Bulgaria

Bulgaria is situated in

the south-east of Europe, on the north-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is an European, Balkan, Black Sea and Danube country. Because of its geographical location Bulgaria is at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa.

Bulgaria is bounded on the north by Romania, on the east – by

the Black Sea, on the south – by Turkey and Greece, on the west –

by Macedonia and Serbia.

BulgariaThe favourable weather and geographic

location, as well as the ancient Bulgarian culture

are excellent preconditions for the development

of tourism.

OUR CITY

Burgas is the most important economic, transport, administrative and cultural centre in the South-East of Bulgaria. The city is an administrative centre of the same name municipality and district, as well as headquarters of regional and national institutions.

OUR CITY

OUR CITY

During the next years some very

important projects are going to be

implemented in Burgas – public cycling

transportation, taking the heavy traffic

out of the centre, restoring the island

St. Anastasia and the bridge,

rehabilitation of the old historical

centre.

OUR HIGH SCHOOL

VGST “Prof. d-r Asen

Zlatarov” was founded in

1959. We prepare specialists

for the tourist industry in the

region such as:

COOK, RESTAURANTEUR, HOSTELER,

HOTEL RECEPTIONIST, TECHNICIAN-

TECHNOLOGIST IN FOOD INDUSTRY,

BAKER-CONFECTIONER.

Our students gain II-nd and III-rd levels of

professional qualification.

OUR HIGH SCHOOL

The students and

teachers respect their

patron and offer wreaths

at his monument every

year.

They organize

school celebrations

entitled “Class on

stage”.

CONTESTS

We organize contests for

“The best young cook”, “The

best young waiter”, “The

best young baker”, “The best

young confectioner”. In 2012

their skills were evaluated by

independent jury.

Our students take part in

regional and national

professional contests.

CONTESTS

CONTESTS

EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE

In draft of The International

Francophone Organization two

teachers exchanged

experience at The College of

Tourism in Paris during their 2-

week stay.

Five of our students are going to

train their skills in France on

summer holiday.

EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE

In draft of Burgas Municipality and District

Degendorf /Germany/ graduated students go on

a trainee education in Germany in summer.

The High School of Tourism

in Burgas met a delegation of

District Authorities,

employers and The

Employment Service from

Degendorf and organized a

meeting with students and

their parents.

CHARITY

Our students are happy

to take part in the

organization and

implementation of

charity activities such

as Christmas and

Easter Bazaar.

TOURIST EXCHANGE

In May 2012 for the 11th

time VHST-Burgas took

part in the Regional Tourist

Exchange- Burgas,

organized by Bulgarian

Tourist Association

with a stall and

students’ visits.

LABOUR EXCHANGE

For 12th time in April

2012 we organized and

implemented Student

Labour Exchange – a

meeting of students and

their parents with

employers of

restaurants, hotels,

snack-bars, pizza-bars

and other tourist objects

in the region.

PROJECTS

We have taken part in more than 10 projects and

at present we are working on:

•BUSINESS AND SCHOOL – FOR MODERN

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 2

• WE STUDY AND WORK ON BEHALF OF

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL

NEEDS

• SUCCESS

We have started multilateral projects in Leonardo

and Comenius, as well as common projects with

partners from abroad.

PROJECTS

BUSINESS AND SCHOOL – FOR MODERN

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

The project was won and started in 2011.

In 2012 we won a second project for modernization of

our training facilities and we started its implementation.

As a result we will renew a training kitchen and a

bakery.

PROJECTS

WE STUDY AND WORK ON BEHALF OF

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL

NEEDS

13 students with SEN / special educational

needs/ and hard of hearing are studying in our

school. 8 of them are in a separate class and 5

are integrated in the other classes. In order to

answer their special needs 30 teachers from our

school are in a process of 2-year education. A

special room has been equipped for them. All

school programs and books are going to be

adapted for them and a special applied program

is going to be made.

PROJECTS

SUCCESSAccording this project there were organized

additional out-of-lessons activities, in a club

format, with a professional and other thematic

direction, for realizing and diversification of the

free time, acquisition of “key” competences, as

improving of the presentation skills, collecting

and processing an information, communication

in foreign languages, pro-active behavior.

PROJECTS

SUCCESS

Now there are 31

clubs in our

school that are

working on this

project.

CONTACTS

+35956/544141

toh_bs@abv.bg

bul. “Stefan Stambolov” 53

8001 Burgas

Bulgaria