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UNICEF–FAST Teacher Digital & AI Literacy Drive Reaches 90% of Kotayk Province, Armenia

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From March to June 2026, UNICEF Armenia and the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology trained 252 teachers from 91 schools — 90% of Kotayk province — in algorithmic thinking, Scratch/Python programming and AI literacy, EU-funded and coordinated with Armenia's Ministry of

252 teachers
Teachers trained (March-June 2026)
91 schools
Schools reached
90 %
Share of province schools reached
UNICEF–FAST Teacher Digital & AI Literacy Drive Reaches 90% of Kotayk Province, Armenia

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
UNICEF Armenia; Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)
Period
March–June 2026
Keywords
education, digital skills, teacher training, AI literacy

Context

Ahead of the 2026-2027 school year, UNICEF Armenia and the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) ran a professional-development programme for digital-literacy and computer-science teachers across Kotayk province, coordinated with Armenia's Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and with financial support from the European Union.

Activities

Between March and June 2026, 252 teachers from 91 schools -- 90% of all schools in the province -- completed training in algorithmic thinking, project-based learning and AI literacy, differentiated by grade level: primary-school teachers trained in Scratch, middle- and high-school teachers in Python.

Conclusions

FAST's leadership describes the programme as a deliberately data-driven pilot intended to surface gaps and build a model that could be scaled nationally; the public record documents training completion and reach, not independent measurement of classroom AI-teaching competency or downstream student outcomes.

Implementation

Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year)
Staffing & skills
UNICEF Armenia programme team, Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) trainers, Armenia Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (coordination)

Conditions for success

  • Grade-differentiated curriculum (Scratch for primary, Python for secondary)
  • Ministry coordination
  • EU financial support

Common failure modes

  • No independent measurement of classroom competency or student outcomes yet published

Commonly funded by

National / regional programmes Philanthropic / foundation funding

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