Education Bulgaria Project #17175

Free Summer Academy for 600 Bulgarian Children

by Teach For Bulgaria/Zaedno v chas

Free Summer Academy for 600 Bulgarian Children

Project Report | Aug 7, 2018
From Dermantsi to a cinema debut in Paris

By Alexandrina Yankulova | Development associate

Daniel and his students

Dear supporters,

With a cinema debut in Paris at the beginning of July and a festival premiere at the “Meetings of the Young European Cinema” in Sofia, Daniel and his students from Elementary school “Neofit Riliski”, Dermantsi presented their first short film “9+1”. The film was created in 2018, as part of an initiative of Cinémathèque Française - “Cinema, a hundred years of youth”. The students worked on this project for a whole school year with the support of their English teacher Daniel, participant in the Teach for Bulgaria leadership program. The two premieres were very well received by the audience and were extremely emotional as they marked the culmination of lots of hard work and learning through different cinema tools and experiences.

"This initiative allowed the students to find new talents and interests. These children have almost no access to arts. During the work process, they gained a deeper understanding of their creative, emotional and artistic talents which are a window to their personal self-awareness and self-development.", says Daniel.

Thank you for your engagement with our cause. Your commitment allows more people, like Daniel, to become inspiring teachers and leaders. With your support, we help more children to have an equal access to quality education. Please consider becoming our recurring donor now and your support could be even more valuable. Every new recurring donation during GlobalGiving’s 2018 Youth week campaign, August 6-12th will be matched! Join our group of recurring donors now, and your yearly donation will be double-matched by our generous supporter Bogomil Balkansky.

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Jul 6, 2018
TFB Summer Academy 2018 Update

By Alexandrina Yankulova | Development associate

Apr 11, 2018
Teach For Bulgaria Update-upcoming Summer Academy

By Alexandrina Yankulova | Development associate

Gabriela

Dear TFB supporters,

On April 10, Teach for Bulgaria officially closed the 2018 recruitment season for incoming participants and we are really pleased to welcome the new ones, who will begin their training in the summer. As you know, the Academy is a part of the practical training for the incoming cohort of participants before entering the classrooms in September. This Academy is very important for developing their skills along with developing children's skills. Additionally, the Academy provides free summer education for over 1,200 children from low-income communities in Sofia every year. Thank you for your continuous support for Teach For Bulgaria's free Summer Academy.

In this report, I want to introduce to you one of our new participants from 2018 cohort – Gabriela. We’ve asked her a few questions. See below what her answers are, what motivates her the most and why she choose to participate in Teach for Bulgaria program.

Gabriela is 22 years old and she’s a psychologist, graduated from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. She says: In the next two years as a teacher I expect many. Many challenges, many successes, many changed destinies and many friendships for life.

If you have to present yourself in one sentence, what would it be?

I’m a psychologist with an enormous place in my heart for the cause of bulgarian education.

Why did you choose to apply for TFB program?

When the end of my bachelor's degree came, I was pretty confused where should I go and what should I do. I’ve decided to wait with my master's degree for many reasons. But I was certain that I would not be ‘just stand there and watching’. I looked at myself and in my values. I realized that quality education has always excited me and that topic really set the fire in me. Then I thought how many people didn’t have the same opportunities I had in my education. I said to myself - TFB would address these attitudes and beliefs of mine in the right direction. And that’s how it happen.

What do you expect from the next two years?

I expect almost everything - many challenges, many successes, many changes destinies and many friendships for life.

What education do students need to be successful in real life and to be happy?

High-quality education that opens opportunities and motivates students for a better future.

We would really like to thank you for your support for this project. Your help allows us to attract more people like Gabriela, who are working for success of every child especially for underperforming children in Bulgaria. By supporting TFB Summer Academy, you give a chance for more students to participate in and to expand their skills and academic knowledge.

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