A ceremonial event was held to mark the start of the new academic year at the Karabakh Weekend School operating under the Swedish-Azerbaijani Federation (SAF) in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
Head of the SAF Association Sevda Dadashova spoke about the activities of the Karabakh Weekend School and presented its annual curriculum. She emphasized that the school is consistently supported and closely followed by the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan, expressing deep gratitude for the continued assistance.
Teachers of the school — Eluca Atali, Aynur Melikova, Emil Mahanen and Nargiz Yusifova — presented the monthly programmes for the new academic year and provided detailed information on the content and objectives of the classes. They noted that the main goal is to instill love for the Azerbaijani language among young compatriots, educate them in the spirit of national values, and help shape them into citizens who will be beneficial to their homeland in the future.
In the new academic year, the school plans to offer classes in the Azerbaijani language, national music, and dance.
The event was attended by First Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Sweden Asgar Nagiyev, as well as diaspora representatives Javanshir Amir Hashimi, Aygul Yusubova, Khadija Aminova, and Ayda Amir Hashimi, Stockholm coordinator of the Scandinavian Azerbaijani Coordination Council. The speakers highly praised the activities of the Karabakh Weekend School and wished success to its staff.
It should be noted that, as emphasized by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev during the 5th World Congress of Azerbaijanis held in Shusha, weekend schools operating abroad are of strategic importance for the future of the Azerbaijani diaspora. These schools play an invaluable role in protecting Azerbaijani children living abroad from assimilation and in preserving the mother tongue, national identity, history, and cultural heritage.