Hello, sunny people! My name is Stanitsa Ilieva, 25 years old. I was born in Ruse and I work as a teacher in a high school where I teach 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade. I studied my higher education in Bulgaria and, although I went on a brigade in America two summers in a row, I decided to come back and continue my work development in Bulgaria.

As we all know the environment in which we work, learn and have fun is very important to the end results we want to achieve. The reality in Bulgarian schools is that schools with full classes receive a large enough budget to maintain and update their facilities. For those schools that have undersized classes, things are different, and it is from such a school that I am contacting you. I truly believe that all students deserve.

The school where I work has a storied history. There are currently 16 students in my entrusted class. The children (me) are active and involved in the aesthetic look of the classroom, they have organised and decorated the room for Christmas, they are involved in cleaning up the school gardens and next year we will be making our own with flowers and herbs in the school park. These children deserve to learn in a beautiful classroom! This classroom that we have been given for next school year already has the basic furniture.

I would really like to do some refreshing renovations. I have attached a chart in the documentation section of the campaign. This goal cannot be covered by the school budget, and I cannot allocate the monies myself. I will carry out the work over the summer holidays with help from the school caretaker and relatives as I want everything to happen with a minimum outlay of money. And my talented students have expressed their willingness to help with painting some of the columns in the room.

Working with kids (even older ones) gives me great satisfaction and it's something I want to do in the long run. When a student seeks you out for help or support, when you see them achieve a goal they've set, and most of all, you know that YOU helped make it happen, well, then it's been worth working late, worth the repeated conversations and class bonding activities.

I believe everyone is capable of great deeds (even when they don't seem particularly great). I believe that with care, patience, love, and an appropriate and motivating environment, every student can accomplish much.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Future 9th grade A's too!