The
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia –Ms. Tamar Sanikidze awarded the
winners of the school competition. The works of the winners will be stored in a
so-called “Time Capsule” on May 26, due to the 25th anniversary of
independence, and will be opened in 25 years.
Due
to the 25th anniversary of independence of Georgia, the Ministry of Education
and Science offered various contests in photography, painting and essay writing
to private and public schools across Georgia. The contests aimed at encouraging
civic awareness amongst the students, in conjunction with developing critical
thinking skills and the ability to critically analyze historical events. The
students should have presented their vision of how they wanted to see Georgia
in 25 years.
Students
presented photographs, paintings and essays in regards to the latter-mentioned
theme. Additionally, the photo contest was offered to the students of VII-XII
grade, where a specially selected commission revealed the winners of I, II, and
III place. Consequently, the winning authors received diplomas and were given
500, 300 and 200 GEL worth of computer hardware and accessories gift cards,
respectively.
Photo
contest winners are:
I place
- Milana Khitarova, XI grade, Tbilisi №132 public school;
II
place - Ekaterine Gabisonia, XI grade, Demireli Private College;
III
place - Irina Gabisonia, XI grade, Zugdidi Municipality- Koki public school.
Painting
competition was offered to the students of I-XII grade, where a special commission
revealed 12 best works. The authors were given diplomas and 200 GEL worth of Art
store gift cards. The paintings of the best 12 authors will be published in the
calendar of 2017.
Essay
contest was offered to the students of VII-XII grade, where a special
commission unveiled the winners of I, II, III place. The winning authors
received diplomas and 500, 300, and 200 GEL worth of book store gift cards,
respectively.
Essay
Contest winners are:
I
place - Zaur Tsakadze XI grade, Bolnisi N1 public school;
II
place - Mariam Giorgadze X grade, Ozurgeti N2 public school;
III
place – Mariam Bochorishvili VIII grade, Abkhazia N5 public school.
Furthermore, it should be noted, that the commission revealed
other participants’ works as well. For instance, the participant of the essay
contest – Vartan Voskanyan (XI grade, Municipality of Tsalka, Bediani public
school) received a book as a gift from the deputy director of the National
Library – Mr. Mirian Bazerashvili. Whereas, David Grigolia (III grade, Modern
Education Academy) received a gift from the head of the General Education
Management and Development department – Ms. Ketevan Grigolia.