ESC: One Step Forward

School Board Vocational school „Docho Mihaylov“ is a non-profit public-benefit organisation consisting of 16 active members. The organisation is managed by a three-member Board of Managers. All members of the organisation perform public-benefit activities as volunteers. The aims of the organisation are related to the development and improvement of education, provision of support for the processes of teaching and educating children and youths, involving the young people and actively engaging them in the formal education process, volunteering, intercultural dialogue, youth exchange and other activities and topics within the scope of the Erasmus + programme and other European programmes of similar nature; offering various options for implementing projects of local and regional significance pertaining to youth issues; cooperating with organisations for professional orientation and realisation of students; provision of information, consultations and training on different topics. The target groups are students of the Vocational school „Docho Mihaylov“ , youths and children from the town of Tervel and the Municipality of Tervel. The School Board Vocational school „Docho Mihaylov“ carries out the following activities: it cooperates with organisations for professional orientation and realisation of young people; provides additional funds and resources for the needs of the teaching and educational process at the school; develops and implements European and national projects; provides career advice and consultations; develops, organises and implements educational and training programmes for the purpose of improving the social services in health, education, science, culture, engineering, ecology, technologies and the public and social infrastructure at European and local level; coordinates, accepts and sends volunteers in the country and abroad, in accordance with the priorities set in the Erasmus + programme and other European programmes; develops, implements and takes active part in European and national youth projects such as seminars, conferences, trainings, youth exchange related to the active involvement of young people and young workers in issues pertaining to culture, ecology, education, healthy lifestyle and sport; promotes the community spirit, anti-discrimination policy and deepening of the European consciousness of the young Bulgarians, supports youth development and their active engagement as European citizens; organises and holds discussions, seminars, round tables, forums, social discussions and other consultation forms; implements information activities, produces and distributes information materials and organises informative campaigns and trainings for the purpose of preventing drug addictions, promoting a healthy lifestyle, developing environmental awareness among the young people and their parents; holds training and information activities for professionals, parents and risk groups; develops programmes and implements trainings for key competences; organises and holds sports and tourist activities – excursions, trips, camping, tournaments, sports competitions. The organisation works in collaboration with and maintains close relations with similar organisations in the country and abroad. The School Board Vocational school „Docho Mihaylov“ supports the extracurricular activities at the high school which foster the interests of the young people, form and active social position, community spirit of understanding and tolerance, aim at the prevention of crimes and addictions, and provide the young people with a meaningful way of spending their free time.