Bulgaria

SPARE in Bulgaria



http://sparebulgaria.com
SPARE Bulgaria is coordinated by the Bulgarian environmental non-governmental organization Za Zemiata’ (For the Earth), the organisation is working for sustainable life and combating exploitation of people and nature. Sustainable energy use and program on climate change are two main activities of ‘Za Zamiata’. The organization has years of experience in working with practical energy saving measures.

SPARE International workshop took place in Belarus

On May 28th to 31st an international semonar on the development of the SPARE project took place in Minsk. An important theme of the workshop was the integration of SPARE project into the state education systems in the participants’ countries, as well as practical solutions for energy saving. Participants visited a straw house and a multistory house that was built with energy-saving technologies and was recommended as a model for construction in Belarus.

Journey of Russian SPARE-team to Bulgarian SPARE-gimnazium

In May 2010 trip SPARE-delegation of children and teachers from the Central region of Russia took place in school - SPARE, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The trip was successful and helped to identify the following positive steps in the development of relations school-SPARE different countries.

SPARE competition in Bulgaria: The winners of the awarded projects were announced officially

Ivan Kunev, 10th grade in the Arcus College grants bestows his project for solar lightning of the Stambolov Bridge on the mayorThe winners of the national SPARE competition were announced during the forum "Environmental message for Tarnovo" organised elegantly by the American College Arcus on 15th March, 2010. The national coordinator Todor Todorov announced the results of the competition in front of a prominent audience - the mayor of the city of Veliko Tarnovo d-r Rashev, local and national media, representatives of the Board of the Arcus College, the management of the College, teachers and students.


Teleconferencing: Creating International Partnerships between Russian and Bulgarian Schools

In January 2010, students, teachers, and administrators of schools in Russia and Bulgaria held teleconferences to share their experiences using the principles of Deep Ecology to address health concerns related to energy programs. The regularly scheduled conferences were sponsored by the Minor Ecological Academy "Gymnasium № 1 of the Bryansk region," s.Glinischevo Bryansk region.



Presentation of the SPARE project on meeting in the Ministry of environment

April 7th in the Ministry of environment and water. The event was hosted by Oddmund Otterstad who is the Chair of the Advisory Board of the program.







Spare seminar on the Black sea coast

More than 100 participants took part in the SPARE seminar which took place on 5th Dec in Varna, Bulgaria. The seminar was organized specifically for the schools of Eastern Bulgaria due to the huge interest for the program.






National meeting of the school environmental clubs in Bulgaria

National meeting of the school eco-clubs took place in Sofia on Nov 25th. Representatives from over 30 school environmental clubs were present – from the capital Sofia and from the rest of the country. The SPARE project was presented and materials were handed to the young environmental activists.





First SPARE seminar in Bulgaria

The SPARE program started very promising in Sofia. It was met with interest and curiosity by the teachers who were enrolled in the project in Bulgaria. The first SPARE seminar took place in Sofia on 21st Nov. More than 80 teachers from the entire country took part in the training.






INVITATION TO JOIN SPARE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY SAVING DAY 2009!

We invite you to join the SPARE international energy saving day on the 11th of November 2009.

Saving energy is important for improvement of local and global environment. Nobody can do everything, but if everybody does something, we can achieve a lot together! In order to increase attention for the importance of energy saving, SPARE arranges an international energy saving day. Schools and pupils from many countries will participate, and we invite also your school to join!