On March, 2nd we celebrated Mother's Day at the European Kindergarten. A beautiful banner was waiting for our nice moms to take photos with their kids. Children created many crafts, made cookies and chocolate mousse for their moms. It was a joyful day in our kindergarten.

Within the framework of the unit about Migration PYP grade 5 s went on a field trip to the National Gallery to see Michelangelo’s original drawings. They prepared themselves for the field trip by learning Michelangelo’s biography. Students have imitated the process of painting of the Sistine chapel by lying on their backs and painting above their heads. They have also learned how migration affected artist’s life and the style of their artworks. On the trip we had a tour guide who talked about Michelangelo and his work. Apart from viewing Michelangelo’s 6 drawing’s students had an opportunity to play a puzzle, where they could arrange the scenes from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. After the trip students were asked to share their impressions and demonstrate the new knowledge they have acquired.

The European School annual Classical Music Festival promotes classical music among students. On February 22-28 the festival was held for the fourth time. Many interesting events took place throughout the festival, but the most impressive concert was offered to the audience in the final round. Invited guests, the vocalist Liana Chivadze, the pianists Christina and Regina performed alongside with the school students. Certificates of participation and memorable gifts were presented to the participants by the Head of Jury, the composer Rusudan Sebiskveradze. The winners of the nominations: Exceptional Musical Talent, Exceptional Musical Technique, Exceptional Academic Performance, Judge’s Choice are Temur Tvauri(G6), Sisi (PYP G5), Nutsa Mestvirishvili(G5) and Luka Shatberashvili(DP G11).

In line with our Unit of Inquiry “Signs & Symbols” PYP 4th grade teachers and students visited the Simon Janashia National Museum of Georgia after covering the topic ‘Stone age’. The Museum represents a scientific-educational institution that preserves and exhibits a unique collection of natural and human history of the country, starting from animal remains dated back 40 million years. The students were impressed learning about prehistoric human remains found in Dmanisi, as this discovery has changed the whole theory of human evolution. Our students found the large collection of treasures - gold and silver artifacts and jewelry from different historical periods to be very interesting. Our visit to the Museum played a very important role in deepening students’ knowledge related to their unit of inquiry.

On February 27, within the transdisciplinary topic “Protect the Environment”, professor Besarion Kalandadze met grade 3 students. The guest explained the process of composting and importance of recycling.

On Tuesday, February 13, American High School Grades 8, 9, 11, and 12 students in World History and AP World History classes toured the Georgian National Museum with Mr. Joseph Blake and Dr. Natia Pipia. Dr. Pipia, a noted author of a scholarly published work regarding the numastic treasures of Georgia and history professor at Tbilisi State University, explained the significance of many of the ancient Roman republic and empire treasures on display, followed by a tour of the Soviet Occupation exhibition on permanent display. Exploratory understanding and comprehension of Georgia’s place and impact via the ancient Silk Road at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the world as a whole is essential for understanding the past, present, and future.

This term our third grades are focusing their learning on how people express themselves. Through this unit of inquiry, students found out about the history of communication, and what tools have been used to exchange information during different periods of time. During the assembly students were given an opportunity to share everything they have learnt during the unit with other students from PYP. They prepared a song during music lessons, with the help of the art teachers they draw different ways of communication, in ICT they created presentations about the topic and presented these during our assembly. At the end of the assembly they sang a song using sign language to show that even in hard situations people always manage to find ways to communicate with each other. The assembly helped to share their findings with others through presentations, song and a dance.

Communications between deaf-mute and non-deaf-mute people have always been a challenging task. In the frame of the Unit of Inquiry ‘Signs & Symbols’ PYP grade 4 students invited a sign language teacher together with her 3 students with special needs. The project aimed to facilitate children by means of a hand based deaf-mute communication system. Our students were taught basic sign language. They were involved in discussions and games which made students’ learning experience fun! It was so emotional when the 4th graders found it very interesting and challenging to share their thoughts and feelings with deaf-mute students using sign language. One of the fourth graders said: “I can never forget the time when I managed to express all of my emotions and feelings without saying a word! I appreciate the abilities we have from birth, whereas, for someone else, that is only a dream.” This activity helped students to develop their tolerance and empathy as well as their non-verbal communication skills and foster further inquiry in the unit.

On February 23, 2018, the European School hosted the "Future Cyber Security Expert" Conference. The European School students together with the cyber security experts delivered speeches, focusing on practical perspectives of cyber security: personal data protection, ethical issues and maintaining teenagers' safety in cyber space, the top careers of the future,etc. Needless to say, these issues are equally relevant to all members of modern society.