Creativity club for 1st of March – 17.02

1^st of March is a unique Bulgarian holiday that is strictly national and does not belong to any other nation except ours. This holiday distinguishes us form every other nation and makes us feel proud that we are Bulgarians. Because of the popularity of the holiday we decided that we must do something special for it and this thing would be to do martenitsi by ourselves. Our CAS coordinator – Ms. Petarcheva – showed us how to handle the materials and how to create original martentsi and we were able to once again let our imagination lead us. We spent a lot of time having fun and being creative and this was one of those moments when I was able to literally feel my dexterity in hand crafting improving. I felt as my hands were learning and I was amazed of the fact that with every next martenitsa that I done I was getting much and much better. At the end of the class I saw that my martenitsi were the best one and I felt proud form my achievements.

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Saint Valentine’s Day – 14.02

On 14.02 we went to school without uniforms, which was something really weird for me. The headmaster gave his permission for us to be civilly dressed because we played the role of angels. We bought pink wings and we went around school with the mission to give every love card that was put in the live mail, made especially for the holiday by us. It was very interesting to observe the different reactions people have when you give them a love card. I felt like a cupid when I gave people their holiday greetings and the good mood of everyone created a unique Saint Valentine’s atmosphere that is only possible on such holidays.  

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Training for the European Voluntary Corpus – 10.02

On 10^th of February we had our training for the European Voluntary Corps. As every voluntary event, this training bristled with good hearted and determined to help people, who harmoniously created an unique atmosphere, that witnessed our mutual dedication to philanthropic activities. It was incredible for me to meet so much young people that actually cared for the world they live in and believe that we are the one that can change the thing we do not like in this world. We played interactive games for leadership and team building and this provided me with the opportunity to become more acquainted with the people I will work with in future. 

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Selling Valentine’s cards – 07.02

On 7^th February we sold cards for Valentine’s Day on an improvised bazaar in our school’s lobby. The cards we sold were the same ones we personally made in our workshop and we were glad to see that everybody licked them. It was amazing to observe the reactions of the people when they saw what the messages in the cards were and probably the most significant moment of this event was when one boy proposed to a girl he licked to become his girlfriend with one of our cards. It was really amazing for me because I realised how important is to be socially involved – it is really the only way of becoming part of somebody else’s life. I felt proud with my work and I told to myself that my new goal in life is to make people as happy as this girl was. 

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Making Valentine’s cards – 03.02

Right after we figured out what events we will be participating in the 2^nd term, we started to fulfil the tasks one by one. The first event we had to prepare for was Saint Valentine’s Day. For this holiday we chose to three different kind of greeting cards, which would be sold on a special bazaar in the school and the gathered money would as always be spend for charity. While making the cards I discovered that some of my classmates have a real passion for this holiday and I was very glad to know a bit more of the people I spent so much time with. While making the cards we also have a lot of fun as usual and since we are girls after all, we gossiped a bit about the new couples in school. We also made cards for each other to show our love. In overall this day gave me the rare opportunity to bond with my friends in a way I that made me feel loving and loved in the same time.