Vahe Markarian

Executive Director

Over 20 years in Education

Universities/Colleges attended:

    Cal State Univ. Northridge

    Cal State Univ. Los Angeles

    University of Nazarene

Major:

    BA in Geography

    MA in Education Leadership

Special Credentials and/or Recognitions:

    CA Teaching Credential

    CA Administrative Services Credential

    Bilingual Cross-cultural Credential

Philosophy:

    I believe that education should be at the center of the community and that schools should be a place for students, parents, and teachers to come together for the betterment of the community.  Through education students are given the tools to look at the world critically and recognize the importance and power of their involvement in society. By giving children the tools for learning, we empower a whole generation.

Quotes:

    “Remember that our nation’s first leaders were also our first greatest educators.” John F. Kennedy

    “One generation plants the tree, another gets the shade.”

Chinese Proverb

    “The Pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

Winston Churchill

“I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

Pablo Picasso

vmarkarian@vistacharterschool.org