The Georgian Institute for Debate and Education (GIDE) is launching a modification of the “Debates for Better Education” project as an online project based on the current pandemic situation. It envisages a speech competition for members of educational debate clubs from all regions of the country. The project is implemented with the support of the Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation and its goal is to develop critical thinking and speaking skills in adolescents, and on the other hand to continue the educational process using modern communication or Internet facilities.

We do our best not to stop educational activities, which is why what we wanted to do face-to-face, is now offered remotely!

The online competition organized by GIDE is open to schoolchildren aged 14-17 who are members of a school or other type of debate club and who present a special letter of recommendation from the head of the debate club.

Those wishing to participate in the online public speaking competition should record a 4-minute video, which should show the speech that will include the pupil’s position and argumentation in connection with one of the following topics (resolutions):
1. Online (live) lessons are justified/unjustified
2. Teaching with video recordings is justified/unjustified
3. Intensified fight against fake news is justified in Georgia

Interested applicants should send videos and letters of recommendation to gedebate@gmail.com by May 31 or at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DebatesGeorgia 

As a result of the competition, 5 winners will be revealed, who will receive the following types of prizes and gifts:

 

I place	·        Tablet ·        Participation in the national debate tournament without competition ·        Certificate
II place	·        Kindle  ·        Participation in the national debate tournament without competition ·        Certificate
III place	·        Portable speaker ·        Participation in the national debate tournament without competition ·        Certificate
IV place	·        Powerbank ·        Sand stopwatch ·        Certificate
V place	·        Headphones ·        Certificate

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Within the framework of the project “Debates for Better Education”, which is supported by the Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation, the final event of the first teacher training was held.

During the four-day training, teachers from Kakheti, Imereti, Shida Kartli regions, and Tbilisi public schools mastered the techniques of debating, setting up, and managing debate clubs. According to the project manager Tinatin Tsertsvadze, the number of people wishing to participate in the training was quite large, so they were selected through a two-stage competition. According to her, all interested teachers will be able to participate in the training in the next stages of the project.

After the training, the teachers were awarded special certificates. The event, which was held at the NATO and EU Information Center, was attended by the head of the General Education Management and Development Department of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Georgia – Lali Kalandadze, the chairman of the European Integration Committee of the Parliament of Georgia – David Songhulashvili, the director of Gudavadze-Patarakatsishvili Foundation – Zurab Kervalishvili, project partners, supporters, school principals participating in the project and heads of resource centers.