SUPPORTED BY Telerik Academy School Preparing students for the jobs of the digital future Why it is important for students to develop their digital skills and competencies • 95% of the jobs of the future will require digital skills in the next few years; • The lack of knowledge about “computer language” will be equal to illiteracy; • To prepare the students in the context of the modern digital world; • To take first steps in IT - one of the most promising sectors in our country; • To prepare for the professions of the future - doers, creators and future leaders; • To develop their logical and creative thinking and to be more successful. Advantages of acquiring key digital skills while still in school • Mastering programming languages comes more naturally when children grow up learning them; • Digital skills are necessary for success now and in the future. Covid-19 only reinforced this trend; • Digital skills provide an equal chance for young people to have a better standard of living, regardless of where in Bulgaria they live. What is Telerik Academy School? Telerik Academy School is a national educational initiative of the Telerik Academy Foundation. We prepare students in 1st -12th grade for the digital future. Our mission is to provide Bulgarian students with free access to contemporary technological education and prepare them for the jobs of the future. Our goalis not to get every child to become an IT professional, but rather to prepare the young generation for the professions of the future, foster their interest towards learning, and make them the digital leaders, sought-after professionals and active citizens of tomorrow. About Telerik Academy School Telerik Academy School is a national educational program by the Telerik Academy Foundation, which prepares students from 1st to 12th grade for the digital future. Over 12,000 students have attended the Academy since its start in 2010. By providing free training in programming and digital science, we build key competencies and knowledge,thus transforming them into digital leaders, sought-after professionals and active citizens. Reach for 2020-2021 - 113 cohorts in 33 settlements in Bulgaria SILISTRA RUSE RAZGRAD BELOGRADCHIK DOBRICH PLEVEN VARNA MONTANA LUKOVIT VRATSA LOVECH V. TARNOVO SEVLIEVO GABROVO CHELOPECH PANAGIURISHTE BURGAS SOFIA ST. ZAGORA YAMBOL PAZARDZHIK PLOVDIV PARVOMAY HARMANLI KYUSTENDIL PESHTERA HASKOVO DEVIN DOSPAT KARDZHALI ABLANITSA SMOLYAN ZLATOGRAD Long term effect and benefits for all Educational programs 4-7 8-12 grade grade • Digital Science • Digital Science • 1 Level • 1 Level • Competitive Development • Game Development • 3 Levels • 1 Level • Game Development • Web Development • 2 Levels • 1 Level Each level lasts 100 school hours and takes place within the school year. More on the programs Competitive Digital Science Game Development Web Development Development ✓ Get acquainted with the jobs of the ✓ Learn how to program while ✓ Prepare for a promising career in ✓ Acquire in-depth knowledge in future and how to realize their developing games IT potential algorithms and programming ✓ Go from being consumers of ✓ Create websites and apps using ✓ Develop logical thinking and ✓ Learn what lies behind the newest technology to being its creators the latest technology technologies and how they can learn and innovators problem-solving skills ✓ Develop logical and creative faster and more effectively ✓ Take part in informatics ✓ Develop logical and creative thinking competitions and have a chance ✓ Write their first lines of code and can thinking to win awards make an informed decision on whether programming is for them Our goals for the upcoming years To improve our training To open new cohorts in To keep the model free for programs, content the country and train over students in the country, materials, as wellas the 12,000 students by 2024. thus giving an equal teaching methods. chance to everyone to join the trainings. Elements required to open a new cohort Suitable Student teacher interest Suitable Secured classroom funding Financial model In order to provide a sustainable model of free education, we need financial support from general sources of funding, as well as from local businesses, philanthropists, foundations, municipalities, etc., to ensure the opening and development of schools in the country. Business Telerik Academy School Program development Local business Administration and coordination Support for one or more cohorts Teacher Municipalitiy compensation Teacher Foundation training Philanthropists Host School Teacher Let's educate even more children in the country The implementation of one program in the country costs BGN 7,000. • The program takes place within the school year with a duration of 100 school hours. • We accept between 15 and 20 students in the program. • Funding per hour per child is less than BGN 4. Covering the teacher’s compensation for Covering the costs of teacher training 100 teaching hours Administering and coordinating the Individual teacher support group throughout the school year Development and annual Organization of competitions and others improvement of programs and teaching materials The support is used for Our responsibilities toward each cohort 1 2 3 4 Provide the teacher with Compensate the teacher Prepare and train the Track the overall number access to training for delivering the teacher before the of students participating materials and resources program. program begins. in the program. on the program. 5 6 7 8 Maintain ongoing Administer and Use and maintain our Provide information and communication with the coordinate the admission own platform during the timely updates to all teacher throughout the campaign for all students admission campaign. partners. school year. in the town. Join the cause and make a change • You can support the education of a certain number of children • You can support an entire group of your choice in the country • You can support two or more groupsin the country. The best investment we can make for our children is to prepare them for the digital future. Let's start now. SUPPORTED BY Thank you for your attention! [email protected].