Armenian community in Jordan. Amman is host to many Armenian institutions, long-running schools and cultural associations. Armenian students, who graduate from those community schools, can immediately enter the Jordanian High school system, after passing the elementary school classes. First Armenian school was founded in Jabal Al-Natheef in Amman . Called Hetoumyan Azkayeen Varjaran, it operated in the 1930s. Another smaller school operated in Russeifa founded by Samuel Agha Serpekian. Currently, two Armenian elementary schools operate in Amman: Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU's) Gulbenkian Youzbeshian Varjaran (school) founded 1962. It is located in Ashrafieh region in Amman. It teaches Armenian literature, history and religion in Armenian in addition to the general school curriculum set by the Jordanian Ministry of Education. Sahak Mesrob Armenian Catholic School - also located in Ashrafieh Amman Organizations The majority of Armenian organizations are based in Amman. Those organizations aim to serve as a gathering for members of the Armenian community through engaging in various activities such as arts and culture, sports, dance, scouting, women activities, youth and charitable associations, and celebration of national events. Associations based in Amman Homenetmen: An Armenian sports and scouting club, it was founded in 1945, according to the records of the Jordanian Higher Council of Youth. Club's current headquarters is in Al-Ashrafieh and was built back in 1967. Armenian Relief Society: Jordan ARS Established in 1965, according to the General Federation of Charities in Jordan, but the activities of the association go back to 1947. The headquarters is in Al-Ashrafieh. Watany Sporting Club {Ազգային Մարզական Միութիւն}: WSC was founded in 1955. The club's current headquarters is in Al-Ashrafieh. It was built in 1974. The club also runs a summer resort was built in 1994 at Airport Street. Armenian Dance Groups in Amman Araz Dance Group, Armenian Relief Society Spitak Armenian folklore Dance Group (in Armenian Սպիտակ Պարախումբ) run by Watany Sporting Club (WSC) (in Armenian Ազգային Մարզական Միութիւն (ԱՄՄ)) Armenian sports clubs Armenians in Jordan participated in many of Jordan national leagues and Sport tournaments presented by the two clubs in Jordan Homenetmen and Watany Sporting Club. WSC currently have a Chess Team and active in Jordan League tournaments, and hosted many tournaments on the occasion of King Abdullah's Birthday and Jordan Independence Day for the last decade. Basketball is the most prominent of the activities of the two Armenian sports clubs Watany Sporting Club and Homenetmen. They both had prominent