YSU STEM School was founded by Yerevan State University Foundation to promote competitive education in Armenia. Paralleling YSU's more than a century-old educational tradition with modern learning technologies, YSU STEM School aims to create an educational environment in line with the imperatives of the 21st century.
A special program “Network of YSU Schools” developed by YSU professors, organizes teaching in the high school. The main teaching language is Armenian. At the same time, all students are expected to speak English and other languages.
The Armenian Language, Armenian Literature, Armenian History, World History, Social Science, Digital Literacy and Computer Science, Art, Preliminary Military Readiness, and Physical Education are taught using the general education curriculum, while the subject programs included in the educational program “YSU School Network” teaches Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English.
YSU STEM School is an open system with a common admission process. To ensure equal access, YSU offers partial tuition reimbursement based on need.
The academic week at the school is 6 days, each day with 6-8 academic hours (one academic hour is defined as 45 minutes).
The students have an opportunity to take preparation courses and do project-research work after their basic classes.
In the 10th grade, the student studies only compulsory subjects (general education), which contribute to the strengthening of basic knowledge and the acquisition of new abilities.
At the end of the 10th grade, the student chooses at least two subjects from the advanced educational programs of Science, Technology, Engineering subjects, and Mathematics (STEM) to study in the following two years and to prepare for admission to the university of his/her choice.
The YSU STEM School students have access to YSU infrastructures, materials, and technical equipment (laboratories, gyms, and the library). They also have an opportunity to be acquainted with and participate in research conducted by YSU professors and students, as well as to carry out various projects and scientific experiments under the supervision of university scientists.
Curriculum
The educational programs and the curriculum are based on the fields of education defined by the State Standards of General Education (SSGE).
Each field of education is represented by separate subjects, which provide outcomes and skills for those subjects defined both separately and by the SSGE.
Subject list:
1. The Armenian Language and Literature
The Armenian Language
Armenian Literature
2. Local History Studies
Armenian History
3. Society, Social Sciences
World History
Social Science
4. Foreign languages
English
Optional Foreign Language
5. STEM
Algebra
Geometry
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
6. Arts and Crafts
Art
7. Physical Education and Safety Activities
Preliminary Military Readiness
Physical Education
At the end of each year, the student takes transfer/final exams: the form and type of examination are determined by the essence of the subject. The student is transferred to the next grade if he/she gets 50% or more of the maximum score in each exam.
The YSU STEM School students receive the following documents at the end of their studies:
1. State sample graduation certificate (diploma), provided by the appropriate state legal order,
2. Graduation certificate (diploma) of the educational program "YSU School Network".
