Elementary School
New School aims to educate and foster the whole child. To provide students with the opportunity to try new activities and explore their interests, New Schools offers a wide range of After School Activities in a fun, supportive and positive environment. Students can choose from different sports, art, drama and other engaging and instructive classes. All activities take place at New School and begin after school with different finishing times. As there are no buses running when After School Activities finish, students must be collected from New School when their activity is over.
Gymnastics: Through movement, children develop their bodies, their minds and their confidence.
Georgian Dancing: These lessons are taught by a professional Georgian dance teacher. The lessons provide the benefits of improving coordination, developing rhythm, memory and many other skills.
Chess: The chess after school activity provides an opportunity for students to develop logical thinking skills and strategies, to encourage their inventiveness and to learn more about the game of chess.
Ballet: Ballet is the beginning source of all dances. It teaches you technique, discipline, balance, coordination, patience, grace, posture and helps you to ready yourself for other types of dancing. Ballet is an excellent choice for beginners. Ballet is just like any sport, you have to start by warming up. Once you are warmed up from the bar exercises, you will come to the centre and the instructor will give you several different techniques and steps.
Swimming: New School offers a comprehensive “Learn to Swim Programme”. Our lesson structure is designed so all students are continually assessed and working towards new goals.
Soccer: Students have the opportunity to participate in our active football programme. These lessons will practice skills individually and play games in different age groups.
Karate: These lessons are taught by a professional Karate teacher and help students learn and practice self-discipline and self-confidence as they advance to higher levels and belts
Upper School
In today’s world with its ever-increasing complexities children are subjected to psychological pressures and it is highly imperative that they should acquire the necessary skills for managing the multifarious activities which they are supposed to do without getting stressed. It can be said, without inviting any debate, that such activities can provide the much-needed outlet for de-stressing young minds. Apart from that, it prepares students for facing the outside world when they step out of the protected portals of their academic institutions by instilling confidence, social skills, interpersonal skills and inculcating team spirit and conflict resolution skills. These objectives form the essence of after school activities for the Upper School, at New School.
Overview of After School Activities in the Upper School
Speech and Debate Club: The aim of Speech and Debate Club is to empower students to hold well-reasoned debates with their peers; to provide a platform for students to compete in a professional debate environment; and to improve student critical thinking and confidence in public speaking.
Innovations BioBytes: The Aim is to learn in depth about the technology and innovations in the biological field. Each week, the club leaders will introduce new topics/concepts to the club members. It might involve some activities, quizzes, presentations, etc. To add, the club members will conduct their own research (mainly during club times) for their own deeper understanding, aiming to publish weekly journals. Later, we will compile all of our discussions and research into a club journal, documenting the breakthroughs we’ve explored, the lessons we’ve learned, and the creative activities we’ve developed.
Study Hall: Students of any grade can come to do homework and get support from me when needed. It will be a study guide session.
MUN: Model United Nations teaches students how to solve global problems through research, diplomacy, negotiation, critical thinking, and public speaking. Students will learn about the history, activities, and functions of the United Nations and research the most pressing global issues of our time from the perspectives of the different countries which work together to address these issues. Students will have the opportunity to participate in conferences with other schools both in Tbilisi and abroad and to learn about different debate and parliamentary procedure systems. This year, students will also have an opportunity to participate in organizing a regional Model United Nations event here at New School.
Badminton: Do you know the benefits of Badminton? Badminton is a sport where in you exercise your entire body and your mind as well to a certain extent. You engage your core, your limbs, and your brain as you serve and run around the court. It requires quick thinking and speed. Let us take a quick look at some of the benefits of playing badminton:
- This game is a workout for the entire body.
- Playing this game improves your reflexes and motor coordination.
- Playing badminton benefits your flexibility and mobility as well.
- Tones your body Improves metabolic rate
- Increases concentration & decreases stress
- Improves Muscle Strength
- Improves Heart Functioning
- Strengthen Your Bone
- Improves Mental Agility
- Increases Your Lung Capacity
- Increases Your Reflex Action and Decision-Making.
Einstein’s club – Physics and Math: The Einstein’s club (Maths and Physics Club), is a community of students and teachers to celebrate the sciences we love and revere. Students who are interested in Math and Physics, like solving Olympiad style puzzles/problems, want to stimulate their mind and nurture curiosity are welcome.
Dead Poets’ Society: A Literary Club: In this club, we’ll be reading outstanding poems written in English, and analyzing them through various critical lenses. The sessions are aimed at complementing the teaching that happens in the English literature class. As such, you’ll not only be introduced to great poems, but you’ll also be honing your analytical skills.
School Newspaper Club: Newspaper Club is an official school newspaper, designed to expose students to Journalistic writing, photography, publishing and graphic design. Students will build the newspaper from the ground up, participating in creating its logo and layout, its online presence, as well as practicing both creative and academic writing.
Multicultural Club: Exploration of cultures and customs around the world – dance, music, food, festivals, folklore, and more.
Tween Book Club in English: Join our Tween Book Club! We meet to read fun books and share our favorite parts. It’s a great way to make friends and discover new stories together. Come read with us!
Current Events: Current events club will host discussions about local, national or international news items with a focus on connecting to theories and concepts from Group 3 subjects.
Body Mastery: Join the Calisthenics and Bodyweight Training Club, where we focus on building strength, flexibility, and body control using only our own weight, without the need for equipment. Practice is open to all, as every movement will be adapted to your personal level. In this club, you will also learn the fundamentals of strength training and its physiological implications. You’ll gain insight into how exercises affect muscles, bones, and overall health, fostering an understanding of how to train safely and effectively. Weekly practice not only helps improve physical strength, balance, and coordination, but also boosts mental well-being. Calisthenics enhances focus, discipline, and confidence, while providing a positive outlet for energy and stress. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to take your skills to the next level, this club is about mastery, health, and a sense of community.”
Chess Club: Chess develops skills like chalking out strategies, developing patience and resilience, being balanced in approach for attack and defense at the right time, thus developing time management skills. Certainly, this sport in many ways develops the IB learner profiles too, like balanced, risk takers (courageous), reflective, thinkers, and open-minded (learning from other’s moves, strategies as well as the overall game-plan itself). Chess club is a learning environment to learn and improve playing chess. The students will be given opportunities to learn by themselves as well as play and learn with their friends with the help of their supervisor teachers.
