Education Bulgaria Project #26128

Support Teach For Bulgaria Teachers

by Teach For Bulgaria/Zaedno v chas

Project Report | Jul 5, 2018
Teach For Bulgaria Summer Academy 2018 Update

By Alexandrina Yankulova | Development associate

Dear supporters,

We're thrilled to kick off the 8th annual Summer Academy in just a couple of weeks, on July 30th! Thanks to your generosity and engagement, we've been able to provide free access to the academy for children from grades 1-12. This year we will again welcome students in Lyulin and Mladost - two of Sofia's biggest neighborhoods. We expect more than 950 students and many of them would be part of the academy for second or third year. In this regard I would like to share with you some of the things which Nedelina /mother of a child which was part of the academy last year/ said:

"I want to share some of the things that my child have learned during the academy. The first time my daughter took part in the academy was 2 years ago. She was in 5th grade and geography was (and still is) her favorite subject. There was a child with disabilities in her class and the teacher instructed my daughter how she could be in help with the lessons. The results were unbelievable. The child improved its knowledge and my daughter was provoked to be interested in problems of the children with disabilities.

Another great benefit for my daughter was in history lessons - in general she doesn't like them. But now this is changed. The teacher from TFB program used methods that changed her attitude to the subject and she decided to participate in a history contest. She wanted to see how her changed attitude reflected in her knowledge. That's why I admire everything that TFB teachers and the entire TFB team do!”

With your support we help more children to have an equal access to quality education and more of our participants to do their best.

Thank you!

Friends

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May 18, 2018
Little success for Denitsa and her students

By Alexandrina Yankulova | Development associate

Feb 20, 2018
They came to Bulgaria to become teachers

By Neli Gacheva | Development Associate

“I decided that if I was going to grow professionally somewhere, I wanted it to be where I could contribute the most.”, shares Ivana, a participant in the Teach For Bulgaria program, currently teaching English in Vetren.

In the past few years many aspiring people, who study or work abroad, have decided to transition and continue their life and career paths in Bulgaria. Such is the case with many Teach For Bulgaria participants, who have decided to pursue professional development in Bulgaria after years of international experience. To many of them, teaching is a way to apply their experience and skills to help students, who can benefit from their support the most. Teaching, on the other hand, is also a way for them to grow professionally and develop leadership skills by working in a new and challenging environment.

Ivana is a 22-year-old professional, who spent three years in London, studying Art History at University College London. She also worked for an organization, called Bulgarian Careers Fair, where she managed their blog and the social media of the organization. Even though she enjoyed London, Ivana was certain that they “were not compatible for a long-term relationship". "I wanted to build a life and start a family in Bulgaria some day and I knew that I had to contribute in order to enjoy my life here,” Ivana adds.

Ivana found a way to contribute by becoming a teacher. She teaches English at Primary School “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” in the town of Vetren. “I decided that this was something useful I could do for myself right after university,” she shares. “My job as a teacher is a way to grow, to leave the social bubble I used to live in, and to do something good for someone else.”

In her first days at school Ivana discovered one of the advantages of living in Bulgaria. “I was surprised how easy it was to make things happen here – when we invite guests in our classes, for example, it can happen very quickly and we don’t need to plan it two months in advance.” She also shares that it is easier for her to achieve work-life balance here. “I expected to be happier, calmer, and to fit in better here and that’s exactly what happened,” Ivana concludes.

Ivana is one of many inspirational Teach For Bulgaria participants, who devote their time to improving the educational outcomes for students in Bulgaria.

Your generous support allows us to attract, train and support aspiring professionals like Ivana to become teachers in high-need schools in the short-term and long-term leaders and change agents in Bulgaria.

Should you want to support TFB teachers by becoming a role model in their classrooms, or a mentor – do not hesitate to reach out to us and express your interest.

You can find additional information about TFB’s on our website and Facebook page.

Ivana

TFB Cohort 2017

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