Czech-Slovak Cultural and Art Influence in Bulgaria

Topic(s) addressed

• Creativity and culture 

• Participatory learning

• Cross-cultural cooperation

Target groups

• Pupils and teachers from participating organisations

• The public

Methodologies

• Teaching methods were based on the interdisciplinary interconnection between schools engaged in artistic activities resulting in different approaches to filmmaking.

• The participants were not only encouraged to use knowledge and skills already acquired at school but they also learned new skills from experts in the field. 

• Strengthening the competencies thanks to working in an international team, where cooperation and establishing a friendly working atmosphere was crucial.

Environments

• Working at three different art schools and using specialized classrooms and studios (recording studio, editing room with special software, professional make- up and costume studios or photo studio with high-quality equipment.)

• Part of the first activity took place in a learning centre outside the school in Plovdiv, which helped to create a non-formal learning environment.

Teachers

• All teachers involved in the project were not only supervisors but mainly active participants in film production. 

• The project activities allowed teachers to strengthen their professional competencies and gave them an opportunity to exchange ideas and teaching practices on the international level.

Impact

• Both teachers and pupils strengthened their creative skills in multimedia communications.

• The project’s topic connects all participating countries – the idea of Slavonic reciprocity and the building of the newly established Bulgarian state at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

• Both researched personalities greatly influenced their communities and took an active interest in public life. 

• Two short documentaries screened in various places in CZ, SK and BG aroused a great interest in the topic. 

• Thanks to the project, the coordinating school established a cooperation with the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Prague, where screening of the films and an exhibition of the pupils' works of art took place.