MYP parents had a session on assessment in mathematics led by teachers. Parents had a chance to find out more about the criteria taught and assessed in MYP.

 February 5, 2020 PYP teachers participated to a mini-professional development session which was devoted to topic” Implementing Agency in PYP”. The main idea of the session as to understand how the concept of agency can be supported in a Primary Years Programme (PYP) context. Teachers browsed MY IB in order to inquiry into the “Learner: Learner agency, Action and Agency in a primary school context.  

On February 5, Webster University Chancellor & Managing Director Vasilis J. Botopoulos and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susie Michailidis visited the European School. The guests informed ES students about offered academic programs, a variety of courses in different disciplines and campus facilities of Webster-Athens. In the end, the visitors had the school tour.

Grade 3A and 3B PYP students of ES following the inquiry cycle of the current unit “How we express ourselves”, showed great initiative and took actions resulted in a series of events. Being guided by their homeroom teachers and Georgian A teacher, students decided to host a bake sale for other PYP students and raise some money to purchase a very handy and needed knitting material for the nursing home “Katarzisi”. This was successfully implemented and students raised around 200 lari for the desired presents for elderly people. Being supported by one of the parents, students took more initiative and helped to make a traditional Georgian sweets “Pelamushi” by bringing the needed ingredients and cooking a delicious dessert at the school kitchen. Together with the heartwarming letters and students’ smiles and hugs, all this was presented to elderly people during grade 3B visit to “Katarzis”. In addition to the above, students of grade 3A initiated a visit to a kindergarten department where they met with the youngest students of ES school. By asking questions, answering some, reading stories, playing with the toy animals, building blocks, cars and puzzles, 3 grade students enjoyed their time very much as well as made our little kindergarteners day unique and very exciting!

We would like to congratulate all pyp community members with the successful PYP Parent – Teacher Conferences. The focus of the Parent – Teacher Conferences was mainly based on discussing students’ end of Semester 1 Report progress with the parents. The format of the conference allowed all PYP teachers and parents to meet and to discuss the progress and achievement of the child. At the meeting following teachers were available: homeroom teachers; single subject teachers of ART, ICT, Georgian language, French, Russian, German; support learning teachers.

World Read Aloud Day is a popular and special day of reading celebrated in over 100 countries. Read Aloud, Change the World -this is a motto of the ES event aiming to become part of this global literacy movement. The ES students read aloud in Georgian and in English masterpieces of Children’s literature as well as their own poetry and prose works.

The ES was visited by Kakha Eradze-the Director of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement and the delegation from the Centre. The guests had a working meeting with the school director and the Head of IB Programmes. They discussed the quality of education, CIS standards at the ES and specifics of IB programmes. The representatives of the Centre had a tour around the school, its laboratories, FabLab, Mac Room, met students and received information about innovative projects.

On 28th of January second MYP assembly was held. On the assembly MYP and MYP SA coordinators talked about the updates related to teaching processes and discussed future plans. MYP students also listened to a short speech about raising motivation and its importance. Moreover, 8 grader students from individuals and society presented project about the topic of pollution. MYP trophy was given to 8 grader Niko Gersamia, for the participation in the above-mentioned project.

By tradition, the beginning of the second semester was celebrated with PYP Assembly. The idea was to share common goals and semester activities. Students were introduced to all activities, which are planned and were asked to be an active part of it. PYP strives to support student agency, one of the Grade 5 students Timuchin Gumushoglu introduced his initiated ART club to all PYP students. Now any PYP student can participate to Timuchin's class.