Winners of the Francophonie Contest Awarded
An award ceremony for the winning students and teachers of the Francophonie 2019 competitions was held at Tbilisi Public School No. 23 named after Ilia Chavchavadze. The winners were awarded by Irina Abuladze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport; Pascal Meunier, Ambassador of France to Georgia; Bert Schuermans and George Leucă, Ambassadors of Belgium and Moldova to Georgia and Azerbaijan respectively; and Alvaro Borghi, First Counselor of the Embassy of Switzerland.
Within the framework of Francophonie 2019, the French Institute of Georgia organized several French-language competitions for school students, university students, and teachers in Georgia. These included: creation of calligrams using one of the 10 words of the Francophonie; creation of a video using one of the 10 words of the Francophonie; creation of slam poetry (musical text) using at least five of the 10 words of the Francophonie; and an eloquence competition for university students. A competition was also held among French language teachers, the winners of which will undertake a two-week pedagogical internship in France, specifically in Nice.
