Teachers
Head of School
Tsvetanka Kardasheva
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: English Philology
Specialization: Foreign Language Methods, United Kingdom
Qualification: Coordination of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Geneva
Professional Experience: 20 year experience as teacher in English; Founder of Zlatarski School in 1995; Mrs Kardasheva implemented the International Baccalaureate for the first time in Bulgaria in 2003.
Deputy Director
Diana Robova
Teacher in Bulgarian language and literature
Education: Masters degree
University: Velikotarnovo University „Cyril and Metodii”
Degree: Bulgarian and Russian Languages
Specialization: Organisation and Management of Education; Innovation Management; Self-management for School Leaders
Qualification: Acquired III professional qualification
Professional Experience: Deputy Director at 81 SOU “Victor Ugo”.
Deputy Director
PhD Ivan Kozhuharov
Teacher in Philosophy
Education: PhD
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Philosophy
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Philosophy and History
Coordinator Extracurricular activities and discipline
Ivan Cherepov
Teacher in Sports
Education: Masters degree
University: National Sports Academy – Sofia
Degree: Sports Science
Previous Position: Coordinator extracurricular activities, Amana Academy ELOB school, Atlanta, USA
Professional Experience: St. Nicholas School, Floyd Middle School, The Children’s School, Atlanta, USA
Coordinator international programmes
Daniel Parsons
Teacher in History
Education: Masters degree
University: Sheffield University; Manchester Metropolitan University
Degree: Applied Social Studies
Specialization: Postgraduate Teaching Certificate in Education, Northampton University
Professional Experience: Manager at Peterborough Regional College, United Kingdom; Head of Cambridge Access Validating Agency. Mr Parsons has been teaching A levels, GCSE and IB for more than 10 years.
Krassimir Dzhambazov
Finance Director
Education: Masters degree
University: Economics University – Varna
Degree: Economics
Department English Language and Literature
Vania Angelova
Teacher in English
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: English Philology and Psychology
Professional Experience: Experienced journalist and editor (newspapers, magazines, “Egmont Bulgaria” publishing house). Mrs Angelova is a member of the Union of Journalists in Bulgaria; translator of fictional and publishing literature, motion pictures and documentaries.
Lozeta Grigorova
Teacher in English
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: English Philology
Specialization: Qualifications in Greece and Japan in the field of marketing and international relations
Professional Experience: Certified translator of artistic and technical literature; experienced teacher in intensive English (preliminary stage)
Snejana Zorova
Teacher in English; CAS Coordinator
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: English Philology
Specialization: Certified translator of scientific literature
Professional Experience: Skilled teacher in intensive English
Margarita Alexova
Teacher in English
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: English Philology
Professional Experience: English teacher with more than 20 years of experience.
Frank Quin
Teacher in English
Education: Masters degree
University: Victoria University of Wellington; Auckland University, New Zealand
Degree: Law
Specialization: Law; English for Foreigners; Native Speaker
Professional Experience: Frank moved into the teaching profession in 2007 after a lengthy career in law. A New Zealander, Frank first visited Bulgaria in 1994 and has lived at least part-time in the country since 1999.
Borislava Anastasova
Teacher in English
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: English Philology
Specialization: Friedrich Alexander University, Germany
Professional Experience: She has worked as translator for the British Embassy, Sofia and as translator in mass media – newspaper, magazines, specialized literature in the field of economics.
Detelina Angelova
Teacher in English
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”; Institute of United States Studies, UK
Degree: English Philology; American studies
Specialization: Modern literature and critique, comparative theory of literature, translation of artistic literature and modern American and British means of communication
Professional Experience: She has worked as teacher in English in Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.
Dobromir Vecov
Teacher in English
Education: Masters degree
University: Velikotarnovo University „Cyril and Metodii”
Degree: English Philology
Specialization: Journalism
Professional Experience: Teacher and translator since 2002.
Department Bulgarian Language and Literature
Nina Georgieva
Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Bulgarian Philology
Specialization: Developer of specialized syllabus and Bulgarian language school-books
Professional Experience: Experienced Bulgarian language and literature teacher
Diana Robova
Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature
Education: Masters degree
University: Velikotarnovo University „Cyril and Metodii”
Degree: Bulgarian and Russian Languages
Specialization: Organisation and Management of Education; Innovation Management; Self-management for School Leaders
Qualification: Acquired III professional qualification
Professional Experience: Deputy Director at 81 SOU “Victor Ugo”.
Maya Todorova
Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature
Education: Masters Degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Bulgarian Philology
Professional Experience: Assistant in the department of “Methodology of Teaching Bulgarian Language and Literature” in Sofia University.
Daniela Iskrenova
Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature
Education: Masters Degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Bulgarian Philology
Professional Experience: Teacher in Bulgarian literature since 1992.
Ilvie Konedareva
Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Bulgarian Philology; Literature
Specialization: Journalism. Winner of the award “Blaga Dimitrova” for contribution to Bulgarian literature and excellent results in teaching.
Professional Experience: PhD in Modern Bulgarian Literature at Sofia University.
Iva Koleva
Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Bulgarian Philology
Professional Experience: Teacher in Bulgarian language and literature; Editor.
Department Foreign Languages
Pavlina Nikolova
Teacher in German
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: German Philology
Professional Experience: Interpreter and assistant-manager with German. Former teacher in German language and literature at35 SOU “Dobri Voinikov”.
Iliana Pashova
Teacher in German
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: German Philology
Professional Experience: Teacher in German.
Margarita Stambolova
Teacher in Spanish
Education: Masters degree
University: University of Havana, Cuba
Degree: Spanish Philology
Professional Experience: Experienced teacher in Spanish language (secondary schools) .
Paulina Micheva
Teacher in Latin Language and Culture
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Classics; History
Specialization: Participant in History and Archeology conferences and seminars; taking an active part in journalism; sponsor of school participation in excavations.
Professional Experience: She has been teaching Latin and Ancient Greek in the National High-school for Ancient Languages and Cultures; Leader of club “Civilizations” at Zlatarski International School.
Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Julia Kamenovska
Teacher in Mathematics
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Mathematics
Specialization: Information Technologies
Professional Experience: Experienced teacher in Mathematics and member of the Bulgarian Mathematical Union. Mrs Kamenovska trains students for Math contests.
Joana Kalapish
Teacher in Mathematics
Education: Bachelor of Science
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Mathematics
Professional Experience: Former teacher at the National Natural-Mathematics High School. Mrs Kalapish trains students for national Math contests.
Georgi Simidchiev
Teacher in Mathematics
Education: Masters degree, PhD
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Mathematics
Specialization: PhD in the Department of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University
Professional Experience: He has worked as a scientific researcher at the National Institute of Education; Head of the Examination Committee, Ministry of Education. Currently, he is also a lecturer in Mathematics at Sofia University.
Janette Kostova
Teacher in Mathematics
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Mathematics
Professional Experience: She has worked as teacher in mathematics at 28 SOU and 18 SOU, Bulgaria. Mrs Kostova is assessing Mathematics books at the Ministry of Education.
Jacqluinne Genkova
Teacher in IT
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Mathematics and IT
Professional Experience: Trained and experienced teacher in IT
Dr Nedialka Stoilova
Teacher in Physics and Mathematics
Education: PhD
University: Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia
Degree: Mathematical Physics
Specialization: International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy; Mathematics Department, The Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia; Arnold Zommerfeld Institute for Mathematical Physics, Technical University Clausthal, Germany; Theory Division, CERN, Geneva.
Professional Experience: 9 year experience in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Ghent University, Belgium; 13 year experience in the Division of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy.
Dr Plamen Malinov
Teacher in Physics and Astronomy
Education: PhD
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Physics
Specialization: Chalmers University of Technology, Goeteborg, Sweden
Professional Experience: Assistant professor at Sofia University.
Victoria Necheva
Teacher in Biology
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Biology
Specialization: Teacher in English
Professional Experience: Research worker at the Department of Zoology and Anthropology at Sofia University. Head assistant at the Department of Cytology, Histology and Embryology. Examiner of biology exams at universities in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Liubov Dombeva
Teacher in Biology
Education: Bachelor of Science
University: New Bulgarian University
Degree: Biology
Specialization: Member of Forum for Across the Curriculum Teaching (FACTWorld), Science Across the World.
Professional Experience: Expert in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).
Elena Karaivanova
Teacher in Biology
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Biology; English Philology
Specialization: Certificate ECPE in English from University of Michigan (2007)
Professional Experience: Scientific researcher in the Bulgarian Academy of Science since 2001. Experienced teacher in English language and biology.
Dr Neli Mincheva
Teacher in Chemistry
Education: PhD
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Department of Chemistry
Specialization: Postdoc in the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Professional Experience: Research in coordination chemistry, organometallics, ecology. Assistant professor in the University of Mining and Geology, Sofia.
Department of Humanities
Daniel Parsons
Teacher in History
Education: Masters degree
University: Sheffield University; Manchester Metropolitan University
Degree: Applied Social Studies
Specialization: Postgraduate Teaching Certificate in Education, Northampton University
Professional Experience: Manager at Peterborough Regional College, UK; Head of Cambridge Access Validating Agency. He has been teaching A level, GCSE and IB for more than 10 years.
Emil Jassim
Teacher in History
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: History; Arab History and Society
Professional Experience: Experienced in working in multicultural and multinational environment. Expertise in ICT in the field of education, developing different educational platforms and methodologies for large scale European projects (Bridging Insula Europae, LETHE, EUCLIDES etc.). Translator from English into Bulgarian and vice versa (e.g. “The Times Atlas of World History-6-th edition” into Bulgarian, Sofia, 2004, A&T Publishing).
Dr Boris Todorov
Teacher in History
Education: PhD
University: University of California, Los Angeles UCLA
Degree: History
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: History
Professional Experience: Lecturer in Western History at Yonsei university, Seoul, South Korea. Member of Advanced Academia Project, Centre of Academic Research in Sofia.
Valentina Nikolova
Teacher in Geography
Education: PhD in Physical Geography and Landscapes; MSc in Geography; Geomorphology and Cartography
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Geography
Professional Experience: Teacher in Geography at the Spanish Language School in Sofia; assistant in land-shaft ecology, Sofia University. She has professional experience as expert in ecological evaluation and planning.
Luben Ivanov
Teacher in Economics
Education: MA
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Economics; Macroeconomics
Specialization: He received his education in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics by the US Professor Joseph Ward under a joint initiative between Sofia University and Civic Education Project.
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor in Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Adminstration, Sofia University – Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Money, banking and financial markets; expert at the Research and Forecasting Directorate of the Bulgarian National Bank; member of the Bulgarian Macroeconomic Association.
Dr Peter Stoyanov
Teacher in Economics
Education: PhD
University: Harvard
Degree: Economics
PhD Ivan Kozhuharov
Teacher in Philosophy
Education: PhD
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Philosophy
Education: Masters degree
University: Sofia University
Degree: Philosophy and History
Anna Joukivskaya
Teacher in Philosophy; School Counselor
Education: Masters degree
University: Richmond University, London; Sofia University
Degree: Clinical Psychology; Childhood and Teenage Psychology and Consultation
Professional Experience: consultant at а non-government organization; columnist at a teenage magazine.
Department of Sports and Arts
Tatyana Vulcheva
Sports
Education: Masters degree
University: National Sports Academy – Sofia
Degree: Basketball; Sport management; Sports at School and at Leisure Time
Specialization: Massage and Kinetotherapy; Aerobics, Callanetics, Stretching
Professional Experience: Basketball referee; Coach of the basketball and badminton team at Zlatarski International School.
Ivan Cherepov
Sports
Education: Masters degree
University: National Sports Academy – Sofia
Degree: Sports Science
Previous Position: Coordinator extracurricular activities, Amana Academy ELOB school, Atlanta, USA
Professional Experience: St. Nicholas School, Floyd Middle School, The Children’s School, Atlanta, USA
Nikolay Staikov
Football Coach
Education: MSc
University: National Sports Academy – Sofia
Degree: Football; MSc Degree: Sports at School
Professional Experience: Football referee; Coach of Zlatarski Professional Football Club
Rumiana Yordanova
Arts Teacher
Education: MA
University: Southwestern University “Neofit Rilski” – Blagoevgrad
Degree: Applied Arts
Professional Experience: Designer of web pages, illustrator, arts teacher. Head of the Arts Club at Zlatarski International School.
Plamen Stefanov
Music Teacher
Education: MA
University: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Degree: Music
Professional Experience: Worked at “K. Kisimov” in Veliko Tarnovo. Director of the music band and the school choir at Zlatarski International School.
