If you closed your eyes, just for a moment, and thought about your teachers, I believe one particular face would come to mind – the teacher who was always there for you, who had always supported you, who never gave …
“Once upon a time…” isn’t that how fairytales begin? Stories just as magical as those we remember from our childhood are still being written to this day. Stories with strong characters, beautiful princesses, and important life lessons. Out of all …
Two devoted teachers choose to teach at a small school where they find big support Up until two years ago Inna Vasileva and Stanimira Stoyanova were set on completely different career paths. Inna was a psychology student in Veliko Tarnovo …
Model Schools in the Spotlight: Primary School “Tsani Ginchev” in the town of Lyaskovets An extraordinary school where all children are equal. This statement sums up the philosophy of Primary School “Tsani Ginchev” in the town of Lyaskovets. The school …
A few weeks before the deadline for Teach For Bulgaria’s program A New Way to Teaching, we’d like to introduce you to three of our new participants who are going to meet their students in September. They are among the …
In 2017 the America for Bulgaria Foundation launched an Education Leadership Academy. Its goal was to help teachers and school leaders develop new teaching strategies, understand how to use technology in their classrooms, and exchange best practices. By that point, …
How It Started In 2013 Natalia Ivanova was a fifth-grade student at “Neofit Rilski” School in the village of Dermantsi in the municipality of Lukovit where she was born. The school in Dermantsi is one of Teach For Bulgaria first …
Andres Norev met his new teachers Tsvetomira Antonova, history, and Violeta Taseva, Bulgarian language and literature, back in 2013 when he started 6th grade at “Neofit Rilski” School in his birth place – the village of Dermantsi. Tsvetomira and Violeta …
Kristina Georgieva is from the village of Rumyantsevo. She went to the local primary school “Hristo Botev” until 7th grade and then continued her education at Secondary School “Aleko Konstantinov” in the town of Lukovit where she specialized in business …
The stories of an economist working in the publishing industry and an accountant/senior technical associate who took a sharp career turn with Teach For Bulgaria “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A question painfully familiar to …
A team of teachers developed an interdisciplinary STEM project which boosted students’ motivation to learn more about science Which celestial body from the Solar system can become our second home? This was the big question that students from 9th and …
Teach For Bulgaria, EducArt, and the Trust for Social Achievement created specialized learning materials for children who need additional support at school, especially if Bulgarian is not their first language One day Asya and Yavor saw a poster that read, …
The first day of school is almost here, but teachers have started to prepare for it weeks ago. Stanislava Stefanova is here to tell us more about the way she gets ready to meet her students, her excitement, planning, and …
Or the story of how a group of 7th-graders from the town of Karnobat gained self-awareness and agency by having a candid conversation with actress Valentina Karoleva At the end of the school year all 7th-graders in Bulgaria will have …
The school radio at Secondary School “Hristo Smirnenski” in Stara Zagora received a special plaque with the engraving “I guarantee a happy childhood” The school radio at Secondary School “Hristo Smirnenski” in Stara Zagora received a special plaque with the …