I met Angel Simeonov 5 years ago. At that time he was working as a psychologist in the local school of the Roma neighborhood “Asphalt Base” in Velingrad, where he has lived since birth. The neighborhood has existed since the 1950s and numbers about 280 houses, most of them illegal. There are no asphalted streets in many places in the neighborhood, and the water and sewage network does not reach all homes. Landscaping and social infrastructure are not even mentioned in the neighbourhood.
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Month: June 2025
Alternatives to compulsory sleep in kindergarten discussed by experts and practitioners
Why is sleep important for child development and when is it most fulfilling? Why is it important to individualize the approach to afternoon recess in kindergarten and how? These and other sensitive but important questions for children’s well-being were discussed by experts and practitioners from the field of pre-school education on 3 June in the framework of a webinar on “Compulsory afternoon sleep in kindergartens – are there alternatives?”, organized by “Trust for Social Achievement” Foundation and REYN Bulgaria Network. Read more “Alternatives to compulsory sleep in kindergarten discussed by experts and practitioners”