SUMMER SCHOOL 2019
Highlights of ACS’s summer school include:
Increased number of participants:
120 182 239
2017 2018 2019
Revenue more than doubled over the last two years: from 124,377 leva to 266,093 leva
“Our daughter has a talent in arts,” was the beginning of a letter from the mom of a summer school
student. “She draws and plays the piano. For years she’s been preparing to apply to the Fine Arts High
School in Sofia. But after spending a month at ACS in the summer, she was so impressed and excited that
she decided to apply to the college too.”
239 children and young adults spent part of their summer with us, played and laughed in the ACS park,
brought life to the empty classrooms, produced their own movies, TV commercials and news reports,
and enjoyed the secrets of experimental science, discovering small miracles every day. Together with
learning a wealth of new vocabulary in English, they mastered soft skills like working in teams, speaking
in public, and using technologies. But mostly they loved spending time together, and left the college with
more friends than they ever expected.
We are proud of it. Since the summer of 2017 we have doubled the number of students attending our
summer school and, most importantly, have created such a life-changing experience for them that
made them wish to stay part of the ACS community longer. An increasing number of parents use the ACS
External Programs to showcase the College learning environment and values. “Thank you for selecting
such a wonderful team of teachers,” another summer
school parent wrote us.
2018-19 was an incredible school year for the ACS
External Programs. We expanded substantially our
community outreach and our programs became
more popular. Our staff is committed to continuing
this way. And we would like to thank them from the
bottom of our hearts.
To make the signature summer school such a success,
these ACS colleagues stayed on campus and worked
through the summer:
Diana Zapryanova,
External Programs Director Elka Dacheva Graeme Pattison
Borislav Dimitrov Sandra Radeva
Shumana Akhtar Raya Gigova Dancho Stoychev
Valeri Banchev Ivaylo Lozanchev Stiliana Vodenicharova
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