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31/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini fulfilled the wish of the Children With Special Needs of Boarding-School №200 and presented the school with the new adapted school bus.
31/12/2010
Director of the National Center for Education Quality Enhancement of MES, David Kereselidze visited the orphanage and wished the children, living there happy New Year.
31/12/2010
Liberty Bank joined the project Safe and Healthy School in April 2010. According to the current data, the Bank implements it most successfully. In the frame of the project, Liberty Bank has already provided around 30,000 schoolchildren with the credit cards and they are able to use them only on the school territory.
30/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze opened 2010 summarizing academic and professional summit. More than 10 reports were presented at the summit, organized by the University of Georgia. Implemented projects of 2010 and the planned innovations were discussed at the summit.
30/12/2010
MES identified the best schoolchild, teachers, school principal, Resource Officers, private and public school as well as the Head of the resource center of 2010 year.
29/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and Deputy Minister of Defence, Nika Dzimtseishvili awarded with certificates, diplomas and prizes the winners of the competition “My Army Protects Me”.
29/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze awarded 25 authors of the best electronic educational resources. Teachers took part in the training program “IT in the Education Process” organized by the National Center for Teacher Professional Development of MES.
28/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze awarded with netbooks 30 winners of the competition, announced by the journal “Junior”.
28/12/2010
Resource Officers’ charity campaigns still continue. This time, Resource Officers, along with the representatives of the company “Sweet Country” visited the orphanage “Children’s Village” and presented the children with the New Year gifts.
27/12/2010
Codes of Ethics are successfully followed in the general educational institutions. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze and Director of the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, Gia Mamulashvili held a working meeting with the teachers, schoolchildren and the school principals and together evaluated the Codes of Ethics, operating at general... Read More
27/12/2010
By the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia №890, Dec 2, 2010, Internal Audit Department of MES investigated financial and legal activities of Tbilisi Public School №173. Systematic violation of law of the school administration was discovered.
26/12/2010
In the scope of Civic Activity Development program of MES, the joint Christmas exhibition of the works of the children of the twinned schools, vulnerable children and Children With Special Needs was held at Tbilisi Public School №1.
26/12/2010
By the decision of MES, modern school will be constructed in the village of Zhakhunderi for 100 children. It will be opened in 2011 new academic year.
26/12/2010
Resource Officers donated blood for the children with cancer in Iashvili Children’s Central Hospital. Around 100 Resource Officers gave blood to the children. Given blood will be used for the patients of Onco-Hematological Department of the Hospital. Any child with cancer from different hospitals will be able to receive blood.
25/12/2010
In the scope of the President’s project on the popularization of sports, internal school competition in basketball  was held at Tbilisi Public School №22, among the teams of the school.
25/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini met with the President of International Republican Institute (IRI), Lorne W. Craner and  IRI Eurasia Division Director, Stephen Nix in the scope of his official visit to the USA.
25/12/2010
Several days before the New Year, children of “Momavlis Sakhli” were presented with gifts. Director of the National Center for Education Quality Enhancement of MES, David Kereselidze and representatives of the Center visited the orphanage and presented the children with sweets and modeling clay.
25/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Giorgi Chakhnashvili opened the workshop on providing the schools with internet connection for the High School Exams and participated in it.
24/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and Director of Education and Science Infrastructure Development Agency of MES, Irakli Todua learned the architecture draft projects of modern school models and awarded with certificates 18 authors of the architecture projects, selected for the competition.
24/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and Director of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Sulkhan Sisauri met with the scientists who won the grant competition of the scientific-research internship abroad.
24/12/2010
Director of the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, Gia Mamulashvili and representatives of the Center visited Chiatura Boarding-School №12.
23/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini met with the Executive Director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. John Desforge.
23/12/2010
Resource Officers and representatives of the company “Nikora” visited the children of “Momavlis Sakhli” and presented them with the gifts. In the scope of the joint campaign, around 40 children of the orphanage were presented with the sweets, toys and etc.
23/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze, along with the representatives of the company “Gogli Mogli” opened another refurbished canteen at Tbilisi Public school №24 in the scope of the project, initiated by the President.
22/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Eka Zghuladze awarded the winners of the competition I Love My Police with the portable computers, certificates, diplomas and prizes.
22/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and representative of LTD Wall Publishing, Vakhtang Varazi signed a Memorandum of Cooperation that envisages collaboration between the Public Schools and the representatives of the journal in different educational projects.
21/12/2010
Resource Officers who are operating for the safety of schools were replaced by famous people for a day. Some journalists and popular TV anchors wished to work as Resource Officers for one day in order to protect safety of schoolchildren, teachers and the staff.
21/12/2010
The final round of the competition The Best Linguist was held in Kutaisi Public School №17. 18 participants from Zestaponi, Samtredia, Zugdidi, Kobuleti and Kutaisi took part in it.
19/12/2010
In the scope of an official visit to Canada, working meeting was held between the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and the Heads of the Universities of Toronto.
19/12/2010
Resource Officers and MPs visited Samtredia boarding-school №15 for the Children With Special Needs and congratulated the schoolchildren and the school staff on St. Nichola's Day. Resource Officers and the guests presented the children with different gifts.
18/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini is paying an official visit to Canada. In the scope of the visit, Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between MES and Canadian Footprints Recruiting Incorporation – Organization for Teachers’ Employment.
18/12/2010
Internal football match was held between the teams of Tbilisi Public School №64 in the scope of the President’s initiative on sports popularization. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze observed the final match. U.S. Marines attended the match at Public School №64 as well.
17/12/2010
Director of the National Center for Education Quality Enhancement of MES, David Kereselidze and the representatives of the Center visited Kutaisi School №45 for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and presented the children with sweets, domestic items, TV, DVD player, CDs of their favorite cartoons and different gifts on St. Barbara’s Day.
17/12/2010
Students of Shuapkho School, Dusheti region visited Tbilisi Public School №24 on December 17. The event was held in the scope of the project Distinguished Day that is designed to support integration of the schoolchildren of Tbilisi Public Schools and mountainous regions.
17/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Nodar Surguladze and General Director of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Sulkhan Sisauri congratulated the Children With Special Needs on St. Barbara’s Day.
16/12/2010
In the scope of the program Teach And Learn With Georgia of MES, English Language Club was established by the initiative of the volunteer foreign teacher, Jennifer Smith in Tsalenjikha School №2. 10-12 graders joined the club.
16/12/2010
In the scope of the program Netbooks for the First Graders,  21 class tutors of the first grade of the pilot First Experimental School, №53, schools of Tserovani and the village of Dighomi pass trainings in IT at the First Experimental School.
16/12/2010
Event dedicated to the 33rd anniversary of enthronement of the Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II was held in Tbilisi Public School №51. Event reflected life and merit of the Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Kalistrate Tsintsadze.
16/12/2010
Representatives of the National Curriculum and Assessment Center visited Akhaltsikhe boarding-school №7 where 34 children with limited abilities study. Director of the Center, Natia Jokhadze presented the children with different gifts.
15/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and the USAID Mission Director, Jonathan M. Conly signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. Applied Civic Education and Teacher Training program will be launched in the scope of this Memorandum.
15/12/2010
Famous education expert, Professor of the University of Connecticut, Head of Educational Psychology Department, Swaminathan Hariharan, along with the specialists of the National Examination Center work on developing High School Exam system in Georgia.
15/12/2010
Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, David Bakradze visited Tbilisi Public School №51 and met with the second graders, spoke about the significance of literacy and read Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales in the scope of the project Book Buddy, initiated by MES.
14/12/2010
Integration of the volunteer English language teachers in Georgian society is ongoing. Foreign teachers who have arrived in Georgia in the scope of the program Teach and Learn With Georgia are interested in Georgian culture, history and art. They personally take part in different events.
14/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini introduced three-person group of the Resource Officers at Rustavi Public School №21. In parallel with this school, Resource Officers launched their activities in the schools №1, №2, №3, №4, №5, №6, №7, №8 and №9. They will enter in all schools of Rustavi step by step.
14/12/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze opened the new swimming-pool at Tbilisi Public School №175. Company Royal 2009 implemented the rehabilitation works.
13/12/2010
3 teachers were awarded with prizes for the given best lessons through the netbook. MES and National Center for Teacher Professional Development announced competition of the best lesson for the class tutors being involved in the pilot program Netbooks for the First Graders.
11/12/2010
The schoolchildren of the Public School №55 held a match in Volleyball. The 8th graders participated in the final match. The competition is held in the scope of sports lessons. The football and basketball leagues also function at the school, where children actively participate in these kinds of sports.
10/12/2010
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini summarized the results of 2010 at the meeting with media representatives held at Prime Time office.
10/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze attended the presentation of Special Teachers’ Standard. Presentation was held by the experts of the National Center for Teacher Professional Development. Public School Principals, representatives of the specialized schools and NGOs attended the presentation.
10/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini awarded with an Order of Excellence famous scientist, astrophysicist, academician of the Department of Mathematics and Physics of Georgian National Academy of Sciences, Jumber Lominadze for his successful scientific and educational activities.
09/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze and Director of the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, Gia Mamulashvili attended the workshop on the development of the smartboards in the teaching process.
09/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini represented 2010 report of MES, concerning the professional education reform strategy (2009-2010) to the participants of the conference.
08/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze attended the seminar of the dance class teachers. 50 teachers, who were selected via the competition, will teach Georgian dances in the pilot schools of Tbilisi after the seminars.
08/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini held a working meeting with the education stakeholders and presented the report of 2010 reforms to them. Scientists, Heads of Educational Resource-Centers, teachers, schoolchildren, students and volunteer foreign teachers were among the guests.
08/12/2010
In the scope of the President’s project, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze opened another new, modern canteen in the Public School №157.
08/12/2010
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia together with the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement continues a series of Regional Academic Summits and trainings for higher educational institutions in the framework of the Twinning/CEIBAL project.
07/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini attended the charity event held for rescuing the “Mokvi” Gospel. According to Dimitri Shashkini, MES will be actively involved in rescuing the “Mokvi” Gospel along with the scientists.
07/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and MP, deputy of Saburtalo district, Giorgi Meladze attended the final round of Basketball tournament, held between the Public Schools of Saburtalo district.
07/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze visited the boarding-school №202 for the Visually Impaired Children and participated in the campaign, organized by the Insurance Company “Alpha”.
07/12/2010
By the initiative of MES, the President and Executive Director of Texas International Education Consortium, Ronald Aqua is paying an official visit to Georgia.
06/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini got familiarized with the training of English language teachers, organized by the National Centre for Teacher Professional Development of MES and English Book Georgia. Teachers of Tbilisi, Mtskheta and Rustavi Public Schools participate in it.
06/12/2010
By the initiative of the President, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini awarded philologist, PhD, Principal of Tbilisi Public School №24, Gia Murghulia with an Order of Excellence for successful pedagogical activities.
05/12/2010
Air Company “Airzena” along with MES held a campaign in the scope of the competition Become an Aviator. The company provided around 40 vulnerable children and refugees with the air flight from the Tbilisi International Airport to Batumi. First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze attended the event.
04/12/2010
Resource officers visited the Children With Special Needs. They presented the children of Samtredia boarding-school №15 with different gifts.
04/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, along with the Director of the National Center for Education Quality Enhancement, David Kereselidze attended an American football match on artificial grass mini stadium of Tavartkiladze educational institution. English language teachers and American marine infantrymen competed with each other.
04/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze attended the training in the informational-communication technologies held for the displaced teachers from the occupied territories.
03/12/2010
On an International Day of Disabled Persons, pianist Valerian Shiukashvili held a concert at Marjanishvili State Dramatic Theatre for the children with limited abilities by the initiative of Tbilisi Public School №31.
03/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini along with the state officials and representatives of international organizations attended the conference dedicated to an International Day of Disabled Persons.
03/12/2010
Collaboration in the scientific-research direction between the Government of Georgia and the Government of the United States of America is entering a new phase. Therefore, parties actively cooperate in order to develop joint scientific projects.
02/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini took part in the conference, organized by the National Center for Teacher Professional Development. Topic of the conference was the professional development of the teachers of primary classes and preparation for the certification exams.
01/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze and Director of the National Curriculum and Assessment Center, Natia Jokhadze held a meeting with the teachers of Gldani-Nadzaladevi and Didube-Chughureti districts at Tbilisi Public School №9. The aim of the meeting was to introduce 2011-2016 National Curriculum to the teachers.
01/12/2010
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Nodar Surguladze introduced three-person group of the Resource Officers to Poti Public School №2.
01/12/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, along with the representatives of the company “Gogli-Mogli” opened another modern canteen in the Public School №53 in the scope of the project, initiated by the President.
30/11/2010
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia addresses a request to administrations of public school to put existing practice concerning the participation in trade unions and dues check-off in compliance with the law requirements.
30/11/2010
In the scope of an International Day of Disabled Children, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze, Rector of Art Academy, Valerian Shiukashvili, Principal of the School №31, Marina Nizharadze and MP, Majority in Didube-Chughureti, Andro Alavidze held the joint press-conference.
30/11/2010
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and Director of the National Examination Center, Maia Miminoshvili introduced High School Exam model to around 200 12th graders of Vake-Saburtalo district and answered the schoolchildren’s questions.
29/11/2010
The President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili and the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini opened newly constructed school in the village of Gavazi, Kvareli Municipality.
27/11/2010
Civil Activity Support Program is being implemented by MES in cooperation with the British Organization Children’s High Level Group. Nowadays, 45 public schools and 45 schools for the Children With Special Needs are involved in the program.
27/11/2010
Around 100 English language teachers who have arrived in Georgia in the scope of the program Teach And Learn With Georgia, attended “Sighnaghoba” in Sighnaghi.
26/11/2010
The President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili and the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini opened newly constructed school in the village of Chkhari, Imereti region.
26/11/2010
MES is announced as the reformer Ministry of the year. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze was awarded with the above prize at the award ceremony Builder of 2010.
25/11/2010
MES will purchase portable computers for all first graders of the Public Schools in 2011. They will be provided with these computers free of charge. Educational programs in Georgian, foreign language, mathematics and logics as well as textbooks, literature and educational-cognitive games will be uploaded in the computers.
25/11/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini introduced Teachers’ Professional Scheme to the teachers. The document was developed by the experts of the National Center for Teacher Professional Development. Director of the Center, Gia Mamulashvili explained the meaning of the newly developed document to 300 teachers.
24/11/2010
The Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri proposed an initiative that the officials of public institutions should report to the public on the ongoing activities and future plans.
23/11/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini personally congratulated the Children With Special Needs of Public School №200 on St. George’s Day and presented them with different gifts.
22/11/2010
Resource Officers launched their activities in Gori Public School №7, as well as Public schools №1, №2, №3,№4,№6,№8,№9,№10,№11 and №12.
21/11/2010
Meeting was held between the Resource Officers of MES and representatives of media. Around 20 journalists of TV, radio companies and press took part in the two-day retreat in Kvareli tourist complex.
21/11/2010
Integration in Georgian society is successfully held of the volunteer English language teachers who have arrived in Georgia in the scope of the program Teach And Learn With Georgia.
19/11/2010
15th award ceremony of the graduates was held at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). 146 graduates received diplomas in 7 different specialties: Public Administration, Public Policy, Self Governance and Local Governance, Media and Communication Management, Journalism and Media Management, International Politics and International Law.
19/11/2010
The booklet “Inclusive Education – Auto Portraits of the Children With Special Needs” is the small collection of notes, poetry and stories of the Children With Special Needs of the Public School №198.
19/11/2010
On November 18-20, workshop on Teachers’ Permanent Professional Development and Connection with the Career Growth is being held in Georgia.
18/11/2010
In the scope of the program ALUMNI, initiated by the President, refurbishment of the public schools is being held. The program is successfully implemented in the regional schools and public schools of Tbilisi.
18/11/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini attended the presentation of 2010 summarizing report of National Curriculum and Assessment Center of MES at Sheraton Metechi Palace.
17/11/2010
For the first time in Georgia, 2010-2011 High School exams will be held through the so called CAT exam model. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Director of the National Examination Center, Maia Miminoshvili introduced the sample of electronic test to around 200 12th graders and answered their questions on the High School exams.
16/11/2010
Presentation of the project Book Buddy, initiated by MES was held in Tbilisi Public School №1.Mayor of Tbilisi, Gigi Ugulava together with the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini introduced the new project to the schoolchildren of primary classes.
16/11/2010
In the scope of the program Teach and Learn With Georgia, 8th group of foreign teachers arrived in Georgia. They will be distributed in Samtskhe-Javakheti region in order to teach the local schoolchildren English language.
15/11/2010
Several private law companies are implementing the project Law in Our Lives with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze and the representatives of the law companies visited Public School №87, spoke with the schoolchildren on the legal issues and answered their questions in the scope of the project.
15/11/2010
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini attended the lesson of the 12th graders in the scope of “Abituri” Hours in the Public School №183 and presented the sample of electronic exam test together with the Director of the National Examination Center, Maia Miminoshvili.
13/11/2010
Optics Company Roniko has launched exclusive program for the certified teachers with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The first campaign was held in the scope of the program that envisages free eyesight diagnostics and 40% sale on the optical eyeglasses and optical lenses.
12/11/2010
In the scope of the Safe School concept, facts of violence have been significantly decreased after introducing the Office of Resource Officers.

             
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