Raising responsible global citizens is one of the missions of the European School. Our students explore global issues from early childhood. On January 23, during the homeroom class, G1g students learned about air pollution and effects of greening the environment. They engaged in problem solving and took action to improve the environment. After the lesson, students visited the school green house, planted different plants and learned how to take care of pot plants.

A large number of cases of influenza have been reported in the last couple of weeks in Georgia. Seasonal flu is contagious and spreads easily, especially among children. The European school doctor takes the necessary precautions to prevent the flu from circulating at the school. She explains important steps to take to stay healthy and keep others from getting the virus.

The European School Secret Santa gift exchange party was arranged on December 28th. ES staff members 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.

The European School organized an Annual Alumni Homecoming on December 29. The reunion gave our alumni an opportunity to join the charity campaign of Georgia Red Cross Society “Give Warmth”. Irakli Kikoria and Nanuka Goguadze-former and future presidents of the Alumni Association hosted the event. They summed up activities of past years and shared future plans with the school community. Despite the cold weather, acts of kindness, hot chocolate, students’ performances, New Year’s fireworks, happiness in the eyes of the disabled members of the Paraorchestra, and the involvement of the European School Alumni association along with the rest of the community who brought enthusiasm and love made the day even more special.

Before the holidays started, PYP kids, parents and teachers donated to the charity action organized by the PYP. We prepared packs of presents with candies, stationery and clothes. Our charity team went to the Iashvili Children's Central Hospital with all of the gifts and gifted them to the kids with leukemia. They were happy and sent big thanks to the European School students. Together we create our future full of joy and love!

11th graders of the American High school decided to contribute to charity. With the help of the whole European School, they collected various toys and brought them to Tserovani School. Students were accompanied by their teachers - Ana Khutsidze, Beso Kiknadze and Ana Chaghiashvili. They took a tour around the school; saw their library, gym and computers room. Students had a conversation with the school director about the problems of their school. Our pupils decided to continue helping the school in the future and enrich the school library with new and interesting books.

On December 26, Microsoft's official representatives in Georgia conducted training for the teachers of the European School about using educational technologies. Microsoft Georgia, with the support of its Educational Business Development Manager, Mr. David Tchiaberashvili, formulated a special training course, which consists of three main parts: using OneNote app throughout the teaching process; implementing Microsoft Teams for improving teamwork and coding using Minecraft. The approach and methods of Microsoft for applying various technologies to the learning process have always been a top priority for the European School and will always be.

Department of Arts at the European School conducted a special workshop where teachers and administration of our school had an opportunity to relax, have fun and express their creativity by painting New-year themed artworks. In the end, participants were surprised by the outcome and were excited to appreciate each other’s beautiful creations. They expressed their wishes to have more such events in the near future.

Waiting forward to meeting with our alumni on this special day!