PYP fifth graders celebrated the end of the third unit about migration with a Family Migration Story Night. On February 21, 2018, all fifth grade parents brought a national dish from their own culture and shared their own migration stories with the students and other families. There were a lot of different foods on display and it was a lovely evening. One of the parents commented that this was a great occasion to meet the other fifth grade parents and come together. It served as a great wrap up to what the students had been learning about animal and human migration throughout the unit, showing the students that migration isn’t just a school topic but a real-life experience. This night also coincided with the International Mother Tongue Day and wonderfully celebrated the variety of cultures and languages we currently have at our school. Students were translating for parents who didn’t speak English and there was a lot of discussion about complications with language when people move to a new country. At the end of the event, students presented some works that reflected their own perspectives about migration and the knowledge that they gained throughout the past month.

Simon Hölscher, guest speaker from Germany, paid a visit to the European School and gave a lecture about Germany post World War One and Hitler’s rise to power pre -World War Two. Students who attended the lecture had already covered World War Two in their History class, so having a German perspective on this historical event was very culturally enriching for them.

On February the 13th our grade 10C class visited the Experimentorium- Museum of Entertaining Sciences with their Physics teacher – Ia Kurashvili. The museum has various exhibits, that demonstrate the laws of Physics, including: the basics of electricity (all about the nature of electricity), optics (light, color and vision) and acoustics (sound generation). Students had the opportunity to sit on nails, lift each other into the chair, catch thunder with their hands, draw on the sand, measure their screaming power, guess the secret of a glossy box as well as many other interesting activities!

On February 7, third graders of our PYP sector visited the Georgian National Public Broadcaster. Students could see for themselves the different studios where they record all the programs. They then visited the main control room, and a very special museum, where they learned about the first cameras, equipment, voice recorders and many other things that are used during the creation of programs. This excursion showed our students that through the advancement of Technology the recording of TV programs has become so much easier!

According to lines of inquiry and our goals/sub goals set in the beginning of the fall semester, that aims to involve parents into the learning process, Mrs. Tamar Avaliani, G3 B student’s parent delivered a lesson about Morse Code. She presented an informative and very enjoyable lesson to our students. The Grade 3B class had fun trying to write their names and simple sentences all in Morse code! Anastasia: “I felt so happy when I saw my mother as a teacher in our classroom and was proud of it. But also I was bit nervous at her lesson.”

The European School is providing its students with a new opportunity to learn Chinese Language. Our Chinese Language teacher is Yaru Gao, a Confucius Classroom teacher at the Tbilisi Open University. She is determined to enable our students master their basic knowledge in Chinese, improve their basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, develop their ability to communicate in Chinese, and inspire them to learn more about Chinese culture and history.

The European School students, Aleksandre, Nino and Gvantsa Giglemians, along with Nino Palavandishvili, German Language teacher, paid a visit to the Berlin Brandenburg International School on January 9, 2017.

Steven Hindlaugh, a professional teacher trainer started CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) Essentials Program at the European School on January 8, 2018, and conducted an 8-day training course engaging fifteen teachers from our school. Training course is designed for different subject teachers to help them communicate effectively and use English confidently in their respective classrooms.

New Year celebrations are very popular among children. The European School students are not different. Children from kindergarten to high school grades engaged with great enthusiasm in a verity of activities that was fun for the whole school.