Here is an essay contest organised by Citizens for Bulgaria (C4BG).
CONTEST OF STANESV
C4BG ANNOUNCES AN ESSAY COMPETITION ON THE FIRST TEXTBOOK ON CIVICS IN BULGARIA FROM 1894
Topic: Is Nikola Stanev's first textbook on Civics relevant today and why?
Open to: high school students (grades 8-12)
Length: up to 1,500 words
Deadline for submission: 6 April 2024
Solution: 6 May 2024
Prize Fund: 15 000 BGN (provided by the C4BG Board of Directors)
Back in 1894, the great Bulgarian historian and patriot Nikola Stanev published the first textbook on Civics in Bulgaria. It is remarkable that this textbook appeared twenty years before Georg Kerschersteiner's publication "Conception of Civic Education", which laid the foundation for the scientific discipline of Civic Education. We are pleased to have the opportunity to make this ahead-of-its-time textbook available in an updated form to the Bulgarian reader (the digital edition can be downloaded here).
This is an open invitation to high school students to read this small, but impressive, book. Select quote from the bookthat made the strongest impression on you, and write an essay focused on that quote.
- Place the quote at the beginning of the essay.
- In the introduction, state the overall impression the textbook leaves on you.
- Then analyse the chosen quote in the context of the book. Why did you choose these words of the author?
- Finally, share whether this textbook has changed your opinion on the topic of civic education. How exactly? What do you think modern textbooks can borrow from Nikola Stanev in terms of style and content?
Please submit your essay and the following completed declaration, in Word or PDF format, to admin@c4bg.org by the deadline indicated above. The completed declaration can also be scanned from a mobile phone. An independent panel will determine the winners and award first (8,000lv), second (4,000lv) and third (3,000lv) prizes. The final results, and the best essays, will be published on our website https://c4bg.org/civics on 6 May 2024.
We wish you good luck!
Link to C4BG contest: https://c4bg.org/stanev
