FIVE STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM DATEV INSTITUTE

2024 graduates of the Datev Institute with the instructors (left to right: Greg Varjabedian, Jane Simonyan Gordner, Taniel Arakelian, Lori Tekeyan, Paul Tatarian) 

The Prelacy’s St. Gregory of Datev Institute Summer Program, held at St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson, Pennsylvania, from June 30 to July 7, graduated five students this year: Taniel Arakelian, Jane Simonyan Gordner, Lori Tekeyan, and Greg Varjabedian from Sts. Vartanantz Church (Ridgefield, New Jersey), and Paul Tatarian from Soorp Khatch Church (Bethesda, Maryland). 

The Summer Program offers a unique faith-based experience for our youth ages 13-18, with three-pronged objectives: Christian instructions, prayer, and recreational activities. The Program spans four years, one week each summer. Those who complete the four-year Program can return for postgraduate classes. This year, the Institute registered 43 participants—14 students in level one, seven in level two, 11 in level three, five in level four, and six in postgraduate classes.   

The students in each level receive approximately twenty hours of instruction. They also participate in daily morning and evening church services and engage in sports and recreational activities in the afternoons. The pedagogical component covers the essential elements of the Christian faith, including the Bible, feasts, sacraments, creeds, prayer and worship, and discussions on moral and contemporary issues.

To read students’ impressions, please click here.  

To view the Program photo album, please click here.