Media school was organized for 24 students from MT program partner schools of Imereti region. During a week, media school participants visited newspaper “P.S.” and “Mega TV” office, met with journalists and attended trainings in social media and debates.
On July 17, online conference for civics students was held at Tbilisi Multimedia Education Center. Mr. David Kakhidze and Mr. Tamaz Kvitia, representatives of Emergency Situations Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia were guest speakers of the conference.
On July 15, 2015 students from Tbilisi partner schools of MT program organized a charity action “We Support Tbilisi Zoo”. The action was aimed at supporting Tbilisi Zoo which was hit hard while June 13 Tbilisi flooding, leaving half of its animal inhabitants dead. Students created more than 100 handmaid souvenirs from clay and organized their sale at one of the Tbilisi’s parks, near the subway station
On July 2, civics clubs students from Kaspi Gymnasium gathered in Vake Park in Tbilisi to organize fun activities for children, which were affected by Tbilisi flood and now reside in “Levil” hotel.
Tbilisi Waldorf school students implemented a mini-grant project “What is happening in streets?” The project aimed to support integration of children, living in streets into the society.
On June 21-25, 2015 Bakuriani’s hosted civics summer camp with participation of 80 students and 11 civics teachers from all regions of Georgia. Participation in a camp was a reward for those students, who made efforts to resolve the issues critical for their schools and communities, who led civics projects and participated in initiatives together with their peers and other parties. Camp helped students to learn more about civic activism, volunteerism and planning and implementing civic initiatives. The trainings, conducted in a camp, helped students to improve their presentation and communication skills, and learn how to advocate for themselves and their communities. Camp also offered activities for fun and leisure.
On June 23, 2015 school-based civics clubs in Tbilisi participated in the event to present their work that brought the benefit to their schools and communities. Civics clubs displayed the photos and posters, featuring their initiatives for environmental cleaning and greening, advocacy efforts for disadvantaged groups of society and support projects for their peers in need. At the event, students also displayed Georgian literature that they have bought with funds earned from scrap collection and asked students in Azerbaijan to pass these books to their peers in Saingilo (a place in Azerbaijan where ethnic Georgians live).
School civics clubs students and their teachers mobilized their efforts to help the citizens, affected by the flood in Tbilisi. Students collected clothes and other necessary items and brought them to municipality offices to support those who were left homeless