On Tuesday, November 20, the exhibition "Colors of Autumn" presented the paintings and collages by students of our school's Primary and Middle Years Programs from both - Georgian and IB sections. Students got to appreciate each others’ work and took pride in their own little achievements. By participating in such events students learn that they can communicate their feelings and experiences to the wider audience by means of art.

The importance of the disciplines is well-acknowledged, but disciplines alone are not enough. Students need to learn the concepts and skills that transcend the disciplines and must be able to put their knowledge into practice. This was the main purpose of summative assessment of transdisciplinary themes for our Georgian Program. Pupils from all the four classes held an exhibition of their works, showcasing the transdisciplinary skills acquired while learning unit topics. In addition, students discussed activities that have been carried out by them within this learning process.

On the 19th of November, we celebrated our second PYP assembly. At the start of the assembly, Grade 5 students Mariam Khurodze and Ecrin Yağmur Kurtsaw gave shared presentations about how peace is essential for sustainable development and underscored the importance of people joining forces to strive for world peace. Student Council members prepared and role-played different school situations. Students were able to reflect on the idea of peacemaking both on a global and local level.

The European School students (AHS, IB, and Georgian Program) participated in a charity campaign C.O.A.T.S. at Radisson Blu hotel on November 17-18, 2018. Prior to the event, they had collected gently worn clothes for those in need. MYP students managed to motivate students from all three programs to get involved in the campaign and commit acts of kindness.

On Saturday, November 17, our 10th graders from the MYP Programme visited Tamaz Elizbarashvili Dog Shelter. Students said hello to the shelter dwellers and donated food for the animals.

American High School students of 9th grade visited Georgian National Centre of Manuscript, where an exposition dedicated to King Erekle II was opened on November 16. Certificates, manuscripts and other types of documents from that period were presented at the exhibition. Beside new exposition, students also visited the permanent exhibition, which showcases the oldest manuscripts. Students had a lecture about Georgian printed works and saw first Georgian prints (Italian-Georgian dictionary, The knight in the panther skin, etc.).

On November 15, European School participated in the cultural festival "Golden Fleece", dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Within the festival, students from Grade 3A performed a drama act "Apple of Discord", which was based on the well-known Greek Myth. "Golden Fleece" was held with the support of the Embassy of Greece in Georgia, National Archives of Georgia and Institute of Classical Philology, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.

The European School FabLab hosted its first FAB-X Talk with the invited guest David Mizandari, co-founder of the project Qvevri XYZ. Qvevri XYZ is first ever 3D printed Qvevri. Having combined elements of the traditional Qvevri making process and modern technologies, David and his Team improved its structure and quality, yet kept all the unique characteristics. At the event, David Mizandari shared how they turned the original idea into this invention and discussed the principles of creating a 3D printed clay pitcher.

On Tuesday, November 13, Human Rights Youth Center conducted a workshop for our pupils on "Introduction of International and European Human rights". The workshop was led by Charlotte Wasseran, an invited trainer from Germany. Human Rights Youth Center, which is based on the NGO MGSDV - Youth for Democracy, will continue similar workshops about human rights on a regular basis for the European School students.