Opening of a mobile learning laboratory

On February 25th at the Professional High School of Agriculture ,,St. Georgi Pobedononosets” town. Suvorovo, held the official launch of a mobile learning laboratory created under the project Dream road – Danube region for better access, empowerment and development of Roma. The learning lab will be both mobile and stationary and will serve the nearby settlements by developing digital, information and functional literacy of students, parents and ordinary citizens. The laboratory is an innovative and modern school of Agriculture and Rural Development. Suvorovo are pioneers in its development, and at this time there is no other similar mobile laboratory in Bulgaria.
The learning laboratory is a renovated school bus equipped with laptops, TV, multimedia, sound equipment and equipped doctor’s office.
Thanks to the active work of the school principal, the Professional High School of Agricultural Economics ,,St. Georgi Pobedononosets”, prof. Mariana Velikova and the good cooperation between the school and the municipality of Suvorovo, a school bus was provided by the municipality of Suvorovo. The bus was unusable and in a miserable condition, but in the hands of motivated teachers and students nothing is impossible. Students from the school, supported by teacher Vladimir Ivanov, completely renovated and built the mobile learning lab. The equipment was purchased under the Dream road project.
The mobile learning lab aims at innovative approaches to facilitate digital, information and functional literacy, where strong collaboration of Roma communities, public authorities as well as local communities at large is key to success.
Sub-objectives of the project are:
– Developing tools to protect the participation of members of Roma communities;
– developing mentoring schemes and supporting volunteering;
– developing content tailored to the needs of Roma communities in different parts of the Danube region;
Dream road project – Danube region for better access, empowerment and development of Roma
Priority – Improving institutional capacity to address major societal challenges.