Who we are

“ “ Ivan Vazov “ Ivan Vazov “ Primary school Primary school was opened in was opened in 1962/1963 1962/1963 school year as school year as the first VIIIth the first VIIIth grade urban grade urban school.school.

It has been It has been among the among the leading schools leading schools in our region in our region for the last 10 for the last 10 yearsyears.

There are over 800 There are over 800 students in 32 students in 32 classes and 6 classes and 6 groups for groups for lesson preparation lesson preparation under a under a teacher’s expert teacher’s expert guidance.guidance.

The teacher staff The teacher staff consists of 58 consists of 58 teachers.teachers.

The school The school offers:offers:

• Highly qualified Highly qualified and experienced and experienced teachersteachers

• Excellent Excellent equipmentequipment

• Four computer Four computer rooms with rooms with InternetInternet

• Health careHealth care• Classes for Classes for

preparing lessons preparing lessons under tuitionunder tuition

• Extra curricular Extra curricular activities after the activities after the decision of the decision of the students’ council students’ council and the Parents’ and the Parents’ BoardBoard

• Sports activitiesSports activities

Style Style

and and

cozinecozinessss

Our mission Our mission is:is:

To mould To mould highly educated highly educated and accomplished and accomplished individuals with individuals with strong civic strong civic consciousness and consciousness and behaviour, capable behaviour, capable of effective of effective realization in the realization in the EU community.EU community.

Our motto is:Our motto is:

Four computer rooms with InternetFour computer rooms with Internet

The Art and Home The Art and Home Economics Economics

laboratories are laboratories are renovatedrenovated

Modernized Modernized gymgym

Our info centre and our Our info centre and our school radio!school radio!

Some of the owners of the Vazov schoolSome of the owners of the Vazov school

Both on stage and in class our Both on stage and in class our students make everybody glad and students make everybody glad and

proud of their achievementsproud of their achievements

Our students

Our students show excellent knowledge Our students show excellent knowledge at the municipal and regional Olympiad at the municipal and regional Olympiad contests in Bulgarian language and contests in Bulgarian language and Literature, Science, Biology, Maths, Literature, Science, Biology, Maths, Geography and Economics.Geography and Economics.

Sport is our priority, too!Sport is our priority, too!

Never underestimate fire Never underestimate fire and… our and… our

team “ Young Fireman “ team “ Young Fireman “ shouldn’t be shouldn’t be

underestimated as well….underestimated as well….

Projects we’ve Projects we’ve worked on:worked on:The school takes part in working out projects on ecology, The school takes part in working out projects on ecology,

celebration tradition festivities and enrichment of the facilities celebration tradition festivities and enrichment of the facilities and equipment .and equipment .

•Ministry of Environment and Health Ministry of Environment and Health A project “ For Clean Environment”A project “ For Clean Environment”Cleaning areas alongside the DanubeCleaning areas alongside the DanubeA project “ Ivan Vazov anniversary alley ”- in collaboration A project “ Ivan Vazov anniversary alley ”- in collaboration

with nongovernmental organization “ A Rainbow over the with nongovernmental organization “ A Rainbow over the Danube ”Danube ”

•Ministry of Youth and SportsMinistry of Youth and SportsA project “ Healthy Spirit in a Healthy Body ”- equipment for A project “ Healthy Spirit in a Healthy Body ”- equipment for

the gymthe gym•Region Administration - VidinRegion Administration - VidinA project “ Yes to the Capable”A project “ Yes to the Capable”“ “ Let’s celebrate Spring together ”- meeting Spring in VidinLet’s celebrate Spring together ”- meeting Spring in Vidin“ “ The white swallow” – renovation and enrichment of school The white swallow” – renovation and enrichment of school

facilitiesfacilities

Main directions in school strategy are:

• Prioritized direction of our efforts towards optimizing of Prioritized direction of our efforts towards optimizing of the social environmentthe social environment

• Teaching strategy improvement aiming at building up Teaching strategy improvement aiming at building up common human values common human values and awareness of the meaning and awareness of the meaning of the concept “ Citizen of the World”of the concept “ Citizen of the World”

• To enhance and develop the organization of To enhance and develop the organization of extracurricular activities to the benefit of the student’s extracurricular activities to the benefit of the student’s personality and interestspersonality and interests

• To create and establish a network of partnership To create and establish a network of partnership contacts with organizations and schools, working in the contacts with organizations and schools, working in the same field, in the country and abroadsame field, in the country and abroad

• School authorities together with the Parents’ Board to School authorities together with the Parents’ Board to achieve financial stability by expanding the activities achieve financial stability by expanding the activities related to participation in projects that result in the related to participation in projects that result in the funding in different education spheresfunding in different education spheres

To contact To contact us:us:

101, “ Tsar Simeon Veliki “ Str. 3700 - Vidin, Bulgaria

+359 94 600 267 tel/fax +359 94 600 287

vid_ou_vazov@dir.bg http://ou-vazov-vidin.info/