In April students and teachers of MT project;s 480 partner schools nationwide received civics supplemental textbooks “How Can I Become an Active Citizen and “Cooperation for Social Benefit. Textbooks introduce the concept a democratic society, underline advantage of active citizenship and the role of the civil society, emphasize the issues associated with discrimination and inequality and stress out the concept of volunteerism and its benefits for the society.
Each textbook introduces project-based learning, guiding students to apply the gained knowledge in their everyday lives by tackling critical issues for their communities. Minister of Education and Science, Lia Gigauri, together with MT Chief of Party Marina Ushveridze handed textbooks to students and teachers of Tbilisi №150 public school on April 21.
Deputy Minister underlined the importance of the civic education and expressed appreciation to USAID for supporting school-based civic education in Georgia. Civics supplemental textbooks were produced in the framework of USAID-funded Momavlis Taoba Project, which is implemented by PH International.
