Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Director of National Center for Teachers Professional Development
Ghia Mamulashvili held a briefing on the contest of the public school
principals.
20 schoolchildren of №15 Samtredia boarding school visited reconstructed Kutaisi. The event was
organized in the scope of the joint project of School Resource Officers Agency
and Georgian National Tourism Agency.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze and Head of Teachers Professional Development
Centre Gia Mamulashvili presented to the public the renewed journal “The
Teacher”.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia visited Iakobidze family who have 4 kids and provided them with their energy vouchers. Dimitri Shashkini also presented Iakobidze family with the vouchers of Deputy Ministers.
Up to 100 school resource officers donated their blood at Iashvili Children’s Central Hospital. Within the frame of the charity event, blood will be used for the children with oncology diseases.
Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini awarded the winners of the analytical essay
contest “February 25 and August 8 - History’s Parallel“ at the Occupation
Museum.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Governor of Shida Kartli region Zurab Arsoshvili visited the reconstructed building of Gori University, where students study on about 15 vocational programs.
Within the scope of the “Week of Occupation”, First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science Koka Sepherteladze introduced the documentary film
“Soviet Story” directed by Latvian director Edvins Snore to the
students of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Irine
Kurdadze attended a lecture/discussion dedicated to Russia’s occupation of
Georgia on February 25, 1921 at Tbilisi public school №47. The event was
organized within the scope of the Week of Occupation and aimed at raising civil
awareness among the schoolchildren.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia has finished working on
the new rule of textbooks approval for the general educational
institutions. The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri
Shashkini held a briefing on new rule of textbooks approval.
Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited the refurbished library of
public school №60 and presented the school with a collection of Young Adults’
Literature.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze and 9th and 10th graders of Tbilisi
Public School №6 visited the Occupation Museum. The event was carried out in
the scope of the Week of Occupation which implied the organization of visits to
Occupation Museum for the schoolchildren of general education institutions.
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia starts the
registration process of the first graders from March 1 to May 15. Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini held a briefing on this
issue.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini observed the proceeding of the contest for IT
specialists. Those IT specialists who will be selected as the finalists will
provide a technical support to 2011 High School Exams.
One of the political parties yesterday disseminated
information that school resource officers had a right to carry a weapon. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia states that the
school resource officers have right to carry only handheld transceiver and
metal detector out of other special means.
Resource officers from Batumi public schools
visited Batumi boarding school and presented the schoolchildren with the gifts. Within the frame of the event, schoolchildren made
presentation of their hand -made works and informed the school resource
officers about their achievements and future goals.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and staff of the educational program “Teach and
Learn with Georgia“ (TLG) met those volunteer native English speaker teachers
at Sheraton Metechi Palace hotel, who teach English language along with local
teachers at public schools of Tbilisi, Kvemo Kartli and Mtskheta- Mtianeti
regions.
A model lesson in Mathematics was held with
the use of the Smart Board in the Ministry of Education and Science of
Georgia. The lesson was attended by the Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini, Director of National Center for Teachers Professional
Development Gia Mamulashvili and teachers of Tbilisi Public Schools.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini held a meeting with the Executive Director of one
of the most successful professional colleges - New College, Jeoff Holl and
Director of Adams College Nick White House.
Director of National Curriculum and Assessment Center under the
Ministry, Natia Jokhadze held a meeting with public school principals of
Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi district. The aim of the meeting was to inform
the school principals on selective subjects within National Curriculum
and exchange opinions on this issue.
With the support of Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia, “Giorgi
Otarashvili Legal Company” implements the project “Law in our life”.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science Irine Kurdadze and representatives of
the
company visited Tbilisi Public School №23
Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: H.E. Mr. Eric Fournier awarded Higher
Education Institutions’ professors with “Ordre
des Palmes Académiques”. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of
Georgia Nodar Surguladze took part in the awarding ceremony.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini is paying
an official visit to the U.K. Within the scope of the visit, Dimitri
Shashkini signed the Memorandum of cooperation with the company McMillan
Publishing.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini is paying
an official visit to the U.K. Within the scope of the visit, Minister
held a meeting with the President of Trinity College at the University
of Oxford Sir Ivor Roberts and his wife- Dean at the same college and
coordinator of Weidenfeld Scholarship program, Lady Elisabeth Roberts.
English Language teachers continue to arrive to Georgia in 2011 within
the frame of the educational program “Teach and Learn with Georgia”. A
third group of qualified teachers arrived from USA, Canada, England,
Australia and Norway.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia explains that the
National Olympics is the only Olympics that is carried out under the
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The National Olympics is
organized by the National Examination Center headed by Maia
Miminoshvili. All other Olympics are private initiatives and Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia is not involved... Read More
In order
to advance the teaching level of the natural sciences and attract
schoolchildren’s interest in the subject, the provision of schools with the
labs continues. In the scope of the program “Einstein”, Deputy Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze provided Tbilisi Public School
№24 with the lab for natural sciences.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini is paying an official visit to Great Britain. In
the scope of the visit Minister visited Georgian Sunday School in London and
attended Georgian language lesson and presented Georgian textbooks to
schoolchildren.
Resource officers from Kutaisi public schools
visited Samtredia №15 Boarding School for Children with Special Educational
Needs and presented the schoolchildren with the gifts.
Entrants will register for the
2011 National exams online. First Deputy Minister Akaki Sepherteladze and Director of National Examinations
Center Maia Miminoshvili made a
presentation on online registration system at Tbilisi Public school №51.
Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and President of Georgian Tennis
Federation Leila Meskhi signed a memorandum of cooperation at Tbilisi
Experimental School №1.
A first online conference was
organized in the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Simultaneous
videoconference was arranged among Tbilisi and Batumi.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science Irine Kurdadze and Head of Administration of the Ministry of Justice of
Georgia Andro Gigauri made a presentation of the project “My Senior Friend” at
Tbilisi Public school №52. The project is implemented with the partnership of UN
Association.
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Akaki
Sepherteladze and the Director of National Center of Manuscripts Buba
Kudava held a briefing on the Georgian Calligraphy Competition.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini paid a
visit to a new building of the Caucasus University. The reconstruction
works of the building will be finished soon. The new building of the
Caucasus University will start functioning from the new academic year of
2011-2012.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini attended a photo exhibition”University and Red
History” held within the scope of the
events dedicated to 93th anniversary of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State
University.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini attended a presentation of education recognition
manual at Georgian Technical University. Education recognition manual is a main
document featuring information on foreign qualifications assessment criteria
and procedures.
Final workshop in Georgian Sign Language was held at No.203 Tbilisi Deaf
and Hard of hearing Children School. Seminar was initiated within the
USAID supported project “Supporting Equal Opportunities for People with
Disabilities” and attended by Deputy Minister of Education and Science
Irine Kurdadze.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited Tbilisi Public School №198 and presented
portable computers to all second graders of the school. Minister made this
decision on February 3 after visiting the new building of the school.
Minister of Education
and Science Dimitri Shashkini awarded the certificates to 200 resource officers
who have successfully completed the training program.
Based
on the Decree №455 of the Minister of Education and Science (issued on June 14,
2010), internal audit department of the Ministry of Education and Science has
inspected financial activities of the vocational education center ,,Spektri”.
According to the decree of
Georgian government, the rule on awarding the state scholarship has
changed. Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Director of National Examinations
Center Maia Miminoshvili held a briefing on this topic.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited a new building of Tbilisi Public School №
198. 160 schoolchildren with special educational needs study there.
Students of professional
educational centers “Spektri”, “Margi” and Tbilisi multi-profile center
renovated the classrooms of first
graders at Tbilisi 173 public school. They also equipped it with necessary
inventories.
Minister of Education and Science Dimitri
Shashkini and Tbilisi City Assembly Vice chairman Mamuka Akhvlediani opened a modern
canteen at Tbilisi Public School#1 with the Representatives of “Gogli Mogli”
Company.
The
President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini opened a students’ dormitory, hotel and wine house at Kachreti Professional College.
The second group of English language teachers
arrived to Georgia in 2011. In the scope of the program “Teach and Learn with
Georgia” foreign teachers came to Georgia from USA, England, Australia, Canada,
Ireland, South Africa, Finland, Philippines and Litva.
First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science Akaki Sepherteladze and Governor of Imereti region Lasha
Makatsaria visited a new school that is being constructed in the village of
Puti, Zestaphoni.
Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini presented the personal computers to the winners of the 7th
international Zhautikov Olimpiad 2011 held in Kazakhstan.
“Kids’
University” under Tbilisi State University started giving seminars outside
Tbilisi. Professors of Tbilisi State University visited public school №3 of
Tserovani and gave a lecture to schoolchildren.
A football league was
formed at public schools to promote a healthy life style among schoolchildren.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Football
Federation President Zviad Sichinava signed a memorandum on formation of the
league.
Deputy Minister for Education and Science of Georgia Nodar Surguladze
and Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran to Georgia H.E. Mr. Majid
Samadzadeh Saber visited Tbilisi public school № 1 and opened a
classroom for Iranian Languages and Cultural there.
Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini, Rector of Ilia University Gigi Tevzadze and the
representatives of Earth Sciences Institute attended a testing of the apparatus
for complex researches of Sea and Lake.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Akaki Sepherteladze attended a first
dance lesson at Tbilisi public school №64. Piloting of dance lessons began in
all schools of Tbilisi from January 2011.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos
Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II gave the certificate of authorized educational
institution to Patriarchate King Tamar University.
Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini and State Minister for Diaspora Issues Mirza (Papuna)
Davitaia held a presentation on an unified learning program for Sunday Schools abroad.
Upon the initiative of the
President of Georgia and the President of Armenia Olympics in Physics, Mathematics
and Informatics was held in Erevan. 10 students took part in each subject from
each side. Organization committee and jury were composed of Georgian and
Armenian members.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Ambassador of
Italian Republic to Georgia H.E. Mr. Vittorio Sandalli introduced
Italian Language teacher Michael Biasin to the teachers and
schoolchildren of
Italian school “Tsiskari”.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini congratulated the schoolchildren on the beginning
of a new academic semester from Tbilisi Public School №55. The Minister
attended the event organized by Gogli Mogli Company there.
Deputy
Minister Nodar Surguladze and Head of National Center for Educational Quality
Enhancement Davit Kereselidze held a briefing at the Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia and defined the procedures of students’ mobility and
registration process.
Resource officers spent one day with 20 Gldani boarding schoolchildren.
Along with resource officers schoolchildren attended the screening of movie
“New Year Fairytale” in Amirani Cinema. The resource officers also presented
schoolchildren with new year gifts.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri
Shashkini met Polish Undersecretary of State, National Ministry of Education Mr.
Miroslaw Sielatycki and discussed potential areas of cooperation with the
polish side.
To support development of
technical fields and enhance learning of Natural Sciences at schools, up to 150
public schools will be equipped with 450 laboratory units till March, 2011.
The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and the Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini opened a new school
in the village Jugaani, Sighnaghi.
The Head of National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement Davit
Kereselidze visited the center for people with limited abilities
“Tanadgoma” and congratulated 23 deaf and hearing-impaired youngsters on
Epiphany.
In 2011, upon their
choice, all certified teachers will have opportunity to take English Language
and Computers Exam, overcome a minimum competency level in language and
computer skills and get additional salary.
The Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia clarifies the principles of division of classes at public
schools and states that according to the Georgian legislation and National Curriculum
public schools of Georgia have the right to divide the classes in case if the
number of students in the class is over 35.
The Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Mr. Dimitri Shashkini held a meeting with
representatives of the education system and talked about the new developments
in the sector.
The Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Mr. Dimitri Shashkini met the foreign teachers at the
Tbilisi International Airport who arrived to Georgia in the framework of the
educational program “Teach And Learn With Georgia”.
Resource officers visited Samtredia #15 Boarding
School for Children with Special Educational Needs and congratulated the
schoolchildren and school staff on the New Year. They also conferred the
schoolchildren with gifts.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini awarded Nino Epremidze - a finalist of Rustavi 2 TV Show “The Cleverest” with the laptop.
Minister of Education and Science
Mr. Dimitri Shashkini visited Tbilisi №202 Boarding School for Blind and
Visually Impaired Children and presented the gifts to those schoolchildren who
spend their holidays at the school.
The First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science Mr. Akaki Sepherteladze observed a second round of
National Educational Olympiad at Tbilisi 161 public school.
The
process of improving school infrastructure is underway. According the decision
of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia from the new academic year
130 schoolchildren of Akhalkalaki Public School №3 will continue education
process in the new building.
The First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science Mr. Akaki Sepherteladze and Majoritary MP of Senaki Municipality Mr. Guram Mesabishvili presented
a new school project to the residents of Village of Nokalakevi.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Director of the National Examination Center,
Maia Miminoshvili held a briefing on 2011 National Education Olympiad.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri
Shashkini presented 8 years old Giorgi Kurtanidze with the portable computer
and fulfilled his dream.
Director of the National Center
for Education Quality Enhancement of MES, David Kereselidze visited the charity
organization “Mkurnali”, wished merry Christmas to the youngsters, living there
and presented them with sweets.
Christmas event was held for 200
children from vulnerable families at Tbilisi Art Hall, organized by the
National Center for Teacher Professional Development of MES, with the support
of Nino Ananiashvili Charity Foundation.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia, Nodar Surguladze and Director of Shota Rustaveli National
Science Foundation of MES, Sulkhan Sisauri visited the oldest academician, Ms. Nino
Javakhishvili and wished her a merry Christmas.
Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Rector of the Academy of
the
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Khatia Dekanoidze held a summarizing
briefing on
the development of the Resource Officers’ Office.
By the decision of MES,
construction of the new modern school for 200 children is underway in the
village of Melaani, Gurjaani region. One million GEL will be allocated for the
works.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini
presented 13 years old Giorgi Malazonia with the personal computer and wished
him a happy New Year. Giorgi lives with his foster-mother, Mariam Zaalishvili
in the hard living conditions.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini visited the teacher of biology of the Public
School №10, Ketevan Dolidze at home, wished her happy New Year and
presented with the personal computer.
By the organization of the National Center for
Teacher Professional Development of MES, 10 teachers of math and 5 English
language teachers left for Great Britain
in order to pass the training tour.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze awarded with netbooks 30
winners of the competition, announced by the journal “Junior”.
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.
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
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.
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.
