The Ministry of Education and Science
of Georgia signed a memorandum of cooperation with the NGO “Berilus”, which
provides the maintenance of collaboration between the Ministry of Education and
Science and and “Berilus”, initiated in 2014-2015. The memo aims to encourage
young individuals with special educational needs to socialize with their peers
and promote their interest towards the education.
Furthermore, the Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia, cooperates with the organization “Berilus"
since 2014. Due to this active
collaboration, there are numerous reading and theater clubs functioning in
different regions, where the young population living under different social
backgrounds and capabilities deriving from one community continously meet with
each other, read novels, exhange/ share
their ideas, prepare plays, and perform various shows not only for the
local community, but for some theater festivals as well. The following
encourages the growth of their self-esteem, as well as the realiztion of their
inner potential. Moreover, such activities increase general public awareness
and change the stereotypical attitude towards the adolescents with special
educational needs.
There are some activities planned to
be impemented for the gypsy adolescents, to improve their linguistic problems
and support their farther involmenet in general school life. Since 2014, within
this project framework, 175 young gypsy students were enrolled in schools.
Moreover, in order support the
integration and increase the knowledge of Georgian language for the repatriated
and stateless Meskhetian teenagers, there were number of activities held since
2014, including seminars, summer schools, and forming of local reading and
theater clubs. At present, there are 106 Meskhetian teenagers involved in this
process.
Furthermore, since 2014 there are activities
being implemented at Samtredia N15 city public school, for the youth with
behavioral and emotional disorders to support their socialization with the peers,
and improve their academic and communication skills.
Additionally, summer schools are being organized
for the teens living in the mountainous region, as well as for the Gypsy, Meskhetian
and refugee adolescenets. Where besides
their academic kills, a special attention is paid to the teamwork,
communication and linguistic issues.
The updated memorandum of cooperation, besides the
other target groups, also includes the integration of muslim population of
village Duiss and Jokholo into these state programs in conjunction with
enhancing their state language abilities.