In Georgia's Mountains, A School For One

Nine-year-old Bacho Tsiklauri leans against his home in Makarta, some 100 kilometers north of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.

Bacho leaves for school in the village of Makarta. Some former residents have left the village to seek better economic opportunities elsewhere.

Bacho walks to school with his father, Gia.

Bacho waits for his teacher in front of the house that functions as his school.

A one-on-one lesson with his teacher, who studied here when she was a child.

Teacher Lia Tsiklauri teaches Bacho mathematics and Georgian.

Bacho writes on his own personal blackboard.

Because there are no younger students enrolled here, the school will shut down when Bacho moves on to high school.

A school registration book with only one name: Bacho Tsiklauri

Leaving school after class

Lela Machkhashvili helps her son complete his homework.

Bacho with his father at home

A view of the mountains from Bacho's window