonehenge contains some of the most significant cultural examples of sacred geometry, as well as other remarkable prehistoric structures
- Visit Waterfall in Shaki (Sisian Region)
- Picnic Lunch
- Day 8
- Walk to the Shushi School. Visit Shushi School.
- Travel to the 13th Century Monastery of Ghandzasar
- Visit Dadeeb Babeeb Monument
- Lunch at Nigol Touman Museum
- Visit Nigol Touman Museum
- Day 9
- Depart for Amaras
- En route: View the village of Karin Dag
- Visit Market in Stepanakert
- Visit Museum of Fallen Heroes
- Day 10
- Depart for Return to Yerevan
- Stop in Berdzor to plant trees
- Stop in Jermuk
- Tour of Water bottling factory
- Lunch in Jermouk
- Day 11
- Visit and Tour the Madenataran, Armenia’s Museum of Illuminated Manuscripts
- Visit Armenian Genocide Monument
- Day 12
- Full Day Trip to Sanaheen/ Haghpa
- Visit Home/ Museum of Writer Hovanes Tumanian
- Day 13
- May 28 celebration
- Travel to Sardarabad
- Visit Sardarabad Museum
- Day 14
- Return to Boston
