Starting a new school year with free cohorts and a functional platform
The highlight of every Fall at Telerik Academy School (TAS) is the beginning of the new school year. A fresh start for students and teachers. This year we not only started 30 of TAS’s free cohorts but also launched a new functional platform with 15 contemporary educational programs for teachers to teach effortlessly in the classroom – Buki.bg.
Buki.bg – onboarding of teachers and better user experience
During the summer our focus was on enhancing the user experience and design of our educational platform Buki.bg, designing and finalizing the 15 programs currently offered, and uploading all educational materials on the platform.
At the end of August, the platform was launched, and we gave access to it to more than 300 schools across Bulgaria. We organized a special onboarding webinar with the school administrators of the platform to demonstrate how to use it and sign teachers into the programs they may choose to teach during the current school year. Afterward, we organized separate webinars for each of the programs to support teachers and give them a chance to dive deeper into the content of each program and the educational resources and the platform’s functionalities.
Currently, more than 230 schools have activated their profiles, signed teachers in, and enrolled in at least one of the 15 programs. More than 1,000 teachers have access to programs on the platform and will use them in their classrooms. We started collecting feedback from the users, and so far, it is encouraging and gives us valuable insights into how teachers engage with the platform. We expect to reach more than 10,000 students this school year with Buki.bg and our new model.
30 free cohorts in 12 locations continue to support the digital education of Bulgarian students
This year, we launched 30 cohorts in 12 locations (Bansko, Dimitrovgrad, Dobrich, Kyustendil, Montana, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Ruse, Silistra, Sofia, Haskovo, and Shumen) and continue to support the digital education of Bulgarian students under our old model – as extracurricular classes. An admission campaign was conducted, with students from 3-12 grades being able to choose between four programs in the field of digital technology and programming, each with a duration of 72 hours. We received over 1,000 applicants during the campaign and had significant support from local partners, educational institutions, regional and national media, as well as our key partners and donors.
In the next few weeks, around 700 students will have the opportunity to start their digital learning journey with Telerik Academy School.
Looking forward to the next months
Going forward, our focus will be on validating the Buki.bg model and planning for the next calendar year. The team will conduct interviews with school principals and teachers and visit schools and classrooms across the country to understand how teachers and schools are using Buki.bg and their willingness to subscribe to the product in the next school year. We plan to expand the portfolio of programs on the Buki.bg platform by adding three new programs for the next school year and continue to seek partnerships and donor support to ensure that more schools and students across the country can have access and benefit from our programs.
Additionally, we are excited to announce that we are planning a big school festival for teachers and students in April 2025. The festival will bring together all Buki.bg users, including students, and participants in our free cohorts, to celebrate their successful journey with Telerik Academy School programs during the academic year 2024-2025. ore details will follow in the next report but we extend an invitation to join us for an inspirational weekend focused on students’ success and innovative ideas.
We highly appreciate your generous support, which allows us to make a difference in the lives of an increasing number of Bulgarian students by providing quality education and new opportunities to discover and thrive in the digital world.
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