There are number of ongoing pilot projects taking place under the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science. Lia Gigauri, deputy minister of Education and Science held a meeting with school directors in Borjomi to review these initiatives and to support the directors in creating an efficient and child-oriented environment at their schools.
Under the EU funding, Civil Society Institute organized a conference dedicated to distance learning in Georgia. The Conference aimed to evaluate current situation in the area of online learning in Georgia, to identify current challenges and opportunities and to promote this issue.
IX graders visited Akhaltsikhe Castle within the framework of Free Lessons. The excursion was dedicated to the topic – Georgian history and Samtskhe Javakheti. The pupils from four public schools also toured the historical museum of Samtskhe Javakheti.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia hosted the coordination meeting of donors and international organizations engaged in the area of vocational education.
Dual Education, i.e. practice-based learning program has been successfully taking place in VET colleges of Georgia. The workshop ‘’Dual Vocational Education in Georgia – the latest development trends and perspectives’’ was dedicated to this issue.
For the purposes of promoting healthy lifestyle, the Ministry of Education organized the competition of interviews and video reporting; the competition of illustrations and essays was conducted to celebrate 850 years anniversary of Shota Rustaveli.
Traditional meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce – Business Luncheon was dedicated to the topic of cooperation between education and private sectors.