The representatives of five European universities visited the European School on May 13. EHL – Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne, Switzerland IE University, Madrid, Spain Bocconi University, Milan, Italy Modul University, Vienna, Austria Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany Our guests discussed the advantages of studying in Europe, delivered presentations about university programs and answered students’ questions.

On May 11-12, within the collaboration between the European School and the British Council, experienced expert in English language teaching- Scott Thornbury conducted training sessions for the ES teachers. Scott Thornbury is a teacher and teacher educator with over 30 years’ experience. His previous experience includes successful teaching and teacher training in various countries. He published several books for teachers on language and methodology, as well as on language and language teaching.

As part of the unit on transportation, grade 1 students took a trip to the Fire Station Museum. Prior to visiting the museum, students learned about the function and purpose of service vehicles. The field trip helped to enhance their knowledge on the history of fire trucks, the importance of their development through time and the change they have brought within our communities. During their tour of the museum, students were able to see the time progression of how communities used to deal with fire prior to the creation of efficient transportation systems, as well as the development of fire trucks. In the end, the students were given the opportunity to speak to firefighters and also to open up all the doors and compartments on the fire trucks and see what's inside.

On May 7, the MYP personal project presentation was held at the Main Hall. Different topics, passions, and interests were pursued by the students and all this hard work was shared with teachers, family, and friends. The personal project is a yearlong project in which students follow their interests, use their talents and apply the skills they learned in the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). The students gained valuable experience while developing their personal projects.

On May 8, Maka Murvanidze-professor at Agricultural University, research consultant in USAID/REAP project and IB DP Biology teacher at the ES held a meeting with the ES students and made a presentation on Stink Bug –Asian Parosana. She discussed the results of the research conducted in Georgia and the ways to control harmful pest-Asian Parosana. The meeting was interactive and very interesting for students.

Sophio Bazadze-the Academic Director of the ES awarded certificates to the participants of the 13th International Robotics Competition and their supervisors Dato Nozadze and Lasha Getsadze, who recently returned from Samsun.

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 24, the PYP students from grade 5b visited the exhibition of the famous Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico at the National Museum. The lesson held within the unit- Sharing the Planet, was a good example of giving students knowledge about art concepts based on global contexts.