Georgia Today Education #24 May Issue 2019

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Why Not Work AND Learn at the Same Time?

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Ladurée – A Parisian Environ in Tbilisi

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FOCUS ON LEARNING &

The Niko Ketskhoveli School Awards 2020

GROWING

Now with BILINGUAL stories, find out how you can study and earn money at the same time, the best way to look after your pets, how two girls from different religions made friends in Pankisi, and how bubbles are helping kids to enjoy their stay in hospital!

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The Fun to Be Had at the GZAAT Summer Academy on Lisi PAGE 14

Children’s Day Celebrated Worldwide on June 1

BY KETEVAN KVARATSKHELIYA

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t has already been nearly a century since June 1 was proclaimed ‘Children’s Day’ at the ‘World Conference for the Well-being of Children’ in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1925, with the goal of highlighting the needs of children. More and more countries have joined the initiative since its launch, showing their support to youngsters and helping to end the problems they face in society. Children’s Day was universally established in 1954.

Life is fast and busy, and it might be easy for adults to forget children’s

sensitivities and needs, and that even a smile on a child’s face might hide sadness or pain: it is never easy to grow up and learn to find your place in the world.

Problems typically faced by children, even in the developed and progressive 21st century, are poverty and access to education, particularly in less economically developed countries. The gap between rich and poor can also lead to a number of significant problems, damaging children’s mental health.

June 1 is a day when the many counties worldwide unite with the purpose to help children solve their problems, support them in selfdevelopment and to encourage them

to live a ‘full life’.

It is also a day to have fun! In Tbilisi, children and their parents will be given a wonderful opportunity to enjoy Children’s Day at different venues throughout the city. ShumbaLand is to transform into a magical universe with our favorite cartoon characters. The Basti-Bubu team will also take to the stage at 6pm with a concert. The Hualing Group and Samgori council invite families to join in the fun at Hualing Park, where they will see marching bands, get free balloons, and enjoy face painting, magic shows and games, followed by a concert.

Mtatsminda Park has also prepared a list of entertainment for its guests

on June 1, and both Tbilisi Mall and Galleria mall will be hosting children and their parents with unforgettable shows, and lots of sweets and special offers.

If nothing is happening in your town or village, why not think how you can celebrate and help the local children at the same time? Think what they need most, how they would like to have fun, what budget you can spare, and make the magical day happen! Happy Children’s Day!

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Le Festival de Cannes Sites utiles L’Institut français de Géorgie : ifg.ge Le festival de cannes : www.festival-cannes.com LE JURY

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ette année, le Festival de Cannes fête son soixante-douzième anniversaire! Le prestigieux festival se tient à Cannes du 14 au 25 mai et accueille des célébrités du monde entier. C’est l’événement le plus médiatisé au monde après les jeux olympiques et la coupe du monde de football.

LES ORIGINES Le premier festival aurait dû avoir lieu en septembre 1939, avec pour président Louis Lumière, père du cinématographe. Malheureusement, le début de la seconde guerre mondiale met fin au projet. Il a fallu attendre l’après-guerre pour qu’il soit relancé: le premier festival a eu lieu en 1946. 21 films étaient en compétition et 11 récompenses ont été distribuées.

L’AFFICHE Chaque année, l’affiche officielle du festival est dévoilée vers la miavril. Cette année, le festival a décidé de mettre à l’honneur la réalisatrice française Agnès Varda, disparue en mars dernier. On y voit la réalisatrice sur le tournage de son premier film, La Pointe courte, en 1954.

LE PROGRAMME Les films présentés sont divisés en huit catégories. La plus réputée est la compétition des longs métrages.

Une vingtaine de films des cinq continents sont en concurrence pour gagner la très convoitée Palme d’or. Cette année, c’est le film de l’Américain Jim Jarmusch, The Dead don’t die, qui ouvre le festival. C’est un film d’horreur qui parle de zombies.

sateur japonais Hirokazu Kore-eda C’est le jury officiel qui choisit le qui l’a reçue pour son film Une film qui gagne la compétition et lui Affaire de famille. décerne la Palme d’or. Il est composé d’une dizaine de profession- LA MONTÉE DES nels du monde du cinéma: des réal- MARCHES isateurs, des acteurs, des scénaristes... Les films en compétition sont proCette année, c’est le réalisateur jetés au Palais des Festivals de mexicain Alejandro González Iñár- Cannes. Pour y accéder, il faut monter 24 marches recouvertes d’un ritu qui le préside. tapis rouge. C’est l’occasion pour les stars de prendre la pose et pour LA PALME D’OR Le réalisateur du film qui gagne la les photographes de prendre des compétition reçoit la palme d’or photos. lors de la cérémonie de clôture du festival. Et pourquoi une palme? ET LA GÉORGIE ?

Parce que c’est le symbole de la ville Cette année, le film And Then We de Cannes. Elle est fabriquée à Danced de Levan Akin, réalisateur Genève, est transportée par avion suédois d’origine géorgienne, sera privée à Cannes et est gardée dans projeté pendant le festival. Il s’agit un lieu secret jusqu’au dernier soir de son premier long métrage en du festival ! En 2018, c’est le réali- géorgien.

Mots-clés se tenir: ჩატარება, გამართვა accueillir: დახვედრა, მიღება avoir lieu: ჩატარება la seconde guerre mondiale: მეორე მსოფლიო ომი mettre fin à: დასრულება une affiche: აფიშა dévoiler: გამოქვეყნება mettre à l’honneur: პატივის მიგება disparu(e): გარდაცვლილი un tournage: ფილმის გადაღება convoité: სასურველი un palme: პალმა l’or (m.) ოქრო décerner: მინიჭება, დაჯილდოვება une cérémonie de clôture: დახურვის ცერემონია

Le festival en chiffres  Une seule femme a reçu la palme d’or : Jane Campion, en 1993.  Seuls 9 réalisateurs ont obtenu la Palme d’or deux fois.  Le pays le plus récompensé : les États-Unis, avec 22 prix.  La palme d’or pèse 1,4 kilo et vaut 20 000 €.  Il y a 4 500 journalistes représentant 85 pays.

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Bubbles in the Operating Room – Psycho-Social Service in Children’s Hospitals

BY LISA MAIER

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f you’ve never needed surgery, you’re lucky. But thousands of young people need it every day. Maybe they broke an arm, or need their tonsils taking out. Or maybe they need treatment for an illness. Hospitals, with their long grey corridors, strange smell and people in pain or sick, can be quite scary. But in the basement of the Tsitsishvili Children’s New Clinic in Tbilisi, away from the grey hospital rooms, is a colorful, child-friendly space; a place where kids can play with other children, paint and have fun.

The playroom is part of the program of psycho-social services in children’s hospitals which is slowly being implemented and recognized in Georgia. There are only two hos-

pitals, both in Tbilisi, working with psycho-social ways: JoaAnn’s Medical Center and the Tsitsishvili Children’s New Clinic. In 1996, the first department started its work, followed by the oncological center, which offered hospital school programs for long-term child patients.

Today, the program offers three different services in two hospitals and aims to make the stay for child patients and their parents easier, helping them to cope with the stress of the surgery/treatment and their health problems, in a childfriendly way.

“Research has proven that you need fewer painkillers when you have psycho-social services. It is a fact that non-pharmacological methods do a great job,” Khatuna Dolidze, Head of Psycho-Social Services at the JoAnn’s Medical Center, told us. “The preparation process before

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Implemented – started, introduced Cope with – deal with, live with Instruments – metal tools used in surgery Reduce – make less Overprotective – too protective, too caring Individually – one-by-one Persuaded – made to understand, told about so they believe Effectiveness – the good work Distracted – thinking about of focused on something else

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Info Box Donations are welcome to help and create a child-friendly surgery department in the Tsitsishvili Children’s New Clinic: THE SAMARITAN ASSOCIATION GEORGIA Bank Name: TBC BANK SWIFT: TBCBGE22 IBAN: GE24TB7532436080100008 surgery is very important. Kids who are prepared are calmer, less stressed and more cooperative with the medical staff.”

In the preparation phase, psychologists come to the child and talk with them about the surgery. They might use ‘medical play,’ showing the children with a special doll what their procedure will look like and using simple and non-scary words.

Another popular method is talking to other children who had similar surgeries, or letting children play with real medical instruments to feel comfortable with them.

“It all helps to reduce the children’s fears and prepare them mentally for their surgeries,” Dolidze says.

Before this service was introduced, no-one explained to the child patients about the surgery and they would get very stressed and scared.

The doctors had no time or training to deal with the children’s fears and the parents were overprotective, telling their children it “wouldn’t hurt at all,” which often had a negative effect.

“We get very positive feedback from parents. Now, they choose our hospitals because we can help them find a way to communicate with their children. The parents see their kids feeling more comfortable when they understand the surgery before they have it.”

Despite the many positives, psycho-social services are slow to enter hospitals: 90% of the hospitals in Georgia are private, which means that each manager must be con-

tacted individually and persuaded of the effectiveness of the program.

“If the Ministry of Health published recommendations for hospitals to show the value of this service, it would help as we wouldn’t need to explain it to each hospital management again and again, and we could do our work more effectively.”

The psycho-social staff also go with the children into the surgery room to keep them distracted during medical procedures, using toys or bubbles. Surgeons can do a better and faster job when the children are cooperating, and fewer calming drugs are needed.

In the JoAnn’s Medical Center, the psycho-social service has five staff members, a playroom and play corners throughout the hospital. The Tsitsishvili Children’s New Clinic wants to expand the program, as a lot of the departments are not yet child-friendly.

Georgian hospitals only have enough money to pay for real needs.

A fundraising project called ‘Make The Surgical Department Great For Them’ was started to raise the money needed by the Tsitsishvili Clinic, which is working with the Samaritan Association of Georgia (SSK Georgia) and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Germany, to create a child-friendly surgical department, with bright colors and play corners for those who can’t get down to the basement playroom. Small things can make a big change in these children’s lives, just like bubbles in the surgery room.

Food for Thought  Have you or has anyone you know ever had surgery?

Tell your class about it.  Why is it important for children to feel comfortable in hospital? Is your local doctor’s clinic, hospital or dentist child-friendly? What could you do to help them change their ways?

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Education & Science Center to Be Built in Batumi ბათუმში საგანმანათლებლო და სამეცნიერო ცენტრი აშენდება თარგმნა ქეთევან კვარაცხელიამ

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აქართველოს მთავრობის გადაწყვეტილების შედეგად, გააუმჯობესოს განათლების ხარისხი ქვეყნის მასშტაბით, ბათუმში საგანმანათლებო და სამეცნიერო ცენტრი აშენდება. ცენტრი ლაბორატორიებს, საკონფერენციო დარბაზებს, სპორტულ მოედნებს, სარეკრეაციო სივრცეს, ბიბილიოთეკას, სამეცნიერო მუზეუმს და სტუდენტების საერთო საცხოვრებელს გააერთიანებს. ბათუმის პროექტთან დაკავშირებით პრესკონფერენციაზე საუბრისას, საქართველოს პრემიერმინისტრმა მამუკა ბახტაძემ განაცხადა, რომ მსგავსი სივრცეები „საქართველოს ყველა კუთხეში“ აშენდება. განათლება მოქმედი მთავრობის პრიორიტეტად იქცა. ეს პროექტი კი იმის შემდეგ შემუშავდა, რაც მთავრობამ 2019 წლის სექტემბრიდან მასწავლებლების ხელფასების 150 ლარით გაზრდის შესახებ გამოაცხადა. ბახტაძის თქმით, მთავრობა საქართველოში განათლების სფეროს „უპრეცედენტო მხარდაჭერას“ გამოუცხადებს. მართლაც, დაპირების მიხედვით, მთავრობა სახელმწიფო ბიუჯეტის ერთ მეოთხედს საგანმანათლებო სფეროში ინვესტირებისთვის გამოყოფს.

Photo source - Georgia.Travel

BY AMY JONES

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n education and science center will be built in Batumi as part of the government’s push to improve education across Georgia.

The center will include laboratories, conference halls, sports facilities, recreational space, a library, science museum, outdoor stadium, and student halls.

Speaking at a press conference for the project in Batumi, the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze announced that a similar space will be created in “every corner of Georgia.”

Education has become a priority for the current government. The project comes after the government announced plans to increase teachers salaries by 150 GEL per month from September 2019 earlier this week.

The government will provide “unprecedented support” for education in Georgia, said Bakhtadze. Indeed, they have pledged to invest onequarter of the state budget into education.

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Why Not Work AND Learn at the Same Time? What’s That?

Cut out for – suited for, able to learn there Income – money you earn Catered for – adapted to, given possibilities Implemented – run, carried out Deficit – lack of, not enough for what is needed Abandoning – leaving to disappear/die Boasts – has, is proud of DCFTA – Deep & Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement Demand – what people want Benefit – good thing, advantage Migration – leaving to live/work in another place Rural – in the countryside Urban – in the city/town

BY KATIE RUTH DAVIES

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ot everyone is cut out for university; some want the immediate adventure and income of work. But many young people who want jobs straight after finishing school or university are told “No, you don’t have any experience, we can’t hire you.” Well, what if you could get the technical knowledge at college AND the necessary practical experience in your field, and then get a recognized diploma at the end of it? Well, thanks to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and Georgian Farmers Association (GFA), supported by the Swiss Government and UNDP, now you can!

Many are starting to see the advantages of Vocational Education (VE) over the standard university degrees, more so now there are Work Based Learning (WBL) programs in Georgia. And as more VE colleges open in the capital and regions- your choices are growing!

the company you work for, you might even get paid for it! Special needs are also catered for in some areas, and the program currently has five people with special needs gaining qualifications and practical experience.

HOW DID IT START IN GEORGIA?

The Swiss funded project started in 2013, which is implemented by the UNDP in close collaboration with the Ministries of Education and Agriculture, as well as the GFA. It aims at modernizing the system of vocational education related to agriculture. The project mobilized international best practices used in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein and other countries where this model is already very popular with youth. The GFA was facilitated to contact small and medium farms and agricultural businesses, meeting the directors and company representatives and explaining the WBL concept. In 2015, 27 private companies in seven regions started employing and training workers in various farming work.

Now, the engagement of the private WHAT IS WBL? sector is expanding according to In Kakheti, Samtske-Javakheti, the needs of each region and VE Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Samegrelo, college.

Adjara, Racha and Shida Khartli, youth from grade 9 upwards can WHAT KIND OF JOBS join WBL programs at their local ARE COVERED? VE colleges. You spend part of your As there is a countrywide deficit week (around two days) studying in skilled and qualified agricultural in college and the rest in the work- workers, and in part to slow the place, learning on the job from a number of youth leaving villages to trained professional. Depending on study and find work in the cities,

so abandoning an age-old and very valuable agricultural heritage, the focus right now is on the agricultural sector. Fruit-growing, animal husbandry, bee-keeping, fishing and meat-processing are the programs being offered within the WBL approach right now. You can even be a vet. If you’re lucky enough to live in Akhalsikhe, the VE college there boasts its own “Vet Mobile,” with qualified vets regularly taking students out to farms to get onlocation experience with the animals.

Georgian products are gaining in popularity in Europe as Georgian manufacturers work to fulfil the DCFTA, bringing standards, hygiene, health-and-safety, etc. in line with European norms. One example is honey. It is already being exported to Europe, but people want more- and Georgia doesn’t have enough beehives to meet the growing demand. If you did a WBL program on a ‘work for kind’ beehive farm, at the end of your training you’d know everything you needed to produce EU-standard honey AND the farmer would give you some hives to start your own business and join a cooperative- working with them to meet the consumer demand. Good for you, good for Georgia’s economy and definitely good for the Europeans hungry for Georgian honey!

WHO PAYS AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

company pays you a wage for your work*. For you, the benefit is earning while you learn and gain experience, and a certified qualification at the end of the course and the tools you need to settle in a job and/ or start your own business. For the farm, the benefit is training its future employees or potential collective co-workers: they can choose from the best students to keep as they already know who they are and how they work. For the government, it is a way to decrease unemployment in the country, stop migration from rural to urban areas and increase quality education. On-the-job learning also means that the government doesn’t need to pay to build and supply materials for specialized “mock” facilities (like a college vineyard or laboratory) as the students will be able to experience these within the companies they go out to.

So, why start with university for higher education when you can work AND learn to get your qualification? Why wait to enter the workforce (and travel so far away from home to do it!) when you can study and work in your home region and finish up with your own business or a work placement suited to your skills and new experience? You can even go to university after completing a VE program if you want!

Check out the vocational education adventure waiting for you at https:// vet.emis.ge

The government pays the VE col- *this depends on the course you lege for your studies and the private choose and who employs you.

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Get Caught Reading Competition Opens June 15: Your mission - Create an Exciting Book Talk!

Info Box Contest Rules for Get Caught Reading WHO: Children entering grades 2-12 in September 2019, who are enrolled in a Georgian school.

BY KATIE RUTH DAVIES

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et Caught Reading is a global campaign to promote the fun of reading books for all ages. First launched in the US in 1999 by the Association of American Publishers and now managed there by Every Child a Reader with support from the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Get Caught Reading encourages youth to pick up a book and talk about it… again and again. The campaign also aims to promote reading in schools and provides support to teachers and librarians.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO? First, think about whatirst, think about what gets you excited about reading. Is it the characters? Is it the setting? An exciting plot? Interesting themes? Or a personal connection you have with the story?

Do you like to read about our world through non-fiction?

Second, find a great book you want to tell others about.

Third, prepare an exciting script for your book talk. You can use the template on the Get Caught Reading Sakartvelo Facebook page to help you.

In your talk, you should: • Use interesting words to describe your chosen book- make it sound exciting!

• Make the theme or main character of the book relevant to your audience.

• Retell an exciting part of the story without too many spoilers!

• Use a picture or other props where appropriate to create interest.

• Repeat the title and author at the end of your book talk.

• Leave your viewers with a good reason they should read the book too!

When you’re ready, get in front of a camera (your phone or a computer) and record your book talk.

Remember to speak loudly and clearly and to look at the camera (your audience).

Speak with enthusiasm. — It’s your job to get your reader to read your book!

Remember - score yourself using the rubric on the Get Caught Reading – Sakartvelo Facebook page for your age group before submitting your video!

THE WINNERS Entries will be divided into 5 groups according to school grade in September 2019: grades 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12.

Judging will take place during the last two weeks of August 2019 with a panel of local and foreign educators/authors, who will choose First & Second place winners from each age group.

Winners will be announced at an award ceremony to be held in September and prizes will be awarded to the First and Second place winners in each age group.

Good luck!

WHEN: 15 June - 15 August 2019 HOW (instructions to students): 1. Take a photo of yourself reading an English book and caption it “[name] got caught reading [book title] [where].

Example: “Nika got caught reading Ghost Stories under a tree.” Take your photos in interesting places or showing you wearing funny clothes.

2. Make a Video Book Talk (see main text) saying what the book is about and why you like it.

• Maximum length for grades 2-3: 1 minute.

• Maximum length for grades 4-9: 2 minutes • Maximum length for grades 10-12: 2.5 minutes.

Videos that exceed the maximum length will NOT be accepted!!!

3. Take a photo of your favorite quote in the book.

4. Send your 2 photos and Video Book Talk to our inbox with the following information: “Reviewed by [full name], age, grade in September 2019, [city/village and region], and the name of your school, language center, or private English teacher. Example: Reviewed by Ani Kotadze, age 11, grade 6, Patara Zanavi - Adigeni Region, Public School # 007.

DEADLINE for submission of photos and videos is midnight, 15 August 2019.

• The photos will be compiled and shown at the award ceremony.

• Only the Video Book Talks will be judged for prizes.

Check our folder on Google Drive for all relevant documents and videos. https://drive.google.com/open?id=13y yb5wVRjyJTAptsb6Vrxfx7mwP5FLuN Search Youtube for “book talks by kids” and you will find many examples.

Here are links with more info about Get Caught Reading campaigns in the USA, suggested activities and more. http://www.getcaughtreading.org/ http://ideas.demco.com/blog/7-ways-to-get-caught-reading/ https://www.familyeducation.com/10-awesome-readingactivities-celebrate-get-caught-reading-month-0 http://www.getcaughtreading.org/celebrity-posters.php

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The Last Bell

BY ELIZA TOKHOSASHVILI FOR PANKISITIMES.COM

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he time to say “goodbye” has come. Goodbye my school, my friends, my teachers.

These are the most precious people; people who have been making our lives meaningful and interesting these past 12 years.

They are people who have been part of our lives.

Ringing the bell, we said goodbye to the feelings we have been collecting these years, to classroom life (however naughty) and desks that hide the memories of our childhoods, to the teachers who had

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Food for Thought  What are your best memories of school?

shared their experiences, joys and  What advice would you give to first graders just startsorrows with us. ing their school adventure?

I remember being in primary school, looking at the 12th grade Now, my advice to school children work and love and support your students’ tearful eyes with surprise is to use each minute, each hour classmates: you will miss them as they rang the bell. There were and enjoy every second of school afterwards. I already miss them, and so many questions in my head. Why life. Respect teachers and their hard only a few days have passed. and why?

And today on my T-shirt someone has written: “You are lucky. Congratulations on escaping school”.

The author will be someone small, I guess- it’s the way I felt when I was small. I also couldn’t understand back then.

And now these 12 years have passed.

My classmates have become like family, as we have traveled through our childhood together, with all its good and bad moments.

Integration & Equality each other and our friendship started. She was the only friend I made that day and it was a very good friendship. We were both four.

The only difference was that she was Chechen and I am Kist. Our friendship became really wellknown and everyone heard about us in the village.

After leaving kindergarten, our friendship continued at school, where we were classmates, sitting together all through our school years.

We grew up. So many changes happened in our lives, but we are still friends.

I remember the wonderful attitude my family had towards Chechen people. My grandparents would always say “they are our sisters and brothers and are part of the Georkindergarten, I saw many children, gian people.” My family has many but I just stared at one girl and she Chechen friends and they really stared at me. Then we sat next to love and respect each other.

Photo by Mila Supinskaya Glashchenko/Shutterstock.com

BY ANANO KULALAGASHVILI FOR PANKISITIMES.COM

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can remember my first day at kindergarten. It was September 15, 2008. I felt so nervous the night before at the thought of all the new people I’d meet, that I almost didn’t sleep. But behind it was a strange feeling that something special was going to happen.

The next day, when I went to the

Food for Thought  Do you agree that religion doesn’t matter in a friendship?  What is the best way to stop stereotypical points of view in society?

In my childhood and even now, I had and have many Chechen friends and love them no less than my Georgian friends.

I’m often asked how I can have such a good relationship with people who have a different religion.

But who says friendship has limits?

I don’t think so. I don’t believe people should censure each other just because they have different religious beliefs, or different points of view.

We have to keep our humanity. And we shouldn’t waste time looking for others’ weaknesses, because we aren’t in this world for long, and even the word ‘forever’ has limits, and sometimes it can mean just one second.

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Ladurée – A Parisian Environ in Tbilisi

Ladurée - პარიზული გარემო თბილისში

თარგმნა მარიამ მერაბიშვილმა

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ბილი, ტკბილი ქერქი იშლება ჩაკბეჩისთანავე და მსუბუქი კრემის შიგთავსი პირში დნება. ვარდისფერი, ფორთოხლისფერი, ყვითელი... ეს მაკარონია, თუმცა არა უბრალოდ მაკარონი, არამედ საფრანგეთში განვითარებული საიდუმლო რეცეპტით დამზადებული Ladurée-ს მაკარონი. ახლა მისი დაგემოვნება თბილისშიც შესაძლებელია. პარიზში გამგზავრება მეგობრებთან და ოჯახთან ერთად უკვე აღარ მოგიწევთ, რადგან რესტორანი Ladurée სწორედ ისე გამოიყურება, როგორც პარიზში, რაც იმას ნიშნავს, რომ უკვე შეძლებთ ყოველი კერძის დაგემოვნებისას სრულად შეიგრძნოთ კლასიკური ფრანგული სამზარეულოს გემო და არომატი. ისტორია: ერთ-ერთი ყველაზე ისტორიული ფრანგული საცხობი Ladurée, საქართველოს ბაზარზე შემოვიდა და პირველი სტუმრები 2019 წლის თებერვალში მიიღო.

Ladurée-ს ისტორია 1862 წლიდან იწყება, როდესაც ფრანგმა ლუი ერნესტ ლადუღემ, პარიზში 16 Rue Royale-ზე საცხობი გახსნა. დღეს კი ცნობილია თავისი საკონდიტრო ნაწარმისა და გემრიელი მაკარონების საოცარი ასორტიმენტით. ბრენდი მსოფლიოს უმსხვილეს ქალაქებშია წარმოდგენილი. მათ შორის ლონდონში, მილანში, ტოკიოში და გარდა ტკბილეულისა, კლასიკური ფრანგული კერძების ფართო არჩევანს სთავაზობს მომხმარებლებს.

Ladurée-ს გუნდის მიზანია, მსოფლიო მასშტაბით ნებისმიერ ფილიალში შექმნას პარიზული ატმოსფერო. ახლა კი თბილისშიც, მომხმარებელს ეძლევა შესაძლებლობა, დააგემოვნოს განსხვავებული ტკბილეული, არომატული ჩაი, ხოლო ფრანგული ღვინო შეუხამოს სასურველ კერძს. მრავალფეროვანი მენიუ და პარიზული გარემო მათ ელოდება, ვისაც განტვირთვა და დროის სასიამოვნოდ გატარება სურს.

BY KATIE RUTH DAVIES

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he soft sweet crust dissolves as you bite into it and the smooth creamy center slides over your tongue. Pink, orange, brown, yellow…this is a macaron, but not just any macaron- a Ladurée macaron, made using a secret recipe developed in France. And now you can enjoy it in Tbilisi!

Take a trip to Paris with your friends and family- but you won’t have to travel far or pay for a plane ticket, as the Ladurée Café is styled like a Parisian café, meaning you will be able to feel France with every sweet bite.

THE HISTORY One of the most luxurious and historical French bakeries, Ladurée, entered the Georgian market and welcomed its first guests in February 2019 at 21a Abashidze Street in Tbilisi.

The history of Ladurée began in 1862, when Louis Ernest Ladurée from southwest France opened a bakery in Paris at 16 Rue Royale. Today, it is famous for its incredible assortment of pastries and delicious macarons.

The brand is present in the largest cities around the globe, including London, Milan and Tokyo.

The Ladurée team aims to recreate the Parisian air in every branch of the bakery wherever it is in the world. And now, Georgian customers are also being given a chance to taste unique sweets, aromatic tea, and pair wonderful French wine with a chosen dish.

The diverse menu and Parisian atmosphere await those looking to relax and have a nice time with friends and family.

Address: 21a I. Abashidze Str. Tbilisi +995 322 22 83 83 +995 577 38 00 00

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Nino Kalandarishvili Wins Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize

BY LISA MAIER

N Photo Source: Facebook Nino Kalandarishvili

ნინო კალანდარიშვილს Bertha von Suttner-ის მშვიდობის ჯილდო გადაეცა

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აქართველოში გრძელვადიანი სამშვიდობო საქმიანობისთვის ნინო კალანდარიშვილი პირველი Bertha von Suttner მშვიდობის ჯილდოთი დაჯილდოვდა. დაჯილდოების ცერემონია ზუგდიდში, 8 მაისს ჩატარდა. ღონისძიება მოეწყო ახალგაზრდული ჯგუფის „ენდე მშვიდობისთვის“ (Trust for Peace) და ავსტრიის საელჩოს ორგანიზებითა და ზუგდიდის მუნიციპალიტეტის მერიის ეგიდით. ჯილდოს გადაცემას მხარს უჭერდა Bertha von Suttner Peace Institute, ორგანიზაცია Act for Transformation, გამომცემლობა „ინტელექტი“ და Women’s Network for Peace.

Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize (მშვიდობის ჯილდო) შეიქმნა მშვიდობის სამსახურში მყოფ ადამიანთა დასაფასებლად. იგი პოპულარიზაციას უწევს მშვიდობიან დამოკიდებულებებს საზოგადოებაში და მოუწოდებს ახალგაზრდებს ჩაერთონ სანდო ხედვათა ჩამოყალიბებაში. ჯილდოს ინსპირაცია იყო ბერტა ვონ სატნერი (Bertha von Suttner) − ევროპელი პაციფისტი და მწერალი, რომელიც რამდენიმე წელი ზუგდიდში ცხოვრობდა. ის გახდა ნობელის პრემიის ლაურეატი პირველი ქალი 1905 წელს. მიმდინარე წლიდან უკვე ყოველწლიური Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize არის პირველი დაჯილდოების ცერემონია, რომლის ლოკაციადაც ზუგდიდი შეირჩა. ზუგდიდი, როგორც ცნობილია, ყველაზე ახლომდებარე ქალაქია აფხაზეთის საზღვართან. ცერემონიის დროს ზუგდიდს მიენიჭა „მშვიდობის ქალაქის“ ტიტული. მრავალი ადამიანის დაკავება, დაპატიმრება, მოტაცება კვლავ გრძელდება აფხაზეთის საზღ ვარზე; მრავალი უდანაშაულო ადამიანის, რომელთაც მშვიდობიან ოჯახებს აშორებენ. ნინო კალანდარიშვილი − ნაციონალიზმისა და კონფლიქტების კვლევის ინსტიტუტის თავმჯდომარე, მრავალი წელია ენერგიულად მუშაობს კონფლიქტების აღმოფხვრაზე. ის სამუშაო აქცენტებს ამახვილებს სანდოობის დონის ამაღლებაზე, სამოქალაქო დიალოგზე კონფლიქტურ მხარეებს შორის და იძულებით გადაადგილებულ პირთა ინტეგრაციაზე. როგორც შუამავალმა და ექსპერტმა, მან ორგანიზება გაუწია მრავალ განსხვავებულ პროექტს, რომელთა თემებიც ეხებოდა აფხაზეთის, სამაჩაბლოსა და მთიანი ყარაბაღის კონფლიქტებს. ამ და სხვა მიზეზთა გამო, კალანდარიშვილი არის მშვიდობის სამაგალითო მსახური, რომელიც მუშაობს პოლიტიკოსების, დიპლომატებისა და სხვა ექსპერტების, ამასთანავე ახალგაზრდა ჯგუფებისა და არასამთავროთა მხარდამხარ. მშვიდობის ეს პრიზი აფასებს მას და მის წამახალისებელ, სამაგალითო საქმიანობას, რომელიც მაღალი დონის ერუდიციის, პროფესიონალიზმისა და გამორჩეული, მისაბაძი ხასიათის სრულყოფილი სინთეზია.

ino Kalandarishvili was honored with the first Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize for her long-lasting efforts in the peace processes in Georgia. The award ceremony took place on May 8 in Zugdidi. The event was launched by the youth initiative group ‘Trust for Peace’ in cooperation with the Embassy of Austria to Georgia under the patronage of Zugdidi Municipality City Hall. The award was supported by the ‘Bertha von Suttner Peace Institute’, the organization ‘Act for Transformation’, the Publishing House ‘Intellect’ and the ‘Women’s Network for Peace’.

The Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize was established to recognize the contribution of activists participating in peacemaking activities, promoting peaceful attitudes in society and encouraging young people in the process of building trust. The award is inspired and named after Bertha von Suttner, a European pacifist and writer who lived for several years in Zugdidi; she was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1905.

The Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize, which from now on will be awarded annually, is the first award in Georgia to be located in Zugdidi. Zugdidi is the nearest city to the boundary line with Abkhazia which during the ceremony was titled the ‘City of Peace’. There are still many people arrested on the borderline to Abkhazia: innocent civilians who are separated from families living in peace.

Nino Kalandarishvili, Chair of the Institute for the Study of Nationalism and Conflicts (http://isnc.ge/), has been passionately working for years on conflict resolution issues. Her work includes confidence-building measures, civil dialogue between the conflict sides and working with internally displaced persons and on their integration. As a mediator and expert, she organized and took part in diverse projects dealing with conflict resolution in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Kalandarishvili is an inspirational peace worker, who works at eye level with politicians, diplomats and other experts, as well as with youth in engaging new and innovative approaches. The award recognizes her encouraging work that combines a high level of knowledge and expertise with an inspirational and outstanding personality.

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New Draft Law to Help Protect Pets Info Box GOOD PET OWNERS: • Give their pets water and the right food; • Create the right environment for their pets- a warm, clean and light place to live and sleep; • Take their pet out to exercise; • Get veterinary treatment if necessary (look after their pet’s health); • Train their pets to live in the domestic environment and to be comfortable in a social environment; • Don’t give their pets to someone as a reward, prize or bonus.

BY THEA MORRISON

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eorgian Parliament has started talks on a new draft Law on Animal Welfare where owners will need to register their pets on a special database.

“The legislation aims to establish a quality living environment for pets and guarantee their well-being and protection.”

The draft law says that you must register your pets after they turn one month old. If you lose your pet, you should tell the registration agency within one week. If your pet dies, you must tell the agency because you will have to bury it in a special pet cemetery- you cannot bury it in your garden.

The draft law says that having more than five pets might be prohibited if you live in a flat (but if your cat or dog has babies, you will have some time to find the babies new homes). If someone doesn’t look after their pet well, hurts their pet, or neglects their pet’s needs, they

can be fined or sent to prison.

“All domestic animals have the right to live in a natural environment. Neglecting or killing them (except for cases envisaged by the draft law) is unacceptable,” the draft law says, and: “Pet owners must not keep animals chained or in a closed space for a long period of time.”

Georgian Parliament started discussions on the new draft about pets on May 17. For more rules, see the Info Box.

THE PUNISHMENT If a person hurts their pet or violates the law, the following punishments can be used: For using domestic animals in scientific experiments: punishable by fine or imprisonment for up to one year; For unlawful killing of a domestic animal: punishable by fine or by imprisonment from one to two years; For organizing or promoting animal fights: punishable by fine or imprisonment from two to three years; For sharing videos or photos of

Image source: centralvets.com

What’s That?

Draft – developing (more talks and agreement are needed) Welfare – protection, good quality of life Establish – start to protect Neglects – ignores, doesn’t care about Fined – made to pay money to the government for a crime Envisaged – written about, described in Unacceptable – not right Chained – tied so they cannot move freely Violates – breaks, commits a crime against Abandoning – throwing them out of your house because you don’t want them animal fights: punishable by fine or imprisonment up to one year; For betting money on animal fights or using your land or building for animal fights: punishable by fine or imprisonment for up to two years; For violating of the rules of animal living conditions: punishable by fine of one fifth the violator’s monthly income. If the violator is an official,

Food for Thought  Why should the law protect our pets?  Think of the pets you have or that your friends, family and neighbors have. Are you/they good pet owners? Why (not)? If the law was live now, what (or how many GEL) punishment would you/they get?  Is it enough to fine a person or should the government do more to stop animal cruelty? What?

Photo by Patrick Seeger / DPA/PA Images

they have to pay half their salary to create safe conditions for the pet(s).

For violating domestic animal transportation rules: a GEL 100 fine; For abandoning pets: a GEL 100 fine; For having more pets in one flat than allowed: a GEL 300 fine; For not taking care of a pet’s health: a GEL 150 fine.

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Gamarjoba! I’m the Editor-inChief of the Georgian edition of Entrepreneur magazine and I’m here to share the top Entrepreneurial news with you: „კონტაქტური ბოსტანი“ ოთხი მეგობრის − მარიამ ქავთარაძის, ანა დევიძის, ანა ბერიძისა და გიორგი ნანიტაშვილის განხორციელებული იდეაა, რომელზე მუშაობა ინოვაციების ფესტივალის დროს დაიწყეს. ეს არის მწვანე სივრცე, სადაც ბავშვებს ნიადაგის დამუშავების, ჩითილების გამოყვანის ხერხების, მცენარეების დარგვის, მათი სწორად მოვლის სწავლა შეუძლიათ ისე, რომ ამ ყველაფრისგან სიამოვნებაც მიიღონ. პროექტის მიზანია ბავშვებისთვის თეორიაში მიღებული ცოდნის პრაქტიკაში გამოყენების შესაძლებლობის შექმნა და სწავლის პროცესის სახალისოდ

‘Kontakturi Bostani’ (a ‘Contact’ vegetable garden) came about thanks to friends Mariam Kavtaradze, Ana Devidze, Ana Beridze and Giorgi Nanitashvili, which they started working on during the Innovations Festival. A green area, it is open for children to learn about greenhouse seeding, plantation and care- all while having fun! The aim of the project is to let kids put into practice their theoretical knowledge and transform learning into an interesting and entertaining process. The founders want to launch more such areas and small greenhouses in which to cultivate biologically pure products.

2019 წლის ზაფხულიდან საქართველოდან ექსპორტზე 60 ტონა მოცვი გავა. ლურჯი მოცვის მწარმოებელი კომპანია შპს „მოცვი“, ევროკავშირისა და აღმოსავლეთის ქვეყნებში პროდუქციის სატვირთო ავტომობილებით გაგზავნას გეგმავს. უკვე გამოცხადდა, რომ „მოცვის“ გარდა, პროდუქტის ექსპორტირებისთვის კიდევ 3 კომპანია ემზადება − „ქართული მოცვი“, „ლურჯი ველი“ და „ჯეობერი“. ყველა მათგანის პლანტაციები ოზურგეთის რაიონში მდებარეობს.

და შემეცნებითად გადაქცევა. შემქმნელებს სურთ უფრო და უფრო მეტ ადგილას გააჩინონ მსგავსი სივრცეები, სადაც ბიოლოგიურად სუფთა პროდუქტის მოყვანას შეძლებენ. ქართული თაფლის პროდუქტები ადგილობრივი ბაზრის ფარგლებს სცდება. „ჯანი“ − ასე ჰქვია თაფლში ჩალაგებული ხილისა და ჩირის ქართულ ბრენდს, რომელმაც პირველმა შეძლო გადაელახა აღმოსავლეთის ქვეყნებში ექსპორტთან დაკავშირებული საკითხი.

100%-ით ნატურალური პროდუქტი ქრისტეფორე დარჩაშვილმა ბიძასთან და მეგობართან ერთად ქუთაისში შექმნა, რომელმაც პოპულარობა ქართულ ბაზარზე მალევე მოიპოვა. ჩინურ კომპანიებთან აქტიური კომუნიკაციების შემდეგ, პროდუქტი „ბილტმორში“ გამართულ გამოფენაზეც მოხვდა, სადაც ექსპორტიორების ყურადღებაც მიიქცია. ნედლეულს საქართველოს მაღალმთიანი სოფლებიდან იღებენ. პროდუქტი სერტიფიცირებულია, ყველა ასპექტში მიღებული დადებითი შედეგით.

Georgian honey is moving beyond the borders of the local market. Jani (ჯანი) is a brand offering fruit and dried fruit dipped in honey, a pioneer Georgian brand in overcoming export issues related to the East.

The 100% natural product was launched in Kutaisi by Kristefore Darchashvili along with his uncle and friend, and rapidly obtained popularity on the Georgian market. After active communications with Chinese companies, the brand introduced its products at an exhibition in the Biltmore Hotel and caught the eye of exporters. The product is certified and has received positive results in every regard.

60 tons of blueberries are to be exported from Georgia this summer.

Motsvi Ltd, the producer company of blueberries, plans to distribute its products to the EU and Eastern countries by truck. It has already been announced that along with Mostvi Ltd, three other companies plan to get involved in the process of blueberry export, all Ozurgeti-based (Guria): ‘Qartuli Motsvi’ (Georgian Blueberry), ‘Lurji Veli’ (Blue Meadow) and ‘GeoBerry’. სასმელების ბაზარს, ქართული ბრენდის, „დინოს“ ახალი ენერგეტიკული სასმელი ემატება, რომელსაც უკვე შეხვდებით საცალო ქსელებში. პროდუქტი „ქართული ლუდის კომპანიის“ მიერაა წარმოებული. იგი ერთადერთი საწარმოა ამიერკავკასიაში, რომელიც მომხმარებელს უალკოჰოლო და დაბალალკოჰოლიანი სასმელების ფართო ასორტიმენტს სთავაზობს. კომპანია მომავალში „დინოს“ ხაზის გაგრძელებასა და სხვადასხვა არომატის დამატებას გეგმავს. სასმელის შემქმნელები აცხადებენ, რომ მას აქვს უნიკალური გემო. „დინო“ სს „ქართული ლუდის კომპანიის“ ენერგეტიკული სასმელების პორტფოლიოში უკვე რიგით მეორე სასმელია, WILDER-ის შემდეგ.

New energy has come to the drinks market with Georgian brand DINO now to be spotted at the retail chains, made by the Georgian Beer Company, which is the only enterprise in the South Caucasus to offer a wide assortment of non-alcoholic and low alcohol drinks.

The company plans to expand the DINO line by adding other flavors. The creators of energy drinks state that it has a unique taste. Dino is the second energy drink in the portfolio of JSC Georgian Beer Company after ‘Wilder.’

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ნიკო კეცხოველის სასკოლო პრემია 2020

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The Niko Ketskhoveli School Awards 2020

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f solidarity, cooperation and a responsible attitude towards the environment are among your major values; if you want to help protect and look after your surroundings and community, then the Niko Ketskhoveli School Awards competition is for you!

The Niko Ketskhoveli School Awards is so much more than a contest: it will help you to progress as a person and develop your skills of team-work and organization, all essential in a successful daily life.

‘Cooperation for the Sustainable Development Goals’ is the theme of the Niko Ketskhoveli School Awards 2020.

Join the Niko Ketskhoveli School Awards, get involved in important social issues, make new friends and win unforgettable prizes!!!

Don’t wait! Make an eco-club at your school and register it on forestry. ge!

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ოლიდარობა, თანამშრომლობა და პასუხისმგებლიანი დამოკიდებულება გარემოსადმი შენთვის მთავარი ღირებულებებია? გსურს შენი წვლილი შეიტანო გარემოს გაუმჯობესების საკითხებში? მაშინ აუცილებლად უნდა მიიღო მონაწილეობა კონკურსში - ნიკო კეცხოველის სასკოლო პრემია 2020. გახდი იმ უწყვეტი პროცესის ნაწილი, რომელიც პიროვნული ზრდისა და განვითარების საშუალებას მოგცემს. ნიკო კეცხოველის სასკოლო პრემია 2020-ის თემაა - თანამშრომლობა მდგრადი განვითარების მიზნებისათვის (SDGs). მიიღე მონაწილეობა ნიკო კეცხოველის სასკოლო პრემიის კონკურსში, გახდი მნიშვნელოვანი საკითხის ნაწილი, შეიძინე ახალი მეგობრები და მიიღე დაუვიწყარი პრიზები. არ გადადო, შექმენი სკოლაში ეკოკლუბი და დარეგისტრირდი forestry.ge-ზე.

რა არის ეკოკლუბი? ეკოკლუბი არის მოხალისეების გუნდი (მოსწავლეები, პედაგოგები), რომელიც ქმნის ორგანიზაციულ ერთეულს, ეხმარება სკოლასა და თემს, გაიაზროს მდგრადი ცხოვრების წესის მნიშვნელობა და შეამციროს გარემოზე მავნე ზეგავლენა. სკოლის ეკოკლუბს, შესაძლოა, ჰყავდეს არჩეული ლიდერი/ლიდერები, ჰქონდეს საკუთარი წესდება და სამოქმედო გეგმა. სასურველია, სამოქმედო გეგმაში გაწერილი იყოს, თუ რა სიხშირით ხდება ეკოკლუბის წევრების შეკრება.

What is an Eco-Club?

An Eco-club is a team of volunteers (teachers, students), who create an organizational unit, help the school and community to rethink the importance of a sustainable lifestyle and decrease the harmful impact on the environment. The school eco-club can have a leader/leaders, its own regulations and activity plan. The activity plan should specify the frequency of meetings of the eco-club members.

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The Fun to Be Had at the GZAAT Summer Academy on Lisi Info Box To register, contact GZAAT at gzaat.org or call 0322 22 78 89

BY KETEVAN KVARATSKHELIYA

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he Guivy Zaldastanishvili American Academy in Tbilisi (GZAAT), one of the most distinguished educational institutions in the country not only for its quality of education but also its values, is offering yet another wonderful opportunity for youngsters, which, like its traditional academic subjects delivered by its team of professional and experienced teachers, also contributes to boosting the children’s intellect and cognitive skills: ‘Summer Academy on Lisi.’

GEORGIA TODAY spoke with one of the GZAAT teachers, Ketevan Topadze, to find out more.

“Within the scope of the threeweek summer program, which is divided into three different age groups so that each student has a greater possibility of self-expression, children can choose from a list of

diverse courses that are quite unlike those offered in Georgian public schools,” Topadze tells us. “For the first time since its launch, the Summer Academy on Lisi is to welcome pupils of the 3rd and 4th grades this year, who will be able to enjoy a mental arithmetic program along with a daily interactive book club led by popular Georgian children’s author Vasil Guleuri.”

And it seems mental arithmetic is something GZAAT is particularly proud of, it being an innovative Japanese methodology, targeted on the development of cognitive skills of children at a young age.

“As the Summer Academy is more a source of informal education, the second age group, for students from 5th to 8th grades, learn through interactive and fun means, among them Lego Mindstorms,” she says, noting that participants are also able to benefit from courses of Georgian writing and English storytelling.

“Students of the 9th-11th grades

have an opportunity to revise their views on different spheres and expand their global outlook through courses of civic ethics, theory of war, history of religion, philosophy and more, which are based on the GZAAT values and thus are student-centered, very interactive and creative.”

Such approaches, she says, are less stressful for the students and contribute to the formation of life-long learners and critical thinkers. Classes at this stage are delivered in English, naturally supporting the improvement of the children’s language level.

The GZAAT administration has the importance of communications very much in mind. Therefore, they have launched a strategy, through which a number of the classes at the Summer Academy are led by

the alumni of GZAAT who are currently studying at some of the best educational institutions in the world and who are back in Georgia for the summer to share their knowledge and experience with the younger generation.

The Summer Academy on Lisi cares about both the mental and physical health of the youngsters and offers a choice of 14 sport activities, including swimming and horseriding. The students are provided with a chance to pick two.

“The GZAAT Summer Academy on Lisi creates an ideal space for learning, making new friends and having fun!” Topadze tells us.

The Summer Academy is to welcome the students from June 24 to July 12.

Registration is open NOW.

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პროგრამა „მრავალფეროვანი საქართველო“ სადახლოს მოსწავლეებს დედაქალაქში მასპინძლობს

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‘Diverse Georgia’ Program Hosts Sadakhlo Students in Capital

თარგმნა ქეთევან კვარაცხელიამ

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1 მაისს, საქართველოს განათლების, მეცნიერების, კულტურისა და სპორტის სამინისტროს პროექტის „მრავალფეროვანი საქართველო“ ფარგლებში, სოფელ სადახლოს სკოლის მოსწავლეები თბილისს ესტუმრნენ. ვიზიტი მიეძღვნა გაეროს მიერ დაწესებულ კულტურული მრავალფეროვნების მსოფლიო დღეს დიალოგისა და განვითარებისთვის. ბავშვებს, რომლებიც იმყოფებოდნენ თბილისში, მეიდანზე მდებარე მირზა ფათალი ახუნდოვის სახელობის აზერბაიჯანული კულტურის მუზეუმში, სამხატვრო აკადემიაში, ხელოვნების სასახლეში, მწერალთა სახლში, სადაც თბილისის საერთაშორისო ფესტივალის დახურვას დაესწრნენ, საქართველოს განათლების, მეცნიერების, კულტურისა და სპორტის მინისტრის მოადგილემ, ლევან ხარატიშვილმა უმასპინძლა. სტუმრებმა ასევე თბილისის საკონცერტო დარბაზის ივენთ ჰოლში, მრავალფეროვნებისადმი მიძღვნილი ღონისძიება − ქართული ნაციონალური ბალეტის, „სუხიშვილების“ კონცერტი, „მსოფლიოს ხალხთა ცეკვები“ იხილეს. „მრავალფეროვანი საქართველოს“ პროგრამის ფარგლებში ხაზი გაესვა საქართველოში კულტურათაშორისი დიალოგის გაღრმავების საჭიროებას და ძლიერი, ღია საკომუნიკაციო კავშირების მნიშვნელობას დედაქალაქსა და რეგიონებს შორის. სადახლო მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტის სოფელია, რომელიც თბილისიდან 75 კილომეტრში, სომხეთის საზღვართან მდებარეობს.

2014 წლის აღწერის მიხედვით, მოსახლეობის 95% ეთნიკური აზერბაიჯანელია. საქართველო ამიერკავკასიაში ეთნიკურად ყველაზე მრავალფეროვანი ქვეყანაა, სადაც მოსახლეობის 6.5% (233,000) ეთნიკური აზერბაიჯანელი, ხოლო 4.5% (168,100) ეთნიკური სომეხია. ეთნიკური უმცირესობების წარმომადგენლების უდიდესი ნაწილი სოფლადაა დასახლებული და მათი უმეტესობა ქართულად გამართულად ვერ საუბრობს. პროგრამა „მრავალფეროვანი საქართველოს“ მიზანია საქართველოში მცხოვრებ ეთნიკურ უმცირესობათა საზოგადოებაში ინტეგრაციის ხელშეწყობა, ახალგაზრდების ინფორმირებულობა და შემოქმედებითი უნარების განვითარება. 2016 წლიდან მრავალი მსგავსი ღონისძიება მოეწყო, რომლის ფარგლებშიც ქართული ლიტერატურა ეთნიკური უმცირესობების ენებზე ითარგმნა, გაზიარდა ქართველი-აზერბაიჯანელი და ქართველი-სომეხი მუსიკოსების ნამუშევრები და მოეწყო ადგილობრივი მხატვრების ნამუშევრების გამოფენა. პროექტში საქართველოს პირველი არხიცაა ჩართული, რომლის ფარგლებშიც სხვადასხვა ენაზე მზადდება დოკუმენტური მასალები საქართველოში მცხოვრები ეთნიკური უმცირესობების შესახებ. ამასთან, მედიაპროდუქცია ითარგმნება ეთნიკური უმცირესობების ენებზე. საინფორმაციო გამოშვება „მოამბე“ მზადდება აზერბაიჯანულ და სომხურ ენებზე. საქართველოს პირველი არხი ასევე ახდენს აზერბაიჯანულ და სომხურენოვან ონლაინ რადიო-ტელევიზიავებპორტალზე მაუწყებლობას.

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n Tuesday, May 21, a group of school children from the village of Sadakhlo visited Tbilisi to participate in a cultural program as part of the ‘Diverse Georgia’ (mravalperovani sakartvelo) initiative of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport. The visit was in honor of the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

Deputy Minister Levan Kharatishvili hosted the children, who visited the Mirza Fatali Akhundov Azeri Culture Museum on Tbilisi’s Meidan, the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, the Tbilisi Art Palace, and the Writers’ House of Georgia, where they attended the closing of the Tbilisi International Festival. They finished by enjoying a performance by dance troupe Sukhishvili in a concert dedicated to diversity at the Tbilisi Concert Hall, titled ‘Dances of the People of the World.’

Throughout the ‘Diverse Georgia’ program, the need for deepening intercultural dialogue in Georgia and the importance of strong, open communication links between the capital and the regions was emphasized.

Sadakhlo is a village in the Marneuli municipality, about 75 km from Tbilisi near the border with Armenia. According to the 2014 census, more than 95% of the population is ethnic Azerbaijani. Georgia is the most ethnically diverse country in the South Caucasus, with as much as 6.5% of the population being ethnic Azeri (233,000 people), and 4.5% ethnic Armenian (168,100 people). Members of ethnic minority groups in Georgia are overwhelmingly rural, and the majority are not fluent in the Georgian language.

The project ‘Diverse Georgia’ aims to promote the integration of ethnic minorities living in Georgia, raise youth awareness and develop creative skills. Since 2016, there have been many similar events, sharing Georgian literature translated into minority languages, music from Azeri-Georgian and Armenian-Georgian musicians, and art exhibitions with work from local artists.

The Georgian Public Broadcaster is also involved in the project and has shown documentaries on ethnic minorities in the country in different languages, translated media into ethnic minority languages, and offers a daily news program, called ‘Moambe,’ in Azeri and Armenian. The Public Broadcaster also supports Azeri and Armenian-language radio across the country, including online streaming.

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