Why we are different!

• Year-round operation
• Option for late pick-up (after 6pm)
• Nutritional meals (catered meals with special attention to: vegetarianism, food allergies, feeding children with chronic illnesses)
• Bilingual education since nursery school
• Team: American teachers (native speakers) and Bulgarian teachers
• Coaches from the National Sports Academy
• Art teachers by the National Academy of Art, National Academy of Music, Theatre Academy
• Teachers – authors of textbooks, programs and publications
• Child psychologist, speech therapist and nurse on site
• Financial education program by Robert Kiyosaki, “The Formation of Financial Literacy”
• Health Program “Health Promotion”
• Program to foster emotional intelligence by Goleman
• “Baby Einstein” for children from 6 months of age
• Junior Achievement Programme “Entrepreneurship”
• “Philosophy for Children” program
• “Virtues” program by the American foundation “Love this Child ‘
• Early childhood sports activities
• Weekly activities outside the kindergarten and school: theater, zoo, museums, outdoor activities.
• Partnerships with other kindergartens, schools and sports clubs in Bulgaria and abroad
• Integration of children with different educational needs
• Parent/Teacher Seminars
• “E-school” a report to parents on education with pictures of everyday life for children
• Outdoor classes (weather permitting),  “Visit our school day”
• Special summer program: Salad week (children create their own salads), Costume week (children create their own costume to wear to school), etc.
• Older siblings are welcome to attend Svetlina during the summertime as an alternative to staying at home
• Home care for a sick child when they should not be attending kindergarten can also be arranged
• Charity activities: “Foundation Europe for All Children, “Foundation For Our Children” and the Rotary Club Sofia International