PYP students inquired into the UN Days and celebrated Science Day, TV Day, World Toilet Day, etc. Students worked in teams or individually with the guidance from the teachers and parents and worked on creating the videos demonstrating their understanding of the importance of these days. During Science Day grade 4B conducted different experiments based on the current unit “How the world works”. They explored different types of energy during this activity. Grade 1A and 2A recorded videos showing the importance of personal hygiene celebrating the World Toilet Day. All of the holidays were chosen by the PYP Student Council members together with the PYP community. Join us!

PYP learners from grade 3 participated in a Georgian culinary masterclass. They learned the history behind the authentic recipes of khachapuri and churchkhela and had a go at making them themselves. Afterward, they savored their food and seemed happy with their hard work results.

Literary Week brought students, books, authors, illustrators, and publishers together in the European School and enabled children to experience the magic of books.  Children met Lela Tsutskiridze - an author of Martico’s Apple Tree, and hung apples made in FabLab on the three showing their wish for peace. George Lapiashvili read small parts from Zaira Arsenishvili’s book Short Kato’s Adventure, conducted a workshop to inspire young imaginations, and thought how to make miniature books. On Astrid Lindgren’s birthday anniversary, students came dressed up as Pippy, Karlson, and Ronja. Students discovered latest books of their favorite and new authors displayed by Sulakauri Publishing, Diogene Publishers, English book, Karchkhadze Publishing at a book festival. Literary Week taught children how wonderful a good book can be and encouraged lifelong love of reading.

Diogene publishers recently published a series of children’s books, Mary Poppins and presented to the European School students during the literary week. Mary Poppins, written by the popular author Pamela Lyndon Travers was translated by Ia Koroshinadze. She met the European School students, talked about the magical world of Mary Poppins, introduced the main characters and explored their adventures. Children shared their impressions with the guest. Within the literary week, the ES students held an exhibition where they exposed paintings about the magical nanny, watched the film adaptation of Mary Poppins, and arranged discussion about it.

School violence and bullying, including cyberbullying, is widespread and affects a significant number of children and adolescents. On the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School Including Cyberbullying, the European School encouraged its students and teachers to participate in a range of events aiming to promote and celebrate wellbeing of students. The school hosted founder and the Director of CASE, Lasha Pataraia. He highlighted importance of safe action in the digital world and gave recommendations on how to react on potential threat, bullying, and what to do when facing an online hazard. MYP students, with the support of the School’s Wellbeing Service participated in the conference Reach Out.

Thursday, November 10th, was much awaited by the European School students as it was the Student Parliament Chairman election day. The whole election campaign and election process was a lesson in democracy for our students. The entire process was observed by the support groups of each candidate, the ballot box was unlocked, and ballots were counted in front of them. Students waited with bated breath to know the winner. Chairman of the Student Parliament became Temur Tvauri.

On November 3rd, National Geographic Learning representatives: Alex Warren (Senior ELT Academic Consultant, National Geographic Learning), Beatrix Mellauner (ELT Head of Sales/Europe, National Geographic Learning) and Tim Pearse (Senior Sales Manager in EdTech /Publishing, National Geographic Learning, Central and Eastern Europe) conducted a training Teaching vocabulary in context for English language teachers of the European School. Teachers actively participated in the interactive training and gained new knowledge on modern teaching methods.

Partnership with Les Roshes expands opportunities for the European School students. Our students who choose hospitality in higher education can take advantage of the most exceptional and exclusive offer made by the Sommet Education group, which entails: membership of the UNWTO Students’ League and becoming an ambassador promoting Georgian hospitality and internship at InterContinental worldwide. Sommet Education representatives talked to students about the details of this offer, the international career, and prospects that exist in the hospitality field.

United Nations Day was successfully observed in the Main Hall of the European School on October 26th.  Tenth graders of the MYP created a presentation that was warmly received by the 7th, 8th, and 9th-grade students present.  "The UN is a product of hope" UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated in a message read by 10th-grade presenters, who informed the school community about the important work of UN programs. The 77th anniversary of this United Nations Charter celebration included Guterres' direction, which resonated with the assembly, to "renew our hope and conviction in what humanity can achieve when we work as one, in global solidarity".