On February 5-6, 2022, a series of trainings for public school principals and teachers has started within the framework of the EU-cofunded Erasmus + Jean Monnet project, “Advancing European Values and Standards in Georgian Schools” (EU GS).

The first two-day training was held at European University and covered 28 principals and teachers of 14 public schools in Tbilisi.

The first training was dedicated to the topic of “Optimization of textbooks and teaching methodology” and it was delivered by Lela Abdushelishvili and Mariam Kilanava, authors of the respective study modules of the EU GS methodological manual, professors of European University. At the next training, the need for “school culture development” was discussed, led by the project trainer and the author of the relevant study module, Dr. Giorgi Lekveishvili.

The training sessions consisted of both theoretical and practical components and they were conducted in a fully interactive mode with the active involvement of principals and teachers.

It should be noted that after Tbilisi, trainings are planned in Telavi, Zugdidi, Akhalkalaki and Marneuli. In total, up to 150 public school principals will be trained within a month.