From November 22nd to November 30th 2019 Foundation “SolidarityWorks” took part in the Training Course “Restarting Up!”, financed by the European commission through the Erasmus+ program. The main aim of the Training Course “Restarting up!” was to provide 24 youth workers coming from 8 European countries (Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Finland, Croatia, Romania and Poland) […]
Student essays: Elena Koleva, 16, Sofia, “an escalating thirst for change in our education system can be felt”
What is a problem in my community and what should be done about it? In recent years an escalating thirst for change in our education system can be felt, particularly in secondary education. Undergoing a series of both physical and mental changes, students feel the need for balance and harmony on all levels. General education, […]
Student essays: Ivana Pojarska, “God always dies”
Ivana Pojarska, 15 years old, Sofia What matters to me and why? The taste of natural. Do you know this feeling? The one that makes you melt from pleasure. It’s extraordinary. It tickles you somewhere deep down. Let’s take an ordinary wild plum. Imagine yourself standing in a forest among trees and freshness. You bite […]
Student essays: Tihomir Mihaylov, 18, Polski Trumbesh, “depopulation is not an insoluble issue”
I live in a small town in Bulgaria called Polski Trambesh, which has been suffering from a serious degree of depopulation. Young people are leaving the town and as a result the population is growing increasingly older. This problem has been becoming more and more severe for several years now and it is showing no […]
Student essays: Dimitar Kostadinov, 16, Sofia: “the wings of the Bulgarian school are broken”
What is a problem in my community, and what should be done about it? “As a matter of fact, I prefer people who don’t have the headache to think ..” Outwitting the Devil By Napoleon Hill According to the monologue of the Devil, in the book by Napoleon Hill, thought creates a headache. It isn’t […]
Student essays: Tatyana Ivanova, 16, Dobrich: “Planet Earth is my home, and not exploring Outer Space is like staying home all the time”
THE DREAM OF BEING AN ASTRONAUT There are people who love to stay home, others are adventurers and go out to get to know the world. But for me, home is not a building, It is not a hometown, It is not even my motherland. Planet Earth , this is my home and not exploring […]
Student essays: Zara Atanasova, 17, Varna, “Storms are useful, they have a purpose, too”
Zara Atanasova, 17, Varna If a stranger stopped me on the street today and asked the simple, but yet philosophical question “What matters to you?” my answer may seem surprising to a lot of people. Despite this fact, for me it is an obvious choice in a world, where everyone turns his or her back […]
Student essays: Velislav Ganov, “We may as well be living in the second Dark Ages”
Velislav Ganov, 18, Ruse What matters most to me, and why? Many would find it difficult, even impossible, to determine what truly matters to me, what I really hold dear. If you were to ask the people who most often interact with me what makes me stand out the most, their answer would likely be […]
Immersion Academy Bulgaria: a case study for freedom-based learning
This is a speech our Founder Maggie Nazer gave at an education panel during the 2017 International Youth Conference in Krusevo, Macedonia.