Grade 5 C students initiated a New Year's play and have written the script collaboratively. They connected the story line to the transdisciplinary theme - "Where we are in place and time" and made the play characters migrate from different countries to the North Pole. They faced many challenges on the way since the main character Grinch was trying to ruin the trip, though holiday spirit and kindness of people around him saved the day because kindness always wins.

On December 6-10, Human Rights Week, initiated and organized by the American High School student Anastasia Tskvitinidze, was conducted at the European School. Within the week, public lectures, discussions, meetings were held on actual themes: Violence Against Children, Importance of the Human Rights Day, Development of Human Rights, Human Rights in Literature, Gender Equality in Literature, Right to Education for Children from Occupied Territories of Georgia.

On November 18, 2021, in the framework of the cycle of lectures and seminars organized by the American High School, the teacher of Georgian Language and Literature Ketevan Gardapkhadze and American High School student Kato Gorgadze, 11B, held a lecture about world of antiquity in Galaktion Tabidze’s works as a celebration for his birthday anniversary. This lecture encompassed the analysis of traditions concerning antiquity recipitations during the 20th century in Georgian poetry (The Blue Horns) and also the depth, diversity, and originality of Galaktion’s antiquity symbols. On the basis of the principles of the use of antique symbolism, the speakers organized antique terms presented in Galaktion’s poetry into a couple of groups and discussed them in an interesting literary review.

On December 3, 2021, in the framework of the First Friday Forum, an education specialist from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (NY, US) delivered an online lecture for American High School students on the topic Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The speaker discussed the life and career of Mrs. Roosevelt and President Roosevelt’s efforts to create the United Nations. Speaker talked about the public life of Mrs. Roosevelt, her leadership position at the United Nations, and her instrumental role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The meeting ended with a Q & A session.

Social responsibility is an essential value for the European School. There are numerous avenues the school takes to impact society positively. This time, we visited the school in Mereti - the village adjacent to the occupation line and delivered a projector, whiteboards, and books to make the learning process more effective and engaging for the local students. Recently, the European School sent a projector to Abkhazia public school #7 in Senaki. These charity activities are conducted within the National Library project Equilibrium with the support of the writer Giorgi Kekelidze.

The European School received a generous donation of face masks from a parent for students of different ages. “I wanted to serve the school community,” said Xueping Wu, who made the donation. 12500 pieces of masks will be distributed across the different programs of the ES and will come in handy when students leave masks at home. Primary Program students enjoyed wearing new masks which are not only safe for kids but are all very colorful and creative!

This year, the European School annual event TEDxIBEuropeanSchool was about Moving Forward. The Pandemic flipped the world upside-down. It affected all: adults, children, and youth. Our speakers – the ES students believe, our reality is about to be reconsidered, taken into our hands, and reclaimed. They suggest how to navigate through difficulties, avoid stagnation, explore new opportunities, achieve new accomplishments, and attain happiness.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has moved from being a philosophy to business function and modern companies have created the position of CSR manager, whose goal is to make sure that the company balances its own and society's interests. The researches confirm that the ethical image and social responsibility of the company become increasingly important for customers, employees, and other stakeholders.

American High School 8th grade student Nitsa Skvitaridze has reviewed four books of great American novelist Robert Beatty. She was awarded Gold Level Certificate from US Ambassy, supported by American Corner and most fascinatingly Robert Beatty appreciated her reviews and cheered up Nitsa by congratulating her 13th birthday on his official FB page.