PYP 4th graders are inquiring into the unit about the environment. During the unit the students carried out various types of projects, such as testing biodegradable items in indoor compost, planting flowers, investigating cafeteria waste, testing the level of air pollution, making compost ingredients, collecting paper for the recycling center, making art pieces from recyclable materials, etc. Another project was to collaborate with 9th graders, who shared their experience and taught our class how to make paper by reusing the old paper. Later our 4th graders shared their newly acquired knowledge to their peers in the other class.

On December 5, Giorgi Chitidze-Human Rights Coordinator at ”Open Society Georgia” delivered a lecture about human rights for seventh graders. The students asked questions, expressed their opinions.

On Tuesday, December 12, nine American High School Grade 10 European History students with their teacher Mr. Joseph Blake, and Homeroom Teacher Mr. Giorgi Tchumburidze toured the Fine Arts Museum near Liberty Square.

Under the auspices of Georgian Academy of Pediatrics, the representatives of the Czech Pharmaceutical Company “Walmark,” conduct informational and preventive campaign “Importance of physical and intellectual development in school children.

Georgian Program and PYP students from grade2 and grade3 participated in a project “Lego City”, initiated by MYP student Zuka Kevanishvili. Within the project 8 groups created cities with Lego breaks during Robotics classes. The project was supervised by Robotics teachers: Irina Kochlamazashvili, Irma Marghania and Marianne Mosaad. On December 12, all Lego cities were exhibited at London Avenue.

On December 11, within an integrated lesson, Georgian program students from grade 5 met film director Nana Janelidze. The lesson was dedicated to comparison of fiction writing and movie, correspondingly “What did Iavnana do?” by Iakob Gogebashvili and a movie with the same title by Nana Janelidze.

Students under the age of 15 at the European School are offered to join a camping trip at the sporting ski school “Our School – IOSKI” in Bakuriani to learn how to ski and gain unforgettable experiences.

On December 8, the European School hosted Professor Amiran Amroladze ,the Dean of Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty at the Free University. He delivered a lecture about Game Theory and gave an opportunity to students to enjoy an adventure in math’s labyrinths. Later he proposed the plan for future collaboration between the European School and the Free University.

On December 7, Mathematics expert, Tbilisi State University Professor Givi Nadibaidze held a workshop for math’s teachers at the European School. Aspects related to lesson planning and assessments were discussed at the workshop.