First Bulgarian School

First Bulgarian School

Website: http://www.bulgarian-online-school.com/

First Bulgarian Online School (FBOS) was established on September 15, 2005. The mission of FBOS is to provide distance learning education in Bulgarian language, history, literature, geography for children and adults world wide.

FBOS launched the first e-learning system tailored to the specific needs of Bulgarian communities around the world. Using state of the art technology and employing experienced teachers from Bulgaria, FBOS managed to create an effective e-learning system that meets the unique needs of Bulgarian expatriates.

The focal point of the FBOS virtual educational system is the Virtual Classroom where teachers and students meet every week for their lessons in real time. Thus teachers address every issue and question in class and students build their knowledge on a solid platform.

Throughout the years of operation FBOS has tested the system and improved its educational methods to provide the best learning experience for students. According to FBOS,

"Our experience showed that only after 12 weeks of classes students make significant progress towards improving their language and grammar skills. We can confidently state that FBOS is the best alternative for children of Bulgarian expatriates to learn their native language, literature, and history."

In September 2006, FBOS launched Bulgarian as a foreign language program. This program is tailored for students of all ages who would like to learn Bulgarian language. The first course starts with the Cyrillic alphabet and has no requirements for prior knowledge of Bulgarian. Students who had studied Bulgarian and would like to continue their language studies are placed in a level corresponding to their knowledge.

School

The virtual educational system of First Bulgarian Online School (FBOS) provides a comprehensive distance learning program for children and adults around the world. Students experience real classroom education from the convenience of their home regardless of their location in the world. The combination of live lessons in the school's Virtual Classroom together with the original content make FBOS the best opportunity to learn Bulgarian language, literature, history and Bulgarian as a foreign language.

Content

The original content was tailored to the special needs and requirements of children living in bilingual environment. By incorporating audio and visual aids FBOS developed an interesting, easy to grasp content and thus made it possible for students to learn fast and in sync with their countless engagements. The online content of each course is divided into 12 lessons and each one includes exercises and assignments.

The Virtual Classroom

The most important part of the e-learning process is the live lesson with the e-teacher in the Virtual Classroom (VC). In addition to the online content each course includes 12 one-hour lessons in real time in the Virtual Classroom. VC is a state of the art approach in e-learning where through live communication in one-on-one or group setting the teacher tracks students’ progress every step of the way.

Demo sessions

FBOS offers demo sessions where prospective students can experience the online classes and teaching methods, and get answers in real time to their questions as a way of determing the most suitable initial course for the student.