Soldiers surprise the kids of Georgian peacekeepers spending the first day together in school
First day of school for the kids of Georgian peacekeepers participating in international missions. Photo: The Ministry of Defense
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Children of Georgian peacekeepers participating in international missions were taken in first class by the friends of their fathers.
Father’s friends congratulated kids on moving to a new stage of life and gave them symbolic gifts from the Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
This year Georgia has 55,000 first graders. Photo: The Ministry of Defense
Georgia is the largest non-Nato contributor to international peacekeeping mission (Resolute Support) in Afghanistan.
The Resolute Support mission was a follow-on task from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission, to which Georgia contributes about 750 troops.
Thirty two Georgian soldiers have been killed in service and more than 432 have received injuries while serving in Afghanistan.
2019-2020 academic year has started throughout Georgia today, with 700 fully or partly renovated schools. The academic year has begun in more than 2,000 public schools in the country, while the process was delayed for 19 schools due to renovation work there.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili spoke at the 51st public school in central Tbilisi today to voice his kind wishes regarding the new school year which kicked off today.
The weight of pupils' books has been halved in Georgia, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Education.
School bells are ringing today for more than 50,000 first-year students who walked into classrooms for the first time to begin their learning journey.