Innovative STEM Center Opens at Peyo K. Yavorov Elementary School

An innovative STEM center was opened at Peyo K. Yavorov Primary School, providing a modern educational environment for training in the fields of “Mathematics” and “Natural Sciences”. The new space was created to encourage students to develop their research, creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork skills through modern technologies and interactive teaching methods.

The director of the “Education and Youth Policies” directorate in Burgas Municipality, Katya Misheva, congratulated the management, the team, and the students of the school on behalf of Mayor Dimitar Nikolov and wished the STEM center to become a place of inspiration, where curiosity meets innovation, and ideas turn into reality.

The event was also attended by the head of the Regional Education Department, Valentina Kamalieva, the swimmer and alumnus of the school Tsanko Tsankov, Ivan Yankov – Esteo, whose creation is the beautiful interior of the STEM center, Svetlana Kostadinova – director of Peyo K. Yavorov Primary School, teachers and students.

The STEM center includes several specialized zones. The first STEM cabinet is built as a classroom for creators in the field of “Mathematics and Informatics”. In it, students can participate in a creative process, following the concept “From the mind, through technology to matter”, which encourages the transformation of ideas into real projects and solutions.

The second cabinet is designated as a “Laboratory of Informatics”, where students develop their digital competence and improve their design skills through the creation of digital content and the realization of various technological projects.

The third zone of the STEM center represents a “Research Library” in the field of “Natural Sciences”. In this space, students have the opportunity to study and research biology and health education, chemistry and environmental protection, physics and astronomy, as well as geography and economics. The environment is designed to stimulate research and project activities through access to specialized educational and digital resources.

A foyer is also set up for the center – a presentation center, designed for the presentation of student projects, sharing good educational practices, and demonstrating the results of the students' work. A high-tech LED video wall has also been built in the space, which will be used for lessons, lectures, and pedagogical activities, as well as for organizing innovative extracurricular activities.

Modern equipment has been purchased for the needs of the STEM cabinets, including stationary and portable computers, a 3D printer, interactive displays, 3D stereoscopic technology, a laser multifunctional device, an interactive floor, a document camera/scanner, and a high-tech LED video wall.

A complete renovation has been carried out in the premises, and the spaces are equipped with new multifunctional furniture, which allows for the flexible organization of the educational process and different forms of work.

With the opening of the STEM center, Peyo K. Yavorov Primary School is taking another important step towards modernizing the educational environment and providing opportunities for students to learn through practice, research, and innovation.