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An annual sermon-competition dedicated to International Day of Protection of Children was held at the ASPU upon the initiative of the Chair of Professional Education and Applied Pedagogy.
About seventeen students from the Faculty of Primary Education and the Faculty of Education Psychology and Sociology presented their opinions and beliefs on children's rights and responsibilities during the event entitled “Every child has a right to life.”
In their speeches, the future educators emphasized that the world admits that a child has a right to live, but to be born and to exist does not mean to survive. Children are like seeds that fall on good soil and have the chance to grow and flourish and bear fruits. The students assured the audience that love for children is a must. It will convince them that many people were waiting for their birth, especially their parents.
Instead of making observations and imposing obstacles, the students suggest helping children to overcome difficulties with the great belief that there are no children with the same mindset. “Childhood is the life that children live at the moment.”
The participants also quoted Thomas Jefferson’s words, "It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read” and advised everyone to be guided by these words. They believe that the best teacher for a human being is life itself.
When turning words into actions it is recommended to start from the most important – help children look themselves, know their rights and not forget their duties, enjoy the present and prepare for the future.
“Many of us work with children and are called to protect their rights, therefore we can say this is a real holiday for us,” said Professor Aida Topuzyan, Head of the Chair of Professional Education and Applied Pedagogy.
The professor assured everyone that the sermon-competition is a unique opportunity for students to express a free opinion, to evaluate the work of their friends, to speak before the audience. She only urged students to further improve the quality, focusing on the rhetoric.
At the end of the competition, the jury named the work of Mary Dallakyan, a freshman of the Faculty of Education Psychology and Sociology, as the best in the “The Most Touching Message” category.
Gayane Avetisyan, a third-year student of the same Faculty , took the Audience Favourite prize, while Nelli Kochinyan, a MA student of the Faculty of Primary Education, became winner in “The Kindest Message” category.
