The Europe-Georgia Institute, in cooperation with the US Embassy and the Embassy of Sweden in Georgia, presented an educational game Electionville at the European School on November 2nd. The game is about local self-governance, democracy and youth civil engagement. At the presentation event the European School hosted Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia Ulrik Tideström,  Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Georgia Rian Harker Harris and other honorable guests from the US Embassy.  The European School students, together with representatives and students of public schools who previously participated in the testing of the floor-game, received an amazing gift -Electionville at the end of the event. 

The European School annually hosts the debates before the Student Parliament Chairman Elections. Election Debates 2022, held on November 1st, allowed candidates to represent themselves and their election programs, submit questions to each other, and reveal information about opponents' experience and competence. Voters demonstrated awareness of details about candidates’ election programs that will help them make informed choices at the ballot box and increase the accountability of the elected chairman.

On October 31st, the European School students celebrated Halloween. To get into the Holiday spirit, children dressed in all sorts of costumes, painted pumpkins, decorated hallways and classrooms, played various fun games, and generously gave candies to each other.

Meeting with university admissions counselors is a valuable experience that helps students make important decisions about where to apply and why. Recently, the European School University Counseling Office arranged information sessions for high school students where they met representatives from IE University and Bard College. It is noteworthy to mention that guests from both universities were ES graduates. Mariam Katsanashvili - Manager in Global Markets (Central and Easter Europe) at IE University and Salome Vacheishvili- Admissions Counselor at Bard College Berlin, provided students with detailed information about academic programs, the application process, scholarships, campus life and shared their academic experience that added extra value to the meeting.

Climate change is one of the major challenges of our time. Every citizen of the planet needs to become a part of the environmental movements to save the natural world and secure a better future. The European School environmental activities took part in Roundtable Against the Climate Change: #EYPinAction and following green activities on October 22nd -23rd. 

International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating (IDoA) is marked on October 19th. This year’s theme is:  Addressing Contract Cheating and Beyond in the New Learning Environment. The American High School students from grade 11,   focusing on how each of us has a role to play in supporting academic integrity, conducted several awareness-raising sessions. They held discussions and presented the European School Academic Integrity Policy to the AHS community.

Global Ethics Day is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to explore the meaning of ethics in daily life and come together to identify and address the most critical issues facing society. It is an annual moment to empower ethics through actions and use its power to build a better future!

The European School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is an additional opportunity for parents to establish a partnership with the school and achieve a common goal that focuses on students’ academic success and helps them to have the best possible school experience.

On October 11, 2022, Pavle Tvaliashvili, Past President, Past Assistant Governor, and Deputy District Governor of Rotary district 2452 visited AHS and met with students. Visiting guest discussed the mission of Rotary Club and talked about youth programs, and key aspects of professional and personal development.