On October 25, 4th graders competed in a mathematics quiz in mixed class groups. Students participated enthusiastically and demonstrated excellent logical thinking and teamwork skills. Finally, the winning team received hearty congratulations from their rivals and was applauded by their friends and teachers.

On October 24, 10th graders from our IB programme created and put up the posters dedicated to the UN Day. The posters covered the following topics: 1. what is emotional health? 2. How we can stay emotionally healthy? As part of their study for language acquisition, this project will help them gain a better understanding of global context.

On October 22, our Primary Years Programme (PYP) held its first PYP Assembly for Grades 1 to 5. The assembly was focused on the IB Learner Profile. Students shared their understanding of IB Learner Profile attributes and had the opportunity to watch several videos about this topic. In addition, Student Council members presented informational video clips, created by them. The videos illustrated daily life at the European School and aimed to encourage a better understanding of our school’s routines and procedures. Assemblies of this kind will be a monthly occurrence at the PYP section. The assemblies will put an emphasis on promoting student participation in school life and situational learning, which are of great importance for our school community.

On Wednesday, October 24, eminent Georgian writer Giorgi Kekelidze met with our 4th graders and conversed about the process of writing a book.

On the Art lessons, within the unit of the healthy lifestyle, our 3rd graders created their own, non-toxic paints from scratch using natural pigments derived from the materials like grass, food spices, coffee, fruit juice, flour, food colorings, charcoal, etc. All their 5 senses were activated during this creative process. Our little artists took pleasure in creating beautiful, colorful artworks with their own, self-made paints.

On October 20-21, our school hosted a seminar on " Methods for Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language ". The seminar was conducted by eminent Russian linguists, Stanislav Chernyshov and his wife, Anna Chernyshova. Russian language teachers from all over the country were introduced to practical teaching strategies that will assist in facilitating the learning process in their classrooms. At the end of the seminar, participants were awarded certificates.

Within the transdisciplinary unit "How the World Works", students learned about the central idea of processes that are used to structure, guide, and control actions to ensure a better outcome. We invited Ms. Tea Chikviladze, First Aid Coordinator in Georgia Red Cross Society, to conduct a first aid training for the 5th graders. Students got the chance to practice giving first aid and learn how to perform CPR on people in need of it. Moreover, they familiarized themselves with the problems a person may face when in danger. “Red Cross is the organization that gives the first help to the people that are feeling bad or are in need. Remember an emergency number - 112. “ Danyil Yevstafiev “We need this kind of training in order to be able to help a person in any situation. The most interesting part was practicing on mannequins. “ Abdukodir Abdurashidov “It was a very helpful training, especially because I want to become a doctor. You can use all the tips in life, but carefully. “ Nilay Melek “I hope all people who were saved like this, feel well”. “I think Red Cross Organization was created by very kind people”. Alexandra Chuprina “If a person is unconscious, she/he still hears you. So, you should look after your words”. Aisha Valieva “I am glad that I learned how to do CPR”. Mariam Khurodze “I think that it is very good that we learned some tips for the first aid because we will be able to help people when they need our help.” - Ana Chkhaidze “The workshop was connected with the unit "Processes". We learned how to behave in emergency situations. It was very helpful because nobody knows when we will need to use it.” - Aram Telebnia

Within the scope of a food science project, PYP Grade 5 students found out whether storing different kinds of fruits in the fridge destroys their unique flavors. They compared it against unrefrigerated fruits and analyzed their findings.

Within the line of inquiry " Similarities and Differences between the Cultures", our PYP Grade 4 students visited the State Museum of Georgian Folk Songs and Instruments. The museum contains three exhibition halls exhibiting Georgian folk songs and musical instruments, Eastern musical instruments and European classical and mechanical instruments. Students inquired into the ways in which they can make differences and similarities between cultures. They observed a large number of artifacts, photos and audio-video archives, as well as many different types of musical instruments from Georgia. Children were accompanied by the music teacher so that they could use the knowledge learnt during this visit at their next lessons.