Three teachers from Teach For Bulgaria’s program “A New Way to Teaching” talk about the lessons they have learned after one semester of teaching One of the main myths about teaching is that teachers learn a specific set of concepts …
Three teachers with three different stories about the challenges of teaching during a pandemic and their decision to become teachers by joining Teach For Bulgaria’s program Angelina Dzhurova was born and raised in the region of Veliko Tarnovo. She currently …
How visiting two small schools can shake a manager’s routine and reveal a new perspective of what an honest day’s work could be We have told you about our initiative which allows a variety of successful role models to visit …
When it comes to the success of every student, we often forget to ask the students about what they think and what would make them happier, more motivated, and more confident. This is why we wanted to include the students’ …
September of 2011. A typical start of the school year for Gergana Cholakova and her classmates at the Vocational High School of Tourism in the town of Samokov. Some classes, however, seem to have a slightly different atmosphere – not …
One of the main values Teach For Bulgaria lives by from the very start is “continuous learning”. We believe that it is essential for any educational organization which claims to work towards making Bulgaria a better place. This is why …
Yavor Hadzhiev is an English teacher in the town of Dolna Banya and a participant in Teach For Bulgaria’s program “A New Way to Teaching”. Last year in the beginning of the pandemic and at the start of the transition …
We have launched a series of publications about the projects and initiatives of Teach For Bulgaria alumni. This is the story of how Sci-High came to be. Sci-High is a program which provides professional support and training to teachers who …
Diana Fodulska-Ogorelkova has been the principal of Primary School “Otets Paisii” in the village of Govedare in the region of Pazardzhik for 9 years. She has over 25 years of experience in the education sector and 16 years of teaching …
The story of how Raycho Raychev met a class of curious students online and inspired them to learn more about space Distance learning and all measures taken to limit the spread of coronavirus at school changed the normal dynamics of …
Or how to teach through real-life situations How often have you heard “Teacher, why do we have to learn this?” and how have you reacted? We are certain that sometimes teachers also ask this question and can’t always find satisfactory …
One of the pitfalls of teaching is that teachers unintentionally start doing everything for or even instead of their students sooner or later in their career. This is very easy to observe in a typical classroom: the teacher usually prepares, …
Teach For Bulgaria’s Summer Institute is an integral part of our program “A New Way to Teaching”. It lays the foundation for our participants’ work as teachers over the next two years. The six-and-a-half-week institute has a theoretical and practical …
Teachers from Teach For Bulgaria’s community share in pictures Children haven’t started school yet, but their teachers are already in the classrooms. It is time for final touches before the school bell rings. We asked a few teachers who teach …
The inspirational story of Alexander and Lilian – the newly-weds who chose to support Teach For Bulgaria on their wedding day “Even before we started planning our wedding both Lili and I knew that we didn’t want our guests to …