Joint-Staff Training in Rakovski, Bulgaria

  • 2nd Project Meeting in Bulgaria 
    During the first semester of the project, our partners had the opportunity to visit one of our partner countries, Bulgaria (15-20 December, 2018).  The visit was successful, well organized and very interesting.  Cypriot teachers, Antigoni Komodiki and Irene nerantzi had the chance to visit Plovdiv and Rakovski, see our partner school there, meet the curriculum, the personnel and the pupils.  We would like to thank Bulgaria and especially the coordinator teacher, Mrs. Deyana Peykova for their lovely hospitality.    

     

    During the meeting, the participants had the opportunity to discuss the activities and results of the first three months and also plan the future action plan. The main purpose of the meetings was to coordinate and manage the project and the current activities. Also, during the meetings the teachers have met the entrepreneurial spirit and the cultural heritage of the host school and host country. During the meeting teachers had chance to meet and get an idea of the educational systems of Bulgaria. 
    During the meeting the participants met local social entrepreneurs, local artists and local management of cultural heritage. Teachers visited the social enterprise Caritas, they prepared soaps and candles for charity. The local artists Vladimir Sariyski showed them his artworks, some of them – important for a local community.  
    Thus, they had the opportunity to see the entrepreneurial and artistic dimension of the host country and widen their knowledge on alternative kinds of art.  
    Teacher felt the cultural spirit of Christmas. They attended to a Christmas show.

     

    A lot of different activities were organized for our teams: a visit to social enterprise Caritas, where we prepared soaps and candles for charity, meeting a local artists important for their local community, Vladimir Sariyskil.