E. Who Would Send Their Children to MEI?

For a substantial number of Armenians in Cyprus, MEI is the best option for secondary education.

The boarding facilities of the MEI and its academic reputation suit the needs of different people:
Families who worry about modern day dangers in society such as drug abuse, random shootings, violence, sexual perversion, would seriously consider sending their children to a co-educational boarding school that offers a safe and caring environment like MEI.
The number of Armenians living outside Armenia has increased in recent years. Many of them, such as in Russia, are subjected to ethnic discrimination. MEI can offer safe haven and good education in a tolerant environment where pupils share a common identity.
Mobile families who travel a lot and would like a stable education for their children.
The European dimension is particularly attractive, since graduates not only fulfill requirements of European universities, but also American ones.
Many Armenians were deprived of Armenian education due to regime restrictions in their countries and in the absence of secondary schools in their countries, MEI is a possible destination. We have some students who have one Armenian parent or even Armenian grandparents who have come to MEI to rediscover their roots.
Children of single, divorced or socially disadvantaged parents would have opportunities of a better education and future in an external environment such as MEI that can offer a safer emotional base for these children.

Advantages of sending children to Melkonian boarding school:
To benefit from the successful model of MEI where high academic standards based on international norms and Armenian education are combined.
The Armenian adolescents will be exposed to the multicultural Armenian reality, where youth from Armenia and Diaspora merge and forge important bonds.
Boarding is a melting pot with boarders coming together from different cultural, social and economic backgrounds. Pupils learn how to be tolerant, broad-minded and resourceful.
It is an excellent transition from home to university and between youth and independence.
Boarders learn the skills necessary for self-reliance.
Boarding environment forges strong friendships that may even lead to marriages.