The European School continues Europe Day celebrations. Primary years students came to school dressed in traditional costumes of European countries.  They made presentations about Greece, Germany, and other EU member states. Students talked about the importance of EU symbols, the EU flag, and anthem. In the end, the costume parade was held at London avenue.

The process of European integration began in the year 1951 and today, we have 28 member states in the European Union. The EU flag displays 12 stars on a blue background; The anthem of the EU comes from the Ninth Symphony composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven; The euro(€) is the official currency of 19 out of 28 EU member countries. On March 1, 2017, Georgians have been granted the freedom to travel to the European countries without a visa. It is our great wish to become a member of the European family. At the European School, the whole week was dedicated to the European day celebration. Several educational and awareness meetings were held throughout the week: PR manager Nino Kusrashvili held a presentation – Journey to the European Union, where students received the information about the European countries: Austria, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Greece. Students wrote letters to the EU with the message wishing Georgia to become a member state of the EU.

On April 27, Georgian Program student from grade 4a Diana Janashia became the winner of Solomon Tukhareli Tennis Tournament in the age group category of 10 years. The tournament was organized by Georgian Tennis Federation.

The European School students celebrated Earth Day with different activities: the first graders recycled waste paper and made Easter eggs with the handmade paper. They also sorted waste and identified no biodegradable materials. Students from grade 2 made posters and created Earth tree. The third graders assessed essays written by fourth graders -Letter to Earth. They also planted flowers in the school greenhouse. At the final event the students from grade 9 awarded certificates and pot plants to the participants of the Earth Week.

Within the Easter celebration, several charity activities were planned at the European School. Georgian program students from grade 5a visited old people’s daycare center supported by the Red Cross organization, presented sweets to elders and held a joint concert.

The European School planned traditional Easter charity activities. The ES students collected food for elders and orphaned children. They visited the Youth Centre, old people’s homes and orphanages and delivered collected food to the beneficiaries.

Georgian Program students from grades 2-3 arranged an exhibition of decorative Easter eggs. The exposition was organized by Arts teachers Lana Barabidze and Tamar Jakeli. The students exhibited collages, wooden eggs created in FabLab, artworks made from plasticine and ceramic and created the school atmosphere that embodies Easter spirit.

The European School started preparation for Easter. In the FabbLab students made modern and unusual Easter eggs using technologies. Georgian Program students from grade 3 had an interdisciplinary lesson in the FabLab, where the artworks created at Art lesson were converted into digital files and applied at wooden material with a laser cutter. Easter egg activities were fun and enjoyable for all the students.

Sophia Bazadze, the Academic Director of the European School awarded certificates of achievement to the students from grade 3a who successfully participated at the cultural festival Golden Fleece.  Supervised by the homeroom teacher Eka Berdzenishvili, the students performed a drama act Apple of Discord.