Master’s Program in Teacher Leadership
The Master's program in "Teacher Leadership" was developed in collaboration with Teach For Armenia and Yerevan State University and has been operational since 2021. This program offers students both a teaching qualification and a Teacher-Leader specialization, the first of its kind in Armenia. With 42 graduates already impacting schools and communities and 29 more set to graduate next year, the program continues to grow as a catalyst for educational change.
The Master's program is built on two core concepts: educational equity and teacher leadership. It enables students to deeply understand and address issues of equity in education, developing strategies and methods to implement solutions both inside and outside the classroom. Additionally, the program provides students with the opportunity to explore leadership, develop their leadership skills, and assess the role of collective leadership in tackling systemic challenges.
WHY AEI?
While Teach For Armenia revolutionized teacher leadership, our mission has grown beyond a single program. AEI serves as the unifying force of a powerful network of initiatives designed to:
Empower Educators
through Teach For Armenia— our Teacher Leadership Program — and certified alternative training pathways.
Reimagine Public Schools with the Seroond Turnaround Program and the launch of future-forward Seroond Schools.
Innovate at Scale
through the Ka՜its Innovation Accelerator, the country’s first grassroots accelerator for education initiatives.
Influence Policy
via the Public Policy Lab
and alumni-led
reforms.
Lead National Collaboration as a co-founder of the 405 Education Alliance, shaping Armenia’s education strategy through cross-sector partnerships.
VISION
To transform Armenia into a global model of educational innovation, where every child, in every corner of the country, receives a top-notch education that builds not just individuals, but the nation itself.
MISSION
To reimagine and repurpose Armenia’s public education system by uniting innovative programs, advancing policy reform, and institutionalizing sustainable models, empowering a generation of educators, students, and leaders to shape the country’s future.
Our Programs
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We recruit and develop young, mission-driven leaders through our flagship Teacher Leadership Program, preparing them to serve as public school teachers in regional schools as a form of national service.
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Seroon Turnaround Program: Transforming underperforming public schools into high-impact and vibrant hubs of innovation and holistic child development.
Seroond School: A pioneering network of schools transforming educational purpose and serving as a scalable model for public education reform.
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Fueling breakthrough solutions and elevating emerging education leaders.
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Empowering our alumni to shape inclusive and effective education policy.
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Uniting Armenia’s leading education organizations to amplify impact through shared strategy.
Our Impact So Far
OVER 550 ALUMNI TRANSFORMING CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES
60,000+ STUDENTS REACHED ANNUALLY (20% OF ALL STUDENTS IN ARMENIA)
PARTNERSHIPS WITH 150+ SCHOOLS
70% ALUMNI RETENTION IN EDUCATION OR MISSION-ALIGNED WORK
$21 MILLION INVESTED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM & INNOVATION OVER 10 YEARS
Join Our Movement
The Armenia Education Initiative is more than a name. It’s a movement to institutionalize innovation, sustainability, and equity in education —
built for Armenia, by Armenians.
We are calling on visionary leaders, philanthropists, innovators, and changemakers to partner with us as we:
Scale our Teach For Armenia cohort to grow Armenia’s next generation of educators and system leaders.
Establish flagship Seroond Schools across Armenia to serve as national models of transformative public education.
Deepen our partnership with the government to advance bold, evidence-based education policy reforms co-created with students, families, and educators.
Position AEI as a global benchmark for systemic, equity-driven education transformation.
Build the Future of Armenia
Through Education
Now is your moment to invest in the ideas, schools, and leaders that will define Armenia for generations to come.
