The 4th grant competition for rural public schools announced by the Tamaz Bekaia Educational Fund has ended and by the decision of the jury (jury members: Natia Uchava – winner of the 2024 National Teacher of the Year Award; David Lortkipanidze – Academician, General Director of the Georgian National Museum; Goga Chanadiri – Head of Projects of the Tamaz Bekaia Educational Fund; Levan Bekaia – Director of the Tamaz Bekaia Educational Fund.) three winning schools were identified, two of which have high-mountain status:
🟢 LEPL Tsageri Municipality Village Dekhviri Public School (High-mountainous Rural Public School)
The project aims to organize an educational nursery-greenhouse, which will become a living educational laboratory, a space for cooperation with the community. Students will plan a sowing calendar, study the soil, conduct experiments, and analyze the results. Master classes will be held for children who arrived in the summer, students from other schools will participate in one-day “green expeditions”, create photo documentation, and organize an exhibition “Our Green History”.
🟢 LEPL Lentekhi Municipality Kheledi Village Public School (Highland Village Public School)
Students’ physical activity and development require appropriate sports equipment, such as wrestling mats, protective equipment, specific training aids, and other necessary materials. The project aims to support students’ sports activities and provide a safe environment by purchasing sports equipment.
🟢 LEPL Gardabani Municipality Vagamon Village Public School
The project aims to deepen students’ knowledge in the STEAM direction, develop critical thinking and practical skills for them. Students will be able to prepare for scientific and technological ideathons, hackathons and Olympiads. The created laboratory will be a space where students, together with graduate mentors, will work on innovative projects: they will build Arduino electronic systems, test artificial intelligence algorithms, create sensor-based monitoring modules and use drones for territory observation and data collection.
Each winning school will receive eight thousand GEL from the foundation, which will be used for the infrastructural or educational purposes presented in the project.
A big thank you to the administration and students of each school for their involvement.
