16 Chinese Teachers joined the
program “Teach and Learn with Georgia”. The volunteers teach Chinese in private
and public schools and universities of Georgia.Informative meeting was held for
the volunteers at TPDC, providing the volunteers with information on Georgian culture-specifics,
history and educational system. National
Center for Teacher Professional Development signed memorandum with the
educational institutions. Last year
French Language teachers joined the program, apart from the English and Chinese
language teachers. The volunteer
selection criteria have been elaborated further. The candidates with
working experience in the educational sphere have been prioritized in the
selection processes. The volunteer
contract terms have been extended too: the volunteers spend the complete,
academic year at schools, increasing the chances of foreign language acquisition at schools. Canadian,
French, British, American and Chinese teachers, whose native languages were
English, French and Chinese were involved
in the program in 2015-2016. The
volunteers have been disseminated in : Tbilisi, Adjara, Imereti, Guria,
Kakhaeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower-Svaneti, Samegrelo Upper-Svaneti and Inner Kartli public schools.
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