Gavar Special School
Gavar Special School is the only school for mentally and/or physically handicapped children in the Gegharkunik Region. There are over 650 children living in Gegharkunik who have special needs who receive no education. The goal of Gavar Special School is to improve itself to the point where it can meet the needs of the entire special needs population and provide the children with all the services they need to learn in the educational sphere and the life skills sphere.
Gavar Special School brings children from all corners of the Gegharkunik Marz. The school is exploring ways to increase occupational education as well as physical therapy as the children need practical education and health care.
Please visit the Gavar Special School's website for many more details of the challenges the school faces and the plans to meet the needs of the special needs student population of Gegharkunik Marz.