PM IN BULGARIA (Sept ‘09
COMENIUS PROJECT
“E-learning and Web2 tools as means of enhancing education outcomes and
establishing transnational cooperation”
6th PM in Pravets, BULGARIA from September 21th to September 27th 2009
PG po KTS
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL:
Computer School in the town of Pravets, affiliated with the Technical University of Sofia, was established in 1986. Over 1600 computer technology experts have graduated from the school since then and have gone on to successful careers both in Bulgaria and abroad.
Students apply to the school after finishing the 7th grade. To be admitted, they must first pass an admission test in mathematics at the Technical University of Sofia. The course of education lasts six years. After finishing the 12th grade and presenting a diploma project on software programming or hardware maintenance for today’s microcomputers, students are given a high school diploma and a Second Degree of Professional Qualification certificate in micro-processing technology. A Third Degree certificate is obtained after finishing the 13th grade.
The curriculum includes all comprehensive subjects according to governmental requirements set by the Ministry of Education and Science.
Intensive English is studied at the school, and students take 960 classes throughout their course of study. A second foreign language is obligatory. Languages offered are German, Russian, and French.
Education in 14 specialized subjects is provided by visiting professors from the faculty of Computer Systems and Management from the Sofia Technical University. Lecturing and laboratory training in each subject provide a sound basis both in electronics and programming. Thus are obtained valuable skills in note-taking and active knowledge of the subjects.
Various sports facilities and qualified Physical Education teachers in different sports make it possible for students to choose activities based upon their own personal interests. They can choose among soccer, basketball, volleyball, hiking, rowing and aerobics, enhancing their physical fitness. The Computer School teams have been successful in high school competitions organized by the Ministry of Education and Science as well as international regattas.
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The Microprocessing Technological School is located on a campus of about 60000 square meters in the town of Pravets, 60 kilometers east of the capital city of Sofia. The mild climate, the majestic Balkan Mountains and the appealing lake make it a perfectly balanced place for a school campus.
The technical, social and sports facilities are excellently maintained with the financial assistance of the Sofia Technical University, providing education and accommodation for more than 565 students. The school has 45 rooms, among which are three lecture halls, two language rooms, four computer laboratories, six technical laboratories, and a media center with a great number of Bulgarian and foreign fiction and specialized literature, as well as Internet access.
The school campus also has two dormitories and a canteen for 500 students. The rooms are well-furnished and central heating and hot water are provided. Cable television and Internet access are also available. The school canteen provides breakfast, lunch and dinner, depending on students’ preference, and canteen accounts are computerized.
Students come to the Microprocessing Technological School from all over the country to participate in an atmosphere of honesty, creativity and academic development. They tend to be highly intelligent, talented and ambitious.
Graduates of the school receive preferential consideration upon application to Computer Technology, Communication Technology and Electronics at the Technical University of Sofia. In addition, a great number of students attend other universities in Bulgaria, America and Europe.
We already have experience of participation in the following Comenius projects:
- “Energy Without Pollution for the Europe of 2000.Reality or Utopia?”
- “Sharing European Products in the past, present and future.”
- „The use of IT in everyday teaching“
The use of IT in everyday teaching“ project’s web page:
http://iteach.uktc-bg.com/index.html
http://itproject-uktc.blogspot.com/
PPT presentation is uploaded there:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19705659/Presentation-of-PG-Po-KTS
http://elweb2.blogspot.com/2009/09/pg-po-kts-presentations.html
The School web page:
School address:
PG po KTS 2161 PRAVETS, region SOFIA, BULGARIA Tel: +35971332224 Fax: +35971332256
WELCOME TO PRAVETS
You can find Pravets at google map too: http://www.maplandia.com/bulgaria/grad-sofija/pravets/
Pravets (Bulgarian: Правец, also transliterated as Pravetz or Pravec) is a town in central western Bulgaria, located approximately 60 km from the capital Sofia.
Pravets has a population of 4,512 people. Mountains surround it, which allows for a mild climate with rare winds. In the outskirts there is a small lake used for fishing and recreation.
The town is famous for its City University campus and two prestigious high schools. The first one is a language high school by the name of Aleko Konstantinov (see link to the school’s website below). It prepares many students who continue their undergraduate education in Bulgaria, USA, Germany, and France. The second high school is one of two technical schools, which prepares students for the Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria. It allows for direct admission to the University to its top students. The Bulgarian branch of City
University of Seattle (based in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.) is located in Pravets, where it offers an accredited BSBA degree to Bulgarian students. During the school year, the town is filled with students from different towns and cities, which contributes to the energetic atmosphere of Pravets.
More information :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravets
Pravets is very small town and all shopping, restaurants and schools are very
close – 5 to 10 min walk.
There are a lot of possibilities to eat at school and at restaurants. At school lunch
cost 1-2 Euro, at restaurants – from 4-5 Euro to 10Euro.
Drink is not expensive to from 1-2 Euro cost Bulgarian brandy “rakia” , soft
drink is less 1 Euro. Coffee is 0,30 to 0,50 Euro.
You needs to change money!
1EURO = 1,95583 leva, 1 lev=100 stotinki
WELCOME TO SOFIA
Very nice information for Sofia is uploaded there:
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/15576531/7sqcplv2f6bxvh0nvgh http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=dSV4gpm8yAo&feature=related
Google map:
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_
Print out this map of Sofia with “St. Sofia” hotel position:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=&sourceid=navcli
ent-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enBG314BG314&ie=UTF-8
“St. Sofia” hotel
WELCOME TO BULGARIA
Presentation is uploaded there:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19706641/Bulgaria
You can see this video for more informations about Bulgaria: http://vbox7.com/play:5b37ddf8
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT BULGARIA:
http://bulgariaalandofancientcivilizations.blogspot.com/ http://vbox7.com/play:3a250831 http://vbox7.com/play:56c78ed8
MORE ABOUT BULGARIA
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=X1H6zbh5D28&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=XeIrcbswjJo&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn084MJw1mI&feature=related
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http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=BNfINyYFTPw&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=eoK9UvetQvY&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMT4f6ZUN8&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=flG9xk7xL_8&feature=related
THE MYSTERY OF BULGARIAN VOICES
http :// es . youtube . com / w atch ? v = Ipb _ xzcCs 6 I & feature = related http :// es . youtube . com / w atch ? v = dWLMZnhUvUo & feature = related
OTHER BULGARIAN SONGS:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=LrKOUQAnnpQ&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=1quUDSqr5b0&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2pzx6fa9s&feature=related
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http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=NYautyWScvM&feature=related
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http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=XR_fExw4Tbw&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=qsySuKVCtSc&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=S2PUQQ3-ruI&feature=related
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http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Ur7HWSiU0
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=zeJovR2yuC0&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=0hfgQL7V_Is
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=2V_S0rQ3GME&feature=related
Travel information for Bulgaria.
About travel Sofia Airport – Pravets.
Pravets is situated in Balcan mountain ( Stara planina) and on 60 km distance from Sofia.
1. You can travel to Pravets by taxi, but it will be very expensive.
2. Other possibilities are to get taxi to Poduene bus station and to travel by bus. Bus Sofia-Pravets will cost about 3 Euro, but maybe taxi will be expensive, some time 10 Euro from Airport to Poduene bus station.
3. We can meet you at SofiaAirport and after you can pay for travel to special travel firm.
The prise dependse to how many people will travel.
For this work meeting I was book a bus for all travels! Prize depends to distance. Transport firm will give you invoice. Please, give me all information you need to be included at invoice – project N, school ID…
About accommodations.
We have in Pravets one good hotel in the center some students hostals, but maybe new building near to lake will be build ( deadline is the end of march 2009), so my colleagues will have a choice.
Single room prize are 25 EU and double room prize for 1 bed is around 20 EU. Your stay in hostel will cost you around 15EU. We have also students hostel, but it is not so good and you can stay here for free.
Hotels in Sofia
http://www.sofiahotels.net/sveta_sofia.shtml
http://www.sofiahotels.net/tsarsko-selo.shtml
http://www.sofiahotels.net/lion_hotel_sofia.shtml
http://www.sofiahotels.net/sofia/budapest_hotel_en.html
http://www.sofiahotels.net/rodina.shtml
I recommend you SvetaSofiaHotel! Anders have been at this hotel and liked it. The Swedish team will stay at this hotel!
It is in the center and there are nice shopping! Because if terrible traffic in Sofia better to be in the center! When traveling by public transport, you can buy single tickets from 1 lev from REP to stop shops (countermeasure) and from driver in the bus. Other options are to buy 10 tickets – cost 7.50 leva, but only one person can use them. I’d recommend you a ticket for all day. Applies only to the day on which it was purchased and costs EUR 4.20. Purchases of countermeasure to stop. For every big suitcaseyou must punch 1 more ticket.
Hotels in Pravets
http://wwwsparkhotelnet/indexphp?option=com content&view=article&id=51 &Itemid=59&lang=en
http://bgstay.com/en-o-1462-family_hotel_the_house_club
http://bghotels.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Pravets/Pravets
I will book for you rooms at “PravetsPalace hotel” in Pravets. You will pay when arrive!
Hope you will have a nice stay time in my
country!
The greek team says that is a pitty not to be in Pravets. Have a nice time there and a fruitful PM in Boulgaria. We will be waiting from you to upload news about the new blog and to share moments in Boulgaria.
Hy!!We are the Romanian team.We visited Botevgrad.We enjoyed it.We are friends with other teams.We hope to remain friends.Bye
Hello everybody! The students from Spain are having a wonderful time in Bulgaria.We love every place that we have visited.We also enjoy very much meeting new people from all over Europe.
Hy
My name in Andreea Tiba and i am from Romania.I visit the web site moodle and i am very impressed.I like your traditon and i am happy see you.In my free time i waching tv ,go with my friends anywhere. See you in Bulgaria.
Bye
Hy
My name is Paula Ghergut and i am from Romania.I have 18 years old and in my free time i like watching movie and reading books.I happy to see you!
Hy everybody!!!
My name is Cristina Riscanu.I am from Romania,Iasi city and i have 18 years old.I study in Iasi at School Normala “Vasile Lupu”.In my free time i go outside with my friends , listening music and witching tv.
I am happy see you and i can’t wait to meet you!
Bye
212.104.127.97 Submitted on 2009/09/19 at 2:17am
Hello.
My name is Yavor, born 19th of January, 1991. I’m from Pravets and I’m currently studying there in the IT School.
I’m interested in web-developing (web design, programming and stuff). I’m now working on a big project with one of my closest friends who is studying Computer Science in London. My personal site is ogynche.com, but is down now. Some of my projects:
I enjoy going out with friends and the usual stuff – listening to music, watching movies, reading books etc. My favorite activities are skateboarding, snowboarding and mountaineering.
I am happy to have possibilities to meet you in Pravts!
Bye!
Yavor
Submitted on 2009/09/19 at 1:33am
Hello Miguel,
My name is George Batchvarov, born 08.05.1993 in Sofia. At the age of 3 my parents, my brother and I moved to South Africa and i have been living there for 11 years. I speak perfect English and some Bulgarian. Two years ago we moved to Bulgaria and now I’m living in Pravec and I’m learning in the IT shcool PG po KTS. I enjoy listening to music mainly hip-hop r&b and rap, as well as drawing and graphyc designig. My favorite subjects are: Maths, English, IT….
I’ll be glad to meet you in Pravets!
See you soon!
Bye!
George
My name is Anna and I was born in a town near Valencia (Spain). I am going to Bulgaria with the rest of the Spanish team. I like travelling and meeting new people, so I am glad to have the chance of meeting you in Pravets.
See you in Bulgaria next Monday
Anna M
Hi there,
My name is Miguel Antonio and I belong to the Spanish team as well.
I am preparing my luggage right now because we are taking the plane this afternoon. I am happy to have the opportunity of meeting you all in Bulgaria.
See you all in Pravets
Miguel Antonio
Hi Everybody
My name is Virginia. I am 17 years old and I am going to Bulgaria with the Spanish group. I am looking forward to meeting all of you.
Virginia
I’m studying industrial engineering and English at the CEED school in Valencia (Spain). I’m going to meeting in Bulgaria and I am really looking forward to it.
We are flying today and we’ll spend tomorrow in Sofia. Tomorrow late we are going to Pravets(Bulgaria), I feel excited and nervous, my plane leaves in four hours …
See you all soon…
Ana C
Hello,everybody!
I’m Tsvetan and I’m 15 years old.I’m studying in Pravets at High school for Computer Technologies.I’m from Vratsa and I’m very excited that you will visit my hometown,I live on board in Pravets. I’m interested in mechanics,machine,computers and stuff like those.I love go to parties and discos,to have fun with my friends.I like listening to rock and metal music.
I look forward to meet you in Pravets!
Tsvetan Venchov 🙂
BYE
Greetings.
My name is Yoana and I am a 17-year-old student at the Technical High School in Pravets. My interests include cartoons, drawing, dinosaurs, rock music and science fiction.
I’m looking forward to meeting you all and I hope you have a marvelous time in Bulgaria.
Live long and prosper,
Yoana.
Hello, my name is Vencislav Tanev and like the others I study in the computer school in Pravets. My interests are many and they change very often like my mood. I like to try new things and meet new people. I’m awaiting your arrival.
Hello,Everybody!
I am Stanimir Mirchev from Etropole.I am learning Computer Technologies in Pravets and I am 16 years old.I am interested in music.I am happy to know you will visit my town.
See you soon in Bulgaria!
Bye!
Hello Miguel Antonio!
My name is Nikolay Genov and I’m 15.
I’m interested in computers, mechanics and stuff like those.
I love watching movies and surf in the net.
I live in village near to Pravets, Trudovetc at private house. You will stay at home and hope you will like it!
I am looking forward to see you soon!
Bye for now:)
Hello!
My name is Petya and I’m 16 years old.I live in a beautiful village called Dermantsi(I’m Kiril’s sister).I’m a student at High School for Computer Technologies and System (PG po KTS) in Pravets, Bulgaria.I love painting and dancing.I also love mathematics and I’m interesting from astronomy.
I’m happy to meet you!!!
Bye Bye!!!
Petya, Bulgaria
Hi
my name is Kiril and I’m 15 years old.I live in a small village called Dermantsi but i study in Pravets at High school for Computer Technologies(PG po KTS).I am very interested in computers(especially computer games),animes and manga(for those that don’t know what that is that’s the japanese comics).I love listening to music.My favorite stile is metal.
I look forward to meet you in Pravets!
Kiril, Bulgaria
BYE!
Hello,
My name is Nicolay T. Ivanov and i’m seventeen years old.I’m studying in PG po KTS in Pravetz(Bulgaria).Recently I’ve become interested in becoming an animator or a programer.So I’m practicing on a program called “Anim8or” and then I’ll move on to “3D studio MAX”.Our programing teacher gave us a book that’s about the introduction of C++ and training exercises for beginners.
I have a little brother that studies in PG po KTS,too. In my free time I like hanging out with friends,playing computer games and working on my goals.
I look forward to meet you in Pravets!
Nicolay Ivanov
Hello,
My name is Bojidar Lazarov-16 years old. I live in Levski, but studying in PG po KTS in Pravetz. I;m studying English on an intermediate level, and know a little japanese. I’m interested in programming and computer games.
I like listening to metal music and watching horror movies.
I happy I will meet you soon in Pravets!
Please you write soon,
Bojidar
Hi everybody,
I’m Lubomir,15 years old.I live in Sandanski but i study in Pravets at High school for Computer Technologies(PG po KTS).I like sports and specially Volleyball and Snooker.My hobbies are to listen music and play computer games.In my free time i go outside with friends and usually play card games.I can speak english very well. I’ve been to Slovakia so i can speak a little Slovak.
I am happy to see you soon and to have possibilities to participate at this project!
Best Wishes,Lubomir!
Hello.
My name is Yavor, born 19th of January, 1991. I’m from Pravets and I’m currently studying there in the IT School.
I’m interested in web-developing (web design, programming and stuff). I’m now working on a big project with one of my closest friends who is studying Computer Science in London. My personal site is ogynche.com, but is down now. Some of my projects:
I enjoy going out with friends and the usual stuff – listening to music, watching movies, reading books etc. My favorite activities are skateboarding, snowboarding and mountaineering.
I am happy to have possibilities to meet you in Pravts!
Bye!
Yavor
Hello,everybody!
I`m Michaela and I`m 16 years old. I`m studying in Pravetz at High School for Computer Technologies. I`m really interested in computers and my dream is to create a Software or Hardware(it depends on my experience) firm.I`m learning a lot,cause i want to fulfil my wish. Well,what can i tell you about me:I love the Rhytmic Gymnastic and i have trained 7 years.I have won competitions and I`m thankful to my trainers.I like listening metal,rock and reggae music and i love my friends.My favourite writer is St.King. 🙂
I`m happy to see you soon,
Mimi
Hello Miguel,
My name is George Batchvarov, born 08.05.1993 in Sofia. At the age of 3 my parents, my brother and I moved to South Africa and i have been living there for 11 years. I speak perfect English and some Bulgarian. Two years ago we moved to Bulgaria and now I’m living in Pravec and I’m learning in the IT shcool PG po KTS. I enjoy listening to music mainly hip-hop r&b and rap, as well as drawing and graphyc designig. My favorite subjects are: Maths, English, IT….
I’ll be glad to meet you in Pravets!
See you soon!
Bye!
George
Hello Miguel and girls from Spain and Romania,
I am a student at Hight School for Computer Technologies and System in Pravets, affiliated to technical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
My neme is Rosen Atanasov and I am 17 years old. I am from small town near to Pravets-Etrolope. I am happy to know you will visit my town.
I am interesting in programming solution.
Some of my finished project are:
See you soon in Bulgaria!
Bye!