"Tea House" chess player Rafael Bayramov, who scored 4 out of 7 possible points in the 11-year-olds' match at the rapid tournament organized by the Georgian Chess Federation held in Tbilisi on May 18-25, 2025, earned a FIDE rating of 1490.

On June 1, 2025, the next archery course training was held at the "Tea House" within the framework of the "Kemankesh" project jointly implemented by the "Development and Education Center" and the "Yunus Emre Institute". The archery training, which is now in its sixth intake, is conducted by Aytekin Allahverdiyeva, a graduate of the archery course and a "Tea House" volunteer.

On June 1, 2025, on International Children's Day, an educational event for children was held at the "SARAL Development and Education Center" operating in the Yukhari Saral village of Marneuli municipality, jointly organized by the "Bright Future Youth Center" and the "SIMART" Healthy Development Platform, within the framework of the project called "Fairy Tale Nights".Speaking at the event, the head of the "Bright Future Youth Center" Araz Musayev emphasized how important reading is for the future development of a person.Then, the animated film "Mustafa's Cloud" presented by the "SIMART" Healthy Development Platform was watched. After watching the animation, the children answered questions on the topic.At the end of the event, each participant was presented with the book "The Mysterious Inhabitant of the Old City" by the "SIMART" project.24 ​​minor members of the "SARAL Development and Education Center" participated in the event.The goal of the project is to support the healthy development of children, the formation of creative thinking skills, and create opportunities to assimilate moral values.

On June 1, 2025, the next trainings of the "Bright Smile" project were held at the "Saral Development and Education Center". During this training, minors and adolescents were informed about the importance of proper dental care, nutrition and prevention. Then, a small informative animation was watched and the impact of dental care on human health was explained visually through games.The project is carried out by young volunteers, 2nd and 3rd year medical students Nigar Mamedova and Khadija Ojagova. The project is ongoing.

On June 1, 2025, a quiz was held among the members of the English language course at the “Saral Development and Education Center”. A total of 13 people in 4 teams participated in the quiz. The winning teams were “5 Legends” and “Shadow Union”. The winners were presented with books.

On June 1, 2025, the first training on Wikipedia for young people was held at the "SARAL Development and Education Center". The training was conducted by Aytekin Allahverdiyeva, an active member of the "Wiki Club Marneuli". Active members will be able to join the "Wiki Club SARAL", which will start operating in the village of Yukhar Saral in the near future.The goal of the project is to make information about Azerbaijani and Georgian culture, history, art, etc. accessible to Azerbaijani and Georgian-speaking users of Wikipedia. According to the project, young people will create or translate articles on various topics in Wikipedia in both Azerbaijani and Georgian.The project has been ongoing for six years, based on the memorandum signed between "Wikimedia UG Georgia" and the "Development and Education Center" on October 6, 2019.

On June 1, 2025, diplomas were presented to the members of the “Georgian Language Reading Club” of the “Saral Development and Education Center” operating in the village of Yukhari Saral. In the Reading Club, which lasted four months, children participated in various activities, read books, made presentations, and mastered the Georgian language through games. A total of 24 people participated in the club.The club was led by Georgian language teacher Teona Kharshiladze.

On June 1, 2025, diplomas were presented to the members of the "Georgian Language Reading Club", organized by the "Development and Education Center" at the Tea House. In the Reading Club, which lasted four months, minors participated in various activities, read books, made presentations, and mastered the Georgian language through games. A total of 30 minors participated in the club.The club was led by Georgian language teacher Teona Kharshiladze.

On May 25, 2025, the next trainings of the "Bright Smile" project of the "Development and Education Center" were held at the Tea House. During this training, children were informed about the importance of proper dental care, nutrition and prevention. Then, a small informative animation was watched and the impact of dental care on human health was explained visually through games.The project is carried out by young volunteers, 2nd and 3rd year medical students Nigar Mamedova and Khadija Ojagova. The project continues.

Children in the village of Yukhari Saral celebrated Georgia's Independence Day.An event dedicated to May 26 - Georgia's Independence Day was held at the "SARAL Development and Education Center". The event, which began with the national anthem, provided information about May 26 to the children and teenagers of the center's "Georgian Reading Club". Then, the children prepared their presentations in groups and drew pictures.The event was led by the club teachers, Teona Kharshiladze and Aylin Humbatova.

On May 26, 2025, an event dedicated to Georgia's Independence Day was held at Tea House. The young members of the "Georgian Language Reading Club" who participated in the event were informed about this historic day, and then the participants drew a picture of the Georgian flag.The event was organized by the head of the Reading Club, Teona Kharshiladze.

Vlog of women from the event dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev - Tea House volunteer, young blogger Rukhsara Mamedova

VIDEO prepared by AKTUAL MEDIA about the event dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev.

On May 10, 2025, an event dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev was held at the Marneuli House of Culture on the theme “National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the author of the Constitution of Independent Azerbaijan - 102 years”.Representatives of state institutions, the public and young people participated in the event.The event began with the singing of the national anthems of Georgia and Azerbaijan by members of the "Georgian Language Reading Cube" of minors operating under the Tea House. The event was opened by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Georgia, Faig Guliyev, who spoke in detail about the life, activities, constructive work, etc. of the Great Leader. Speaking at the event, Marneuli Mayor Kenan Omarov spoke about Heydar Aliyev's contributions and role in the development of Georgia-Azerbaijan relations, and Emin Ahmadov, Director of the "Development and Education Center", spoke about the importance of the event, the importance of informing young people, their participation in the event and the activities to be carried out in the coming years. Then, young talents, singers Shaban Mammadov, Iamze Jaxeli, and Nino Oloshvili, a member of the music course of the Marneuli Cultural Center, performed in Georgian and Azerbaijani. Georgian and Azerbaijani national dances of the "Buta" dance ensemble operating under the Tea House were also presented at the event.Within the framework of the event, the heads of various centers and educational institutions were awarded for their contributions to the development of youth in the fields of education, culture and sports, diplomas were presented to successful young people, as well as certificates were presented to 102 participants who successfully completed courses at the "Tea House" during 2024. At the end of the event, 102 balloons were released into the air by these young people. The event was hosted by Arzu Aliyeva.The event was held with the support of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Georgia and organized by the "Development and Education Center".

On May 3, 2025, the “Bright Smile” trainings were launched at Tea House, organized by the “Development and Education Center”.The aim of the project was to inform children, adolescents and young people about dental health and their care, and the topic of the training was dental health. 32 young people symbolically participated in the training. At the meeting, the participants were first informed about the history of dentistry, then how to care for dental hygiene and what measures should be taken for prevention.Then, the participants were divided into 4 groups and a quiz was held based on the information received.At the end of the event, the participants were given apples.The trainings are conducted voluntarily by Nigar Mammadova, a third-year student in dentistry, and Khadija Ojagova, a second-year student in physical rehabilitation.A small but valuable step to a healthy smile!

2025 წლის 4 მაისს მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტის ყიზილჰაჯილის სპორტულ კომპლექსში, 2011-2 წლებში დაბადებული ,,განვითარებისა და განათლების ცენტრის“ სამოყვარულო საფეხბურთო კლუბ „ოლიმპს“ და სოფელ ქეშალში მოქმედ „კურ სასწავლო და განვითარების ცენტრის“ საფეხბურთო კლუბებს შორის ამხანაგური მატჩი გაიმართა. თამაშის დასაწყისში გამოსვლაში წარმატება უსურვა საფეხბურთო კლუბ „კურს“, რომელმაც ახლახან დაიწყო საქმიანობა. თამაში "ოლიმპოს" გუნდის გამარჯვებით (12-1) დასრულდა.მსგავსი თამაშების რეგულარულად ჩატარება მომავალში იგეგმება.

On May 2, 2025, the next meeting was held with the parents of the young people with a new greeting in Tea House in Tea House. The questions were answered in the meeting, answered, information was provided about the rules, and the highlights were spoken about the highlights to be high. Meetings with members of other groups will also be held regularly.

On April 30, 2025, a meeting was held at the Tea House with the parents of the newly admitted young people to the dance group. At the meeting, questions of interest to the parents were answered, information was provided about the rules, and points to be paid attention to in order to achieve high achievements were discussed. Meetings with the parents of members of other groups will also be held regularly.

Genc TV/Youth TVProgram VIIApril 29, 2025 Tea House."GAIM" volunteer, FLEX program winner Tahir Mahmudov spoke in an interview about the stages he went through in this process.Program host: Arzu AliyevaFilming and editing: Suleyman Novruzov

An interview with our students, Kvemo Kartli Chess Champion Rafael Bayramov, the second place winner of the championship Ayhan Askerov, and the third place winner, "GAIM" student Ravan Mammadov, from interpress.ge.

On April 27, 2025, the second day of the "Marneuli Open 2025" chess tournament, organized by the "Development and Education Center" and supported by "SOCAR", took place at the Tea House. Chess players over the age of 16 competed in the tournament. In the competition, in which 9 chess players competed, Bakhtiyar Mammadov was awarded 1st place with 6 points, Jahandar Bayramov 2nd place with 5.5 points, and Abdullah Mammadov 3rd place with 5.5 points.At the end of the tournament, the winner of the 1st place was awarded a cash prize, a cup and a medal, and the winners of the 2nd and 3rd places were awarded certificates and medals.

On April 26, 2025, the "Marneuli Open 2025" chess tournament was launched at the Tea House, organized by the "Development and Education Center" and supported by "SOCAR". 61 chess players, including children and teenagers, participated in the tournament. Giorgi Giorgadze, Vice President of the "Georgian Chess Federation" and Murad Muradov, Director of the "Integration Center of Azerbaijanis in Georgia", who attended the event, spoke and wished success to the young chess players. In the competition held under the Swiss system, Timur Kalayev won 1st place with 6 points (Marneuli Tea House), Ayhan Askerov won 2nd place with 6 points (Marneuli Tea House) and Murat Nabiyev won 3rd place with 6 points (Marneuli GAIM).In the 16-year-old category, Tahir Mammadov won 1st place (Garachop) with 7 points, Ali Aliyev won 2nd place (Marneuli Tea House) with 6.5 points, and Bahlul Guliyev won 3rd place (Garachop) with 6 points.The winners were presented with cups and medals.At the end of the event, the winners of the Kvemo Kartli Chess Championship held in Rustavi on April 24-25 by the Kvemo Kartli Chess Federation with the support of the Rustavi City Hall were presented with medals, cups and certificates by the Vice President of the Georgian Chess Federation Giorgio Giorgadze.The tournament was held under the auspices of Tea House young chess players Jahandar Bayramov, Tacir Allahverdiyev, Turaj Hasanov, Emil Allahverdiyev and Gasim Aliyev.The tournament continues.

On 24-25, the Kvemo Kartli Chess Championship was held in Rustavi city with the organization of the Kvemo Kartli Chess Federation and the support of the Rustavi City Hall. A total of 80 children and teenagers from the Kvemo Kartli region in the age categories of 8-10-12 participated in the competition.Tea House chess players participated in the competition with 5 people.The results of the young chess players who successfully performed in the 12-year-old competition are as follows.I place: Rafael Bayramov 6 points (Tea House)II place: Ayhan Askerov 6 points (Tea House)V place: Mahammad Shareyev 4.5 points (Kurds Chess Club)Rizvan Aliyev finished 12th with 4 points andIn the 10-year-old groupTimur Kalayev finished 10th with 4 points.Rafael Bayramov, who won 1st place in the competition, received a license for the Georgian Chess Championship.Note: The winners of the Rustavi tournament were presented with medals and diplomas by Giorg Giorgadze, Vice President of the Georgian Chess Federation, who was a guest at the "Marneuli Open 2025" chess tournament held at the Tea House on April 26.

On April 24, 2025, the next knowledge competition of the "Tusi Mathematics Club" was held at the "Tea House" under the organization of the "Development and Education Center". 7 teams, consisting of 28 people, competed in the knowledge competition. The winner of the two-stage competition was the "Equation" team with 29 points.The competition was led by mathematics teacher Gunel Abdullayeva.

Video material will be presented in the coming days.Genc TV/Youth TVProgram VIIApril 21, 2025Interview with Tahir Mahmudov, a young activist, volunteer, participant in many projects and winner of the FLEX education program in America.Host of the program: Arzu AliyevaFilming and editing: Suleyman Novruzov

On April 20, 2025, the “Traditional Turkish Archery” course was launched in Marneuli, jointly organized by the “Development and Education Center” and the “Yunus Emre Institute” and with the support of the “Archery Foundation” within the framework of the “Kemankesh” project.19 course members and young people interested in archery attended the meeting. Zakariyya Gultekin, coordinator of the Tbilisi office of the “Yunus Emre Institute” and Emin Ahmadov, director of the “Development and Education Center”, spoke at the opening, wished the participants success, and talked about the importance of archery.

A video by young vlogger Rukhsara Mamedova, an active member of the English club, about the event dedicated to the graduation day of the "SARAL Development and Education Center" in the village of Yukhari Saral on April 4, 2025, prepared for an English and Turkish-speaking audience.

On April 18, 2025, entrance exams were held in the village of Yukhari Saral, at the “Saral Development and Education Center”.The exams were organized in the following subjects:• English• Georgian• Mathematics• Drawing• Robotics• ChessA total of 175 people from different age groups participated in the entrance exams. The exams were organized in accordance with the center's curriculum.The admission results will be announced in the coming days and the participants will be contacted personally. We wish all participants success!

On April 17, 2025, a friendly match between the amateur football club "Olimp" and the amateur club "Yukhari Saral" was held at the Gizilhajili Sports Complex of Marneuli Municipality. The "Olimp" team was led by coach Emin Binnetov, and the "Yukhari Saral" team was led by Gismat Aliyev. The game ended 8:2 in favor of the "Olimp" team.

On April 17, 2025, members of the dance course and the Buta Dance Ensemble performed a traditional report concert for parents at the Tea House.During the concert, young dancers performed Georgian and Azerbaijani national dances. The event was led by Keti Kopilashvili, a dance teacher at the Tea House and the head of the Buta Dance Ensemble.