On May 5th, traditionally, the European School celebrated Europe Day and stressed European values and principles, held a conference - European Visions, European Values for the European School Students, and a concert, bringing together multiple cultural groups of students, teachers, and parents. 

On April 11-18, 2023, American High School students had an excursion to Greece. In the framework of the educational excursion, students visited cultural heritage monuments of Greece. Students were in: Sounion, Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Epidaurus, Corinth, Mycenae, Meteora Monastery, etc. They visited ancient temples, theaters, stadiums, archaeological reserves, excavations, museums and exhibitions.

Spring Song Festival, celebrated by the PYP Programme, was a charity event filled with music, dance, flowers, and crafts, a time of appreciating music and Spring.

On April 28th, MYP students from grades 9-10 held the European School’s 15th-anniversary marking event George Gordon Byron – Citizen of the World. Students talked about the life and poetry of a Romantic poet and highlighted the contribution of Lord Byron in the Greek War of Independence. Based on researched scholarly articles, they also demonstrated the poet’s ties to Greece and his spiritual connections to Georgia. The event was attended by Merabishvili Innes –an Academician, translator of Lord Byron’s poetry into Georgian, and Zurab Abashidze – a diplomat, Doctor of Political Sciences.

The European School student from PYP grade 5, Kerem Aslan, has become the winner of the European Shotokan Karate Championship. He was awarded a gold medal in his weight category. The 13th European Shotokan Karate Championship was held from April 27 to 30 in Kranevo and was organized by the World Shotokan Federation (WSF) and the Bulgarian National Karate Federation (BNFC).

On April 26th, the American History Museum presentation was held at Hilton Garden Inn, Tbilisi. Founded by the American Culture Center and supported by the Embassy of the United States of America in Tbilisi, American History Museum in Tbilisi (AHM) aims at sharing American culture and history in Georgia.

On April 27th, the European School had an energized atmosphere as it celebrated Self Governance Day and provided students with opportunities to develop leadership skills, take on roles and responsibilities of the school faculty and staff for one day, and govern almost every aspect of life at the ES. To celebrate the day of awesome experience and increase the fun, the school administration served cotton candy, organized a variety of entertainment programmes like dances and lottery play for the students.

The PYP has organized and conducted a Three Way Conference. During the conference PYP teachers and counselors had a chance to talk about the progress and future plans with the students and their parents. They focused on the importance of the development of the Approaches to Learning skills, such as research, social, communication, thinking and self-management skills. All the participants of the conference enjoyed the process and found the event extremely beneficial for the learning journey of the PYP learners.

The American High School student Keto Lezhava, who chose hospitality in higher education, will continue her studies at Les Roches (Switzerland) - the world’s leading hospitality school. The scholarship awarded to her equals 35% of the tuition fee. Congratulations Keto! We wish you continued success!