Back to school: New academic year begins in Georgia today
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It’s back to school today for hundreds of thousands of students at Georgian public and private schools, and the new academic year is bringing many changes to school life, the country’s Education Ministry says.
Almost 50,000 six-year-olds are attending their first day of school today; all of whom received a full set of school books and netbook for free from the state.
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili visited Tbilisi First Classical Gymnasium – the school he graduated from – and congratulated the first graders on their very first school bell.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili travelled about 30km away from Tbilisi to Tsilkani village, where he met the teachers and pupils who would enjoy a brand new school building.
Tsilkani Public School was built earlier this year. Photo by the PM's Press Office.
Garibashvili said over the past three years nine modern schools had been built in Georgia and about 1,000 had been renovated.
He added transport issues affecting pupils from mountain villages had been fixed, where school buses would serve about 60 000 children this year.
Some other changes implemented this 2015-16 academic year also included the raise of teachers’ salary.
Georgian public kindergartens and universities also celebrated the beginning of the new academic year today.
A new program developed by Georgia's Ministry of Education will make young childrens' school entrance easier and less stressful.
More than a half million children in Georgia will receive free school books for the upcoming academic year.
A select group of Georgian schools are introducing a new pilot program this year that aims to encourage personal development and identity.
More than 50,000 six-year-olds walked into classrooms for the first time today to begin their learning journey, said Georgia’s Ministry of Education and Science.
Thousands of students returned to school today as Georgia marked the first day of the 2015-2016 academic year, and two Georgian officials found unique ways to mark the occasion.
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.
Four, specially-adapted mini-buses have been provided to schools in the capital of Tbilisi to facilitate the transportation of students with disabilities.
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.