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The beginning<\/h2>

In a small cozy townhouse on Gogol St. in Sofia six kindergartners and three teachers mark the beginning of Uwekind\u2019s history.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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First Grade 1s<\/h2>

A second Uwekind home opens its doors for the first time to its first-graders.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2002<\/div>

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First camp at Uwekind<\/h2>

The first Uwekind adventure outside the classroom marks the beginning of the most typical aspect of our school life – the camps.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2005<\/div>

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Primary School<\/h2>

The first classes at the primary level took place at the \u201creal\u201d school building, surrounded by the Knyazhevo forest.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2008<\/div>

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The first international camp in Germany<\/h2>

In 2008 an exciting partnership started between Uwekind and Erlebnistage Germany, which continues until this day. Many Uwekinder generations grew up with unforgettable summer and winter language adventures.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2010<\/div>

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The first ski camp in Austria<\/h2>

\u201cConquesting\u201d foreign lands and getting to know different cultures became the favourite challenge for small and big Uwekinder.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2011<\/div>

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Middle Years Programme<\/h2>

Uwekind enlarges its education conception with its first international program and becomes the only IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) school in Bulgaria.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2013<\/div>

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The first high-school graduation<\/h2>

Our first Uwekind kindergartners graduate from Grade 12 and become an integral part of the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2015<\/div>

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Diploma Programme<\/h2>

IB programmes, implemented at Uwekind, are now two. We were authorized to teach the pre-university Diploma Programme (DP).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2016<\/div>

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Graduation of the first MYP class<\/h2>

Our first MYP students graduated from the program by successfully taking the first in the world onscreen IB exams.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2016<\/div>

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International Primary Curriculum<\/h2>

With the introduction of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) at the primary school, the international programmes at Uwekind now encompass all levels of school education.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2017<\/div>

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First place at the Sofia Basketball Championship<\/h2>

The sports are an inseparable part of school life at Uwekind. After a multitude of awards at individual disciplines, our basketball team became the champion of Sofia and came in 4th place in Bulgaria.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2017<\/div>

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20th Anniversary at Uwekind<\/h2>

We celebrate the 20th anniversary at Uwekind with 370 students and 70 teachers of 22 subjects in 3 prestigious international programmes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2018<\/div>

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First DP Graduation class<\/h2>

The 2018 Uwekind class is the first class that obtained two diplomas – the Bulgarian one and the IB diploma, with excellent scores, higher than the world average.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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2018<\/div>

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The new High School building<\/h2>

Our high school has a new home. 450 students are being taught in three international programmes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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