On February 9, 2018, the European School teachers, Maia Melikishvili and Maia Tsenguashvili, along with grade 10-11 students, organized a conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. The speakers recalled the complexity of historical period in which Goergian meritorious public figures managed to establish the very first Georgian university.

The European School students are trying their hand at Cuneiform Script. As Grade 7A students were covering ancient Mesopotamian civilizations in History, their teacher, Manana Shekiladze, decided to teach them Cuneiform script, invented by the Sumerians. In class, she provided students with Cuneiform script, matching Georgian letters and chunks of clay. First, students made tablets out of clay and then, carved their names into the surface in Georgian and in Cuneiform.

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!

The European School teachers, Marina Melikidze and Maia Jokhadze jointly organized a class, "I am a 21st Century Student" for the grade 5 students of the Georgian Program. During the class, students worked on creating digital material and assessed the product against specific criteria.

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!

The European School signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Kant Academy on February 9, 2018. Within the framework of the MoC, Einstein School is established at the European School for students aged 9-12. The Sunday school will help students develop creative thinking, leadership, effective communication skills, etc. The representatives of Kant Academy discussed the project details with students and parents. At the end of the meeting, the future students of the Sunday School took memorable pictures with their friend dressed as Albert Einstein.

Since November 2017, the British Council constitutes an official Partner of the European School and assists with implementation of British education model in English language learning and teaching in Georgian Program. On February 9, 2018, Zaza Purtseladze, the Director of the British Council, along with his team members, met with parents and discussed the ongoing project. The meeting was interactive - the representatives of the British Council described future plans along with the progress that they have made so far and answered questions from the audience.

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.”