The Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions that came with it forced Hamasdegh Armenian School Principal Mrs. Janet Peltekian and the devoted teachers to introduce major changes to continue its activity. Faced with the biggest challenge in its 51 years of existence, the Washington, D.C., area school switched to distance learning.
Virtual teaching entailed a number of adjustments and new solutions, including:
- An online library of Armenian textbooks was created, allowing teachers to work from home.
- Twice a month, the school offered audiobooks produced by graduate Mary Markarian.
- All classes for all levels from kindergarten to 8th grade were switched to the remote modality, including Armenian Language, Religion, Armenian History and Dance.