The Thematic Survey of the Education and Science Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, “Practices for the use of school educational resources in the process of providing effective teaching and learning “, started researching the needs of mountainous regions and small contingent schools in Mestia.
As part of the investigation, the working group held its first oral hearing in Mestia Municipality.
The oral hearing was attended by individuals who shared written opinions with the research team.
They introduced their problems to the committee members and talked about the challenges that local schools face, as well as the steps that the state can take to address these problems.
During the visit, members of the research team also met with the parents of school children in Mestia Municipality and heard their views on the needs of students.
“We met with teachers, school principals, representatives of boards of trustees and parents in Mestia. We heard in detail from them about the problems that exist in school education and which relate to textbooks, teachers, and infrastructure. It is important for us to get acquainted with all these problems on the ground, to reflect on the investigation and then make a relevant decision, “said Giorgi Amilakhvari, Chairman of the Education and Science Committee.
During the visit to Mestia, members of the thematic research group met with representatives of government agencies working in the field of education – Mestia Municipality, Sakrebulo, Educational Resource Center and discussed the needs of schools in the municipality.
“The hearings held in the framework of the thematic survey of school resources show the importance of the issues that have arisen within the framework of this project. In order to solve the problems seen on the ground, concrete recommendations will be developed together with the experts, which will be sent to the relevant agencies to respond to these recommendations and remarks, ” said Tamar Taliashvili, First Deputy Chairperson of the Education and Science Committee and the head of the thematic research group.
According to Sozar Subari, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and Self-Government, the results of the study show important directions for future reforms.
“It was a very interesting business meeting. I liked that everyone was active: parents, principals, self-government representatives, and teachers. “I am confident that when the Education Committee visits all of Georgia and binds everything, we will see in which direction we should move in terms of future reforms,” said Sozar Subari.
The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Levan Ioseliani and Member of Parliament Viktor Japaridze.
The field visit is supported by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
