Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia is announcing the following competitions within the framework of "Successful Students Encouragement Program” sub-program:

• The students to express their attitude towards violence of any kind;
• To think about the people whose rights have been restricted or even limited; people who have to endure constant humiliation, pain, violence and abuse, on account of having no support of their peers, relatives or the community;
• Display creative skills through creating thematic slogans and flash mob skits;
• Create different ways/ideas to free people from violence, these ideas will be presented in the concept format;

1. Slogan Contest for students of VII-XII grade:

A competition organized by the school administration, in which the participants will create slogans against violence. Additionally, it is desirable to create slogans, in a creative manner. Slogans should be submitted individually. Each participant school will reveal no more than two of the winning slogans, which will be submitted to the education resource center.

2. Flash mob Contest for students of I-XII grade:

A competition organized by the school administration, in which the participants will perform a flash mob against violence. Additionally, each flash mob should be manifested by a group of students. Each school will reveal no more than one flash mob winner. The winner will present a flash mob video recording to the education resource center.

3. Concepts Contest for students of VIII-XII grade:

A competition organized by the school administration, in which the participants will develop various concepts against violence. The concept must be executed in Georgian language and should not exceed 300 words. The paper should indicate the author's name, class, school name and contact information; The paper can be handwritten or be presented in a printed form. Additionally, each school will reveal no more than two winners, which will be submitted to the education resource center.

II. “Future created from the Past”- Georgia celebrates it Independence Day on May 26, in this regard, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia offers different kinds of competitions to the students of the General Education Institutions, which aims at encouraging the patriotic and civic awareness; as well as enhancing the critical and analytical skills amongst the Youth regarding the historical events. The students have to present their own vision of how they would like to see Georgia after 25 years.

Different ways to approach the contest:

1. Photo Contest

• The competition will be held for the students of VII-XII grade;
•  The student must submit a photo relevant to the subject;
•  The photo size must conform to the A3 format. The information about the participant:   full name, school name (School number, municipality / town / village) and the grade should be indicated on the rear side of the photo;
• Photos taken by the students of General Educational Institutions must be submitted to the regional branch of the Educational Resource Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia;
• The Resource Center will sort the material in terms of age groups;

2. Painting Contest

• The competition will be held for the students of I-XII grade;
• The student must present a painting relevant to the subject;
• The information about the participant: full name, school name (School number, municipality / town / village) and the grade should be indicated on the rear side of the painting;
• Paintings presented by the students of General Educational Institutions must be submitted to the regional branch of the Educational Resource Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
• The Resource Center will sort the material in terms of age groups;

3. Essay Contest

• An essay contest, organized by the school administration will be held for the students of VII-XII grades. No more than two best essay work will be revealed by each school.
• An essay must ne written in Georgian and should not exceed 300 words. The paper should indicate the student's full name, name of the school (school number, municipality / town / village) and the grade.
• The winning essay should be submitted through the electronic filing system (e-flow) to the regional branch of the Educational Resource Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia;

III. Video Contest - “A Step towards Europe” – Owing to the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science, in regards to the European Week, organizes a video competition – “Europe in my Lens”. The contest aims at young people to understand the importance of the European integration to the modern Georgia; and analyze the role of the European integration to our country's democratic development.

Terms and Conditions:

• The author / authors of the video topic (logistics, the idea / writer, director, cameraman) can be students of (VII-XII grades). As for the "actors" the age nor the grade is limited;
• The method for filming the video report is not limited (a professional camera or a mobile device, etc. can be used as a device);
• A video report should not exceed 3 minutes;
• In case of reflecting real stories, it is important not to indicate the real names or any type of identification data in the video report;
• A school must present no more than two video reports for the competition;
• The competitive video report (no more than two) must be uploaded on the Internet by the school administration. The name of the school should be indicated in the video report;

IV. Essay Contest – “How I see the future of my region" – For the students of the mountainious regions and non-Georgian speaking schools, an essay contest will be held, organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The competition’s major intention is to enhance the intercultural dialogue and promote civil integration for the better future and development.

Terms and Conditions:

• The contest is open in 2015-2016 academic year, and the students of 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grades in the mountainious regions and non-Georgian speaking schools, are eligible to participate in the following regions of Georgia (Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti)
• The competition is held at one stage;
• The participant must submit an essay on the following topic:  " How I see the future of my region." The essay must be written in Georgian and should not exceed 250 words. ( The essay  must be handwritten)
• The author may illustrate the essay
• The information about the participant: full name, school name (School number, municipality / town / village) and the grade should be indicated at the end of the essay
• The special commission created by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia will evaluate and reveal 50 best essays authors. 30 best essay authors will be awarded with the right to participate in a “Multicultural summer school", (the rest will be placed in the reserve group). The Commission will also identify 35 winning essay authors in the mountainous region, out of which best 20 authors will be awarded with the right to participate in the summer school, (the rest of the 15 authors will be placed in the reserve group). Additionally, all of the 85 students will be awarded with gift certificates.

Successful students / teams will receive various encouraging rewards.