SOUEE "Konstantin-Kiril Filosof"
BULGARIA
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Background and Experience
Brief description on the School/Organisation:
The Secondary School with the Study of European Languages “St Constantin-Cyril the Philosopher’ is located in the town of Ruse, the biggest Bulgarian town on the River Danube. The school was founded in 1961 and it is a public secondary language school. English, German, French, Spanish and Russian are taught in it. About 1500 students study at the school. The school successfully combines the mastering of foreign languages with basic computer literacy and IT competence. The children are mostly from Ruse but there is a significant number who commute every day or live in the town without their parents. These have different backgrounds and interests. The staff is highly experienced and the majority of the students are very intelligent, creative as well as motivated to gain more knowledge. Nevertheless, there are some students that think of school only as a source of fun or place for meeting friends. It would be really essential to involve them into project work and show them the importance of being highly educated and ambitious. Our aim is to help our students on their way to develop their language and computer skills as well as to become open-minded, self-confident people without prejudices toward foreign cultures and lifestyles and we strongly believe that the project will help us reach this aim. An Erasmus+ K2 partnership with schools from different parts of Europe will provide great opportunities for and insight into other people’s lifestyles. These contacts will also support the school’s important work to get all individuals from all backgrounds to feel appreciated and welcome. The students aged 15-18 will take part in the Multilateral Project ‘21st Century European Classrooms: meeting the challenge of the digital era with innovation and creativity’. This will give them the chance to join and be part of extracurricular activities resulting from the project as well as to grow more interested in curricular subjects related to the project development. Thus, we hope the students will develop their understanding of otherness and that in the digital era they could become not only knowledgeable but more tolerant and democratic citizens. In addition, students of poor families will also get the chance to travel. From the teachers’ point of view, this is a very good opportunity to get input from other European teaching traditions, share good practice and broaden the horizon with new teaching skills. To bring home best practice from so many different European countries will be a unique chance. |
Contact
SOUEE "Konstantin-Kiril Filosof"
10 Studentska street BG323 - Русе (Ruse) 7004 BULGARIA Telephone/fax +35982841779 +35982841780 Website: www.souee.bg 
Location:
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Activities and experience in the areas relevant for this project and
Skills and/or expertise of key persons involved in this project:
Our students have basic computer skills and IT competences gained during the compulsory classes at school. Most of them are fluent at using the Internet and various programmes. Some of the students are regularly involved in events that include using multimedia, make presentations and participate in online conferences and webinars. Yet many students use computers only for playing games or chatting with friends. These should be encouraged to use computers for other purposes connected with their studying process.
Most of the teachers of our school have passed courses for basic computer literacy and use it in their work. In addition, teachers involved in this project have successfully completed online courses referring using the ICT in the classroom and interactive whiteboards, in particular. They regularly participate in online conferences, webinars and other events. As an associated UNESCO school we often take part in online events of the organization. Although we use some interactive activities during the lessons, we still miss good practices in this area. Today, much success lies in being able to communicate, share, and use information to solve complex problems, in being able to adapt and innovate in response to new demands and changing circumstances, in being able to command and expand the power of technology to create new knowledge.
The teachers involved in this project have also successfully completed online courses Global Education: Human Rights Dimension and Global Education: Intercultural Dimension and as educators in these areas they regularly involve students into various activities, including online ones.
I would like to add that since last year our school has been actively working on E-twinning projects (one in 2013, and currently two). Actually, let us underline, that E-twinning portal help us connect with other partners and become part of this project.
We strongly believe that this project will help both students and teachers improve their skills and give them the opportunity to apply new practices corresponding to the new challenges, which include digital age literacy, inventive thinking, effective communication, and high productivity.
Skills and/or expertise of key persons involved in this project:
Our students have basic computer skills and IT competences gained during the compulsory classes at school. Most of them are fluent at using the Internet and various programmes. Some of the students are regularly involved in events that include using multimedia, make presentations and participate in online conferences and webinars. Yet many students use computers only for playing games or chatting with friends. These should be encouraged to use computers for other purposes connected with their studying process.
Most of the teachers of our school have passed courses for basic computer literacy and use it in their work. In addition, teachers involved in this project have successfully completed online courses referring using the ICT in the classroom and interactive whiteboards, in particular. They regularly participate in online conferences, webinars and other events. As an associated UNESCO school we often take part in online events of the organization. Although we use some interactive activities during the lessons, we still miss good practices in this area. Today, much success lies in being able to communicate, share, and use information to solve complex problems, in being able to adapt and innovate in response to new demands and changing circumstances, in being able to command and expand the power of technology to create new knowledge.
The teachers involved in this project have also successfully completed online courses Global Education: Human Rights Dimension and Global Education: Intercultural Dimension and as educators in these areas they regularly involve students into various activities, including online ones.
I would like to add that since last year our school has been actively working on E-twinning projects (one in 2013, and currently two). Actually, let us underline, that E-twinning portal help us connect with other partners and become part of this project.
We strongly believe that this project will help both students and teachers improve their skills and give them the opportunity to apply new practices corresponding to the new challenges, which include digital age literacy, inventive thinking, effective communication, and high productivity.
