Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia

Minister Met Media Representatives at the Office of Newspaper “Prime Time”

12.09.2011

Minister Dimitri Shashkini met the mass media representatives at the office of newspaper “Prime Time” and introduced them the novelties of 2011-2012 academic year.

During the meeting the following new developments have been highlighted:

Introduction of the new national curriculum: from September 15^th, it will be introduced for I-VIth grades;
New textbooks: this year, schoolchildren of 1^st to 6^th grade will study with the new textbooks developed according to the modern standards. These textbooks will stay unchanged for subsequent 5 years. All schoolchildren from 1^st to 12^th grade who come from socially vulnerable families will get school textbooks free of charge;
Netbooks for first graders and teachers: All first graders and head teachers will receive netbook as a present from the President of Georgia. Netbooks will feature learning programs and games and will serve as additional source of education of the kids;
Rehabilitation of school infrastructure: 350 schools have been renovated, 12 schools have been constructed. New school desks and boards have been distributed to all schools in Georgia. At the same time, schools have been equipped with modern laboratories in Tbilisi and in all big cities of Georgia;
Professional development of school resource officers: School Resource officers have been taking various professional courses during the summer, for example, they have taken up training in English and Computer ,in Psychology , some of them have been trained as a rescue officers in order to more efficiently protect safety at schools;
Introduction of ejournal at schools: Parents will monitor their kids’ academic achievements and class attendance via this journal. In the future, schools will be managed via electronic system in the scope of a new eSchool strategy;

Apart this novelty, Ministry is also implementing various educational projects and programs.