Zlatarski School celebrates its 10th Anniversary!

On the 30 June 2005 "Prof. Vassil Zlatarski" Private School celebrated its 10th Anniversary as the first IB world school in Bulgaria and awarded the diplomas to its sixth graduating class, who completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Throughout the past 10 years the School community worked hard on establishing the School's prestige and the development of common traditions, contributing to the School's outlook of today. In his congratulating letter to the whole School community the President of Bulgaria Mr Georgi Parvanov emphasized on the success of "Prof. Vassil Zlatarski" Private School as an institution, which develops and educates its students to become the future citizens of a United Europe.

"It is always hard work to establish an IB school and especially hard to be a pioneer in the country but it is evident that the work has paid off and we now have a well-established member of the IB family of schools" - noted in his address to the school Mr Svante Ingler, Regional Manager of the IB Diploma Programme.

The celebration started with an address of the Director of the School, Mrs Kardasheva, to the current students, alumni, teachers, parents and friends of the School. She expressed her pride in achieving the School's goal - bringing Bulgarian education to the standards of the international community of schools. The guests were part of the official ceremony for the graduation of the Class of 2005. The graduating students received their deserved, excellent diplomas.

On behald of her classmates, the graduating Miss Olga Gots, congratulated the School board and the teachers for their immense care and hard work, saying that good education provides every young person with the freedom of choice. To share the atmosphere of the School's 10th Anniversary, alumni from the classes of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, who successfully continued their education in universities across the world and in Bulgaria, were present at the celebration.

Former student Miss Eva Kostova '02, who is currently a student of Journalism in Rome, expressed her thanks to the School for the well-grounded knowledge she received and the "healthy amount" of confidence, which helps school graduates in all their future endeavours.

The pleasant atmosphere of the event continued with an open reception in the School park and the talented performance of Yordan Radichkov's play "Sumatoha" by club "Drama", directed by Andrey Filipov. The School received warm wishes for further successes from all its friends and guests.