Academy of Physical Education “1-2-3” congratulated the European School students on the beginning of the new academic year. Coaches and physical therapists conducted fun activities for kids. Georgian Olympic team doctor Zurab Kakhabrishvili also attended the event. He talked to students about the importance of physical activities and healthy eating. Therapists of Olympic team care about the health of “1-2-3“ Academy members and monitor their physical development systematically.

Teachers at the European School publish students’ grades in the electronic diary which is easily accessible for parents. For elementary level teachers from Georgian Program, a training session was conducted on updated tools and applications of the electronic diary. Teachers learned specifics of the new diary and improved technology skills necessary for their professional daily lives.

On September 9, the European School greeted the students, the teachers, and the parents and welcomed all of them to the beginning of a new academic year. We are proud to announce, that the school gained an additional international recognition and started the new academic year with an important achievement-it became the first CIS accredited school in Georgia.

On September 6, a very important whole staff meeting was held at the European School. This year, ES became the first CIS accredited school in Georgia and during the meeting commendations and recommendations given by the CIS were discussed. Sophio Bazadze-the School Director identified new strategic goals and presented an action plan. Brice Bomo-the Head of IB Programmes and Riz Khan –IB MYP Head introduced their visions and shared their plans with the audience. Action plans of the new academic year were presented by the PYP Program Coordinator Dinara Rysmagambetova, the Director of the American High School Irma Barbakadze and the Heads of Departments.

Great news in the Georgian education field-We are proud to announce, that the European School became the first school in Georgia accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS). CIS is a leader in the field of school evaluation. Its worldwide recognized accreditation is a demonstration of high-quality international education offered by the school, facilitating the acceptance of students’ transcripts with colleges and universities.

The ES students from Robotics Club , accompanied by their supervisors Davit Nozadze and Irina Kochlamazishvili, travelled to the US and took part in Genius Olympiad hosted by the State University of New York at Oswego. Among the teams from 75 countries and 35 states three teams from the European School were competing. Genius Olympiad promotes natural sciences and provides understanding and solutions to environmental problems. Our students presented a firefighting robot which had a goal to extinguish fire and save lives in a limited period of time. They achieved success and took the fourth place among the best ten teams. In the end, the ES students: Luka Jenevis, Giorgi Dighmelashvili , Levan Kotishadze,Vakhtang Lemonjava and Nikoloz Kobeshavidze visited different sightseeing and got impressed, especially after the tour to Niagara Falls.

Our seniors have just graduated and are about to pursue their degrees at leading universities around the world. Not only did they secure admissions, but they also received an unprecedented amount of funding. Overall, the class of 2019 scored $1,420,605 USD in scholarships and financial aid for the first year of their degree courses (which translates to 5,682,420 for the duration of their studies).

On June 9, IYIPO organized an innovative festival STEM Fest 2019 at the shopping and entertainment city-East Point. Talented students from private and state schools presented various activities and scientific projects. The visitors had an opportunity to view thematic stands and take part in innovative experiments. The ES students from Robotics Club alongside with 50 interesting projects of the festival presented 3 different projects developed at the club. The goal of the festival is to promote natural sciences and their role in education.

On June 12, Presentation of the 10th grader’s startup ideas was held at European School, which has been evaluated by the competent jury in accordance with preliminarily defined criteria. The winner became a team composed of students from Georgian sector – FANDBOX. The winner was awarded the title of the Startup of the Year. The Georgian Sector and MYP 10th graders during the academic year 2018-2019, had the course – Startups and Entrepreneurship. This event was the final project presentation for them.