As a unique center for work and development of talented children in Bulgaria, member of the prestigious international organization ETSN European Talent Support Network, Center for Young Talents, Burgas received approval and funding from the Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria Foundation for the creation and implementation of the Green Youth Ambassadors project on ecology and environmental protection. The module project is absolutely free of charge and is intended for students from 5th to 10th grade. It aims to direct young people to the issues of sustainable development and environmental protection, as is done in all educationally developed countries.
"With the introduction of our latest environmental project, we want to encourage a conscious change in youth behavior towards nature and to show opportunities for effective actions to stimulate the development of new values and environmental behaviors. The concept is based on the integration between the acquisition of new knowledge and skills and the upgrading of acquired knowledge and skills in the subjects of biology, chemistry, geography, physics, science, history, Bulgarian language, fine arts, which enables both the activation of cognitive activity and independence of the participants, as well as for a more lasting absorption of the offered knowledge and skills", said Ms. Liliana Slavova, Chairwoman of the Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria Foundation.
The curriculum includes topics such as selected information about the environment and the factors that affect it, threats to its state, changes in the atmosphere, soil and water, biodiversity, sustainable production, development and consumption, efficient use of energy, life cycle of materials and others. The author and leader of the project is Emilia Pramatarova, with MA as a Landscape Architect. Until recently, she was a senior expert in the Green System sector, with many years of experience and as a lecturer in the field of Park Construction.
Classes will be held once a week (Saturday) from 2.30pm to 4.30pm and the project duration is until the end of the school year. Both theoretical and practical activities are included. Places are limited, and the Center for Young Talents calls on all young people with an interest in the field to contact: 0887 201033; 0882 723760 and retain their place in the project.