Our Team
Neli Ivanova- Pisanova
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: Elementary Education – 1-8th gr L. A. Budlong School Chicago Il. USA; High School Education – Language High School “Ivan Vazov” ,Plovdiv- French and Russian;
Higher Education – Bachelor in Economic of Tourism, Agricultural University of Plovdiv; Master in Management of Tourism, University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv; Second Master – Primary and Elementary Education, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
Certifications: Animator – British academic center
Years of experience: Ten years of experience in the field of Tourism and Management and two years of teaching experience at Children Language and Art workshop “SunShine”
Current responsibilities:CEO of Children Art and Language workshop and Language Studio “SunShine”; English and Art teacher at Children Art and Language workshop “SunShine”; Animator at Children Art workshop “SunShine”; Supporting American projects in English
Elena Kocheva
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree – English teacher and translator in German as Second language. Master’s degree – Spanish teacher, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
Years of experience: Five years as a teacher in Spain and Bulgaria.
Current responsibilities: Teaching Spanish, English and German language; English and Spanish teacher at Children Art and Language Workshop and Language Studio “SunShine”; Support teacher in Children Art classes at Children Art and Language Workshop “SunShine”; Supporting American projects in English and Spanish.
Kameliya Atanasova Ugleshova
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree- Bulgarian Philology; Master’s degree- Applied Linguistics in German, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
Certifications: Test DAF
Years of experience: Seven years of experience in all edicational levels – Foreign Language High-school “Professor doctor Asen Zlatarov”, town of Haskovo ; German language center “Martin Luther” , University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
Current responsibilities:German language teacher at Children Art and Language Workshop and Language Studio “SunShine”.
Bogdanka Adamu
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: BA Russian Philology (Plovdiv University); MA English (Plovdiv University); MSc Education (State University of New York SUNY)
Certifications: ESL, IGCSE (English), Cambridge PDQ (Leadership in Education);AS Examiner; AS English General Paper (EGP); International Baccalaureate (CAS); teacher trainer in the EC programme “Support for Success” by the Ministry of Education and Science
Years of experience: over 35 years in various countries
Current responsibilities: Co-founder of SunShine Language Studio and teacher of Russian and English in the Cambridge program
Boyanka Ivanova
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: MA Russian and English; MSc Education
Certifications: Plovdiv University -Russian Philology; National Luis University, USA-English as a second language, Political Science, Learning Behaviour Specialist L2; teacher trainer in the EC programme “Support for Success” by the Ministry of Education and Science
Years of experience: Over 30 years teaching experience – 10 years in Bulgaria; 23 years in United States of America
Current responsibilities: volunteer teacher in English and in Russian
Elisaveta Apostolova
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: Master’s Degree – French Philology/Teacher in French
Years of experience: Long years of experience in the country and abroad as a teacher, translator, leader in Alliance Francais
Current responsibilities: Teaching French and exam preparation for various levels of delf
David Gwyn Jones
Country of birth: UK
Qualifications: MBA (INSEAD); MS Computer Information Systems; MSc Management Research (Oxford); PGCE Secondary Education Mathematics
Certifications: SKE O level & A Level Mathematics; IB Diploma Computer Science
Years of experience: over 15 years in various countries
Current responsibilities: consultant and IB teacher in mathematics and computer science for the IB и A Level; teacher in phonics.
Stepan Kolchev
Country of birth: Moldova
Qualifications: Bachelor – teacher of mathematics and physics from Pedagogical University Ion Kreanga in Chisinau.
Certifications: school pedagogy
Years of experience: over 35 years of experience as a teacher of mathematics and physics and a teacher in the Russian language
Current responsibilities: Teacher in Russian
Kalina Baturova
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree – “Teaching Bulgarian language and Literature & History/Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature & History.
Master’s degree – Modern Trends in Teaching Bulgarian Language and Literature (class 5-12) from Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”.
Certifications: Certified teacher in the programme “On a lesson together” (teaching in the international network Teach for All).
Years of experience: 2 years
Current responsibilities: Teacher in Bulgarian language to support skill acquisition and for preparation for state matriculation exams in class 12
Petya Ilieva
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Qualifications: MA – German Philology; MA – Translator Sofia University «Kliment Ohridski”- German Philology;
Certification:
– Teacher category V
– Landeskunde entdecken
– DaF in der Mittelstufe
– Kreatives Schreiben
– Experience: over 35 years as a teacher and translator in various schools
Years of experience: over 35 years as a teacher and translator in various schools
Current responsibilities: Current responsibility: teacher in German language
Tanyo Pavlov
Country of birth: Bulgaria
Education: Bachelor – Pedagogy of Fine Art Education; Master’s – Pedagogy of fine art education, with painting profile; Current doctoral student in Painting; Academy of Music, Dance and Visual Arts – Plovdiv.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree – “Teaching Bulgarian language and Literature & History/Teacher in Bulgarian Language and Literature & History.
Master’s degree – Modern Trends in Teaching Bulgarian Language and Literature (class 5-12) from Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”.
Certifications: Certified teacher in the programme “On a lesson together” (teaching in the international network Teach for All).
Years of experience: 10 years
Current responsibilities: Art Teacher
Tanyo Pavlov was born in 1988. in the city of Plovdiv. He is an Artist and art teacher. In 2012 graduated from the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Art in the city of Plovdiv with a major in “Pedagogy of Fine Art Education”. He completed his master’s degree in 2017 with profile painting and pedagogy. He lives in the village of Granit. He is engaged in painting, showing an affinity for landscape and plein air creativity. His other interests and activities are in the field of building with natural materials and sustainable agriculture, as well as performing ethnic music on the clarinet.
Professional Development:
Solo exhibitions 2023 – Solo exhibition, Labyrinth Gallery, Plovdiv 2016 – Solo exhibition – “Harbingers of Spring” – Cultural Center Radio Plovdiv 2015 – Solo exhibition – People’s Community Center “Contemporary – 1986” Plovdiv 2014 – Solo exhibition – House Museum of Georgi Bozhilov – Slona
Participation in general art exhibitions
2023 – Participation in a curatorial exhibition 15×5 at BPH – Exhibition Hall “2019”
2023 – Participation in the Peaceful Territory project of the Magna Silva Foundation
2022 – Participation in a collective youth exhibition at the Granit Gallery
2021 – participation in youth exhibition of BPH – “The Power of Illusion” – Exhibition Hall “2019”
2020 – participation in the exhibition “The Language of Art” – Balaban House – Plovdiv.
2019 – participation in the exhibition “100 points of view towards Plovdiv” – “Resonance” gallery
2017 – Joint exhibition – Tonyu Tsanev and Tanyo Pavlov – Cultural center – “White House” Plovdiv
2016 – Participation in “Exhibition in the Barn” – Levka village
2016 – Participation in a youth exhibition – “Temptation” – BPH exhibition hall – Plovdiv
2016 – Participation in a collective exhibition – Plovdiv Cultural Institute
Annual exhibition of Chirpan artists – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023;
Training course “Centers for Empowerment of Youth Entrepreneurship” October 14-21, 2014. Zadar, Croatia
Participations and awards/selections: 2014 Award for a young author for a painting exhibition, on behalf of the “Georgi Bozhilov – Slona”
Foundation Residences:
2018 – Participation in plein air in the city of Vezirköprü, Turkey
2016 – Participation in the plein air exhibition “On the bends of the Yantra” – town of Byala
2016 – Participation in “Exhibition in the Barn” – Levka village
2015 – Participation in plein air “PLeven plein air” – the city of Pleven
2014 – Participation in plein air “PLeven plein air” – Pleven
2014 – Participation in the plein air “Vrachanski Balkan” – town of Varshets
