On December 23, 12th graders of American High School presented final works about the William Shakespeare tragedy "Hamlet". They discussed the play from different angles, emphasized the role of women in the play, talked about the characters internal and external conflicts and drew parallels with past works. The exam had the look of a presentation. The presentations were attended by Mrs. Irma Barbakadze, Director of the American School, Ms. Natia Tevzadze, Academic Dean of the same School, and Bryce Bomo, Head of International Baccalaureate Programmes.

The European School Secret Santa gift exchange party was arranged on December 27th. ES staffs received the specially designed presents from the school administration and later attended the present receiving event in the Main Hall. After the gifts have been handed out and opened the recipients guessed who their Secret Santa was. Secret Santa became a fun and entertaining way to get in the Christmas spirit and get to know each other better.

On December 25, Christmas Event was held at the American High School, where students, with theis Lecturers, were celebrating the end of the first semester. The evening was musically hosted by Georgian musician and singer Giorgi Tiginashvili. During the event students were nominated and rewarded with special certificates, also there were funny prizes lottery and at the end students exchanged secret Santa gifts.

With the supervision of Nana Mukeria, students of grade 10 of American High School prepared presentations on different themes. The participants were Sofia Shashkini and Temo Kvavilashvili, respectively analyzing “The Machine Stops”; Nita Bakradze and Tamuna Manjavidze with the analytical work about “1984” by George Orwell; Liza Kiria and Lizi Lekveishvili with their analysis on the book “Anthem”.

On December 6, the 5th Anniversary Gala Ceremony of the National Tourism Awards –Welcome to Georgia was held in Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metekhi Palace. The European School representatives attended the event. The schools had a special exhibition stand to present academic programs and promotional material to up to 800 visitors and share the ES achievements with them.

The exhibition, the Second of its kind in Georgia, was designed to provide a single platform medium for the education sector in one dedicated space and create a venue where all participants in the industry could come together. The aim was to focus on potential customers and visitors who had the opportunity to participate and make an assessment of the presented educational institutions and their advantages, their programs, teaching methods, infrastructure, curriculum and technical support they provide.

American High School, 12-th graders presented their projects in English language. That Presentations were based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment”. The presentations were attended by the school board and staff. 

The American High School (AHS) Director Irma Barbakadze and the Academic Dean of AHS Natia Tevzadze attended the International conference CONNECT 20 in Madrid, Spain. The conference was organized by COGNIA- an organization that accredits the US state and public schools and international schools worldwide. New approaches for improving teaching-learning in international schools of Asia and Europe were discussed at the conference. Education specialists and experts shared useful information and practical experiences regarding students’ motivation and preparation for the accreditation process.

On 27th of november Charity event dedicated ro Thanksgiving day took place in American High School. Students from 8 grade to 12 grade took part in the event. They sold hommade dishes and cookies to collect money and help little Anita.