So far, yet so close: one school – one life, one association – many destinies Cover Image

Толкова далече – толкова близо: Едно училище – един живот, една асоциация – много съдби
So far, yet so close: one school – one life, one association – many destinies

Author(s): Snezhina Metcheva
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Education, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, School education, Educational Psychology, Cultural Essay, Sociology of Education
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ

Summary/Abstract: The Bulgarian School at the Bulgarian Embassy in London is the first Bulgarian school in the UK, established in 1987. Its history is closely in¬tertwined with one person – the doyen of Bulgarian diplomacy, Mr. Ivan Stancioff. In the year of the 30th anniversary of its establishment, the school took pride in being named after the person who preserved it and today its official name is Ivan Stancioff Bulgarian School at the Bulgarian Embassy in London, UK. 2017 is also an anniversary year for the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad (ABSA), established in 2007. Mrs. Snezhina Grigorova-Mecheva, school principal and spokesman for ABSA since the establishment of the Association talks about the history of Ivan Stancioff Bulgarian School and ABSA, about the relationship between them, and about how currently, the number of Bulgarian schools abroad is approaching 400. About how Bulgaria lives and is preserved beyond the borders of Bul¬garia through the work of the teachers on all continents.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 218-238
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Bulgarian