The Headmistress writes…
One more school year is over. Due to Covid-19 pandemics this year has been full of challenges and difficulties, mostly it was the year of distant teaching. We returned at classes only on March 9th. Hybrid teaching was established at BGS. International British exams and students` assessment were cancelled, consequently teachers had to rate on the basis of three written tasks. This had been quite time consuming, absolutely new challenge for BGS Examination Center.
We are grateful to our professional, diligent, honest and fair teachers as well as hard-working, responsible, motivated students. Great thanks to the parents too for their support.
The BGS team (being oriented towards continuous development and creativity) once again confirmed that it can cope with all sorts of challenges.
Wish you happy holidays!!!
The Headmistress writes…
Happy Easter!!
Warm and sunny days of April gave us opportunity for children to spend more time on fresh air, that is so important during pandemic. We scheduled a new timetable for April, according to fixed timing all the classes are able not only play in the playground but also be involved in various activities. The kindergarten, located in front of our school, allowed us to use their well-equipped open area that we utilize as well as our own garden. That`s why you can hear non-stop squealing of children all day long.
April in BGS has been quite busy with interesting projects, such as: non uniform day, invited guests….. Please, keep on reading and you will learn more detailed information in our month`s newsletters.
BGS has Easter holidays since April 28th.
Headmistress writes…
After spring holidays, on March 9th, BGS renewed studying process at classrooms.
On March 9th emotions were unforgettable in spite of the fact that administrative staff and teachers were equipped with masks, face shields. We provided Desorption barriers and thermal screening in front of all three entrances… And still we should mention the first incredible emotion caused by seeing each other after one year, the students` eyes filled with joy and happiness, gestures expressing missing but keeping one-meter distance.
We truly believe we will remain in classrooms till the end of the academic year.
Headmistress writes…
After winter holidays BGS renewed school process from January 11th, but again using the distance teaching model.
According to the decision of Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, Studies in the classroom environment were resumed since February 15th. Our school addressed the Ministry of Education with a plea to postpone learning process and remain on distant teaching for two weeks, which was accepted and we obtained permission. The decision was made for the safety and health sake of our students and teachers. We considered to observe the dynamics of the Corona Virus spread.
Spring holidays take place from February 27th to March 9th. BGS teaching process will be resumed on March 9th in the classrooms. We are looking forward to welcome our students, we also made infrastructural changes due to unstable epidemic conditions.
The Headmistress writes…
Dear BGS members – students, parents, coworkers – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
December – the end of a semester is always busy with final tests and presentations, as well as fun and interesting celebrations. Despite distant teaching that was caused by pandemic, we did our best to catch up with the tradition and keep Christmas spirit. Some interesting guests were invited with the students and the teachers, each class represented their projects, juniors had even gathered their parents in Zoom and all together celebrated the last two days of school.
BGS has winter holidays till the January 11
The Headmistress writes…
All the educational world and similarly our school struggles to deal with COVID- 19…
We were supposed to start academic year on September 15th, but due to worsening epidemiologic situation in the country, the minister of education announced to lead teaching process distantly till October the 1st.
Only Year I-VI students were given opportunity to attend classes, although Year VII-XII students will continue studies online until December 29th.
On October the first emotions were unforgettable in spite of the fact that administrative staff and teachers were equipped with masks, face shields. We provided Desorption barriers and thermal screening in front of all three entrances… And still we should mention the first incredible emotion caused by seeing each other after six months, the students` eyes filled with joy and happiness, gestures expressing missing but keeping one-meter distance.
The school made decision to switch to temporary online teaching from October 19 to October 30, as the number of CoV-19 infected people was rapidly increased.
We truly believe the world will soon overcome the harsh challenge and all of BGS students get back to their classes.
The Headmistress writes…
Changing from proximate to online teaching and learning was a serious challenge for the system of education all over the world, and for our school respectively.
Taking into account the potential and creativity of our teachers, I, as the head of the school, was absolutely sure that we could accept this challenge - an unexpected transition to distance teaching - both academically and technically.
Most of all, we were worried that the children would get into a particularly stressful situation.
Based on this, we tried to work so that to give them the maximum feeling of being in school.
That’s why we introduced the new code of conduct (based on the advice of psychologists); apart from the core subjects, we held classes in sports, chess and applied art; we also had a "psychologist hour".
We tried to conduct the same multicomponent and resource-rich online lessons as we usually have at school.
We even celebrated our annual May 6th festival, the ceremony of moving to the next stage of education for first-graders and fifth-graders, and played the final intellectual game "What? Where? When?".
In our opinion, working in the distance teaching mode, the BGS team (being oriented towards continuous development and creativity) once again confirmed that it can cope with all sorts of challenges.
Although we still think that nothing can substitute immediate relationship between the teachers and students in the school classrooms.
Therefore, we are all looking forward to "homecoming" in September, to continue our schooling hours in the usual regime.
BGS on "Imedis dghe"
May 6th with Seniors
The students met their tutors, who had prepared interesting presentations for students.
Year VI and VII attended Masterclass by Nino Tsitsishvili.
Intellectual Final game - "What? Where? When?" took place on that day with four participating groups.
All rules were followed, groups were located in different space rooms, students and hosts wore appropriate outfit.
Among audience were our friends - Ninotsminda Childrens' boarding school.
The winners were the Year XI students.
We wholeheartedly congratulate them!
May 6th with Juniors
The day started differently for Juniors: at first, students met their tutors and discussed St. George's topics; later they joined the 'classes' chosen after their own wish.
The classes - Chess tournament, Fun Math, Art, Dialogues, Fun English - were arranged in an unusually cheerful way.
I alpha Grade Generalist Sanikidze
II a Grade Generalist Kvinchia
II alpha Grade Generalist Dolidze
III a Grade Generalist Pataridze
III alpha Grade Generalist Mdinaradze
III Grade Funny Math Gelashvili
IV a Grade Generalist Gelashvili
IV alpha Grade Generalist Basilashvili
IV Grade English Iska Labartkhava
IV Grade Funny Maths Vacheishvili
V a Grade Generalist Bendeliani
V alpha Grade Generalist Matozashvili