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.

On April 22, the European School students, with an initiative of the Greens Movement of Georgia, planted willow, laurel, spruce trees in the schoolyard and greened the environment. The representatives of the Greens Movement met PYP 5th graders, working on environmental projects and gave useful advice. The first grade students had a lesson about reusing of waste products. PYP students from grade 5 staged a shadow play that considered environmental threats.

On April 17, the Vice President and other representatives of AdvancED, a North American schools accreditation association, arrived in Georgia from the US. At the Ministry of Education and Sciences the guests attended a meeting on the topic of recognition of the American High School diploma. From the European School Irma Barbakadze, American High School Director and Natia Tevzadze, Academic Director of American High School, also attended the meeting, where the parties came to an agreement to start the recognition process. In the end, the guests visited the European School. Our FabLab impressed the visitors, who recommended to become STEM certified.

On April 23, known as World Book and Copyright Day Nino Kusrashvili, PR Manager read children’s book -Guess how I love You to primary students and explained the importance of copyright. Many ES students got involved in the campaign #giveabook, they gave books, made handwritten notes on the first blank pages and wished a pleasant reading to recipients.

On Earth Day, April 22, an exhibition of kids’ handcrafts was held at the European Kindergarten. Kids made handcrafts with the help of their teachers, who explained to them the importance of cleaning the environment, recycling, and reusable material. The activity aimed at raising responsible and caring citizens.

World Book and Copyright Day was proclaimed by UNESCO in 1995 and is celebrated on April 23. Together with 195 different countries, Georgia also celebrates this day and organizes book sales annually. Giorgi Kekelidze, a famous Georgian writer and a public figure proposed to make April 23 a National Book Giving Day in Georgia. The European School joined the campaign #giveabook with great enthusiasm. Giorgi Kekelidze met the ES students, explained why to love books and what a copyright is. Giving books increased children’s enthusiasm for books.

Georgian Program students from grade 6a read Davit Zurabishvili’s fairy tale -Journey to Dreamland, at literature lesson first and later staged a performance with the help of Georgian language teacher Tamar Tsagareli. They also translated a few chapters from this tale in Russian with the assistance of Russian language teacher Nato Mikeladze. These engaging lessons sparked students’ interest in literature and became a fun experience for them.