On January 28, 2009, the Bulgarian Ski Federation officially launched the pilot project "Learn to ski". The idea of the project is to enable children who live near the mountain, free to learn to ski. This will help to improve their physical and general health. Thus, significant and lasting will increase the number of sports during the winter months children.

Key partners of the Bulgarian Ski Federation in this noble initiative is Regional Inspectorate on Education Sofia city and the State Agency for Youth and Sports. Equipment for children is provided by Max Sport with the support of Atomik. Project partners are Kraft Foods Bulgaria - manufacturer of chocolates "Milka".

Pilot project provides a total of 3500 students from class I to IV from Sofia to get closer to the ski sport. Training takes place within a 4-day intensive course in December 15, 2008 - March 28, 2009 by leading experts in Vitosha ski schools.

The selection of children participating in the pilot project has been made in advance as a condition is met, children from schools near the Aleko ski center on Mount Vitosha. In late autumn District Education Inspectorate Sofia city which has established schools in the selected metropolitan areas will participate in the program as only the Ministry of Education and Science and its regional structures are entitled to free business class students. Each of the students from class I to IV of each of the selected schools received the right to join the pilot project, using a planned curriculum in classes for the open school and thus do not violate the learning process.

Joy is that interest in the project "Learn to ski" is a huge and very large proportion, almost 100 percent of the small students have been involved in it, so that a predetermined number is expanded further.

Thus, although the official start of the project was announced today, until now 4 groups of 250-350 children have successfully undergone a ski course, and now complete their training and 5th group, bringing the total number of children involved in the project so far happened in 1500. By the end of winter provides training course Vitosha undergo further 7 small groups of students or children in 2000, by which the total number of participants in the pilot project will happen in 3500.

Present have undergone intensive course:
15-18 December 2008 г. - 352 children
5-8 January 2009 г. - 301 children
12-15 януари 2009 г. - 300 children
19-22 January 2009 г. - 253 children
26-29 January 2009 г. - 294 children

Follow:
2-5 February 2009 г. - 294 children
9-12 February 2009 г. - 312 children
16-19 February 2009 г. - 275 children
23-26 February 2009 г. - 250 children
9-12 March 2009 г. - 355 children
16-19 March 2009 г. - 292 children

And one more group:
23-25 March 2009 г. - about 250-300 children

Order today as winter mountain give kids one of my biggest pleasures - from the morning rained fluffy snow, which is covered with a white diaper gradually turning everything around and scenery of today's official celebration in a wonderful crystal pantomime.

For children from 5th group received the chance to participate in "learn to ski, it seems that day was even more special. Within a few days and all of the previous groups, they are acquainted with the snow mountain in a different way, were enchanted by her and loved her. Although in the past days are entertained and danced to the will in the snow, the children actually learned quite a lot - except that you can ski - some excellent, others not so much even good - they all agreed in their hearts Snow, Skis, Sports outdoors in the mountains and learned to respect nature and sport. Was man enough to see Smile faces and sparks in their eyes while entertained in anticipation of the official ceremony to understand that this is so.

A ceremony today, the yard to Vitosha Aleko chalet, consist in - just before the start of lunch specially prepared race track is podrediha best 30 among these 150 young skiers. Each of them made a downhill slalom in child and obtain the final prize - favorite of all children at the sweet delight - chocolate baby "Milka". Were identified 10 best skiers in this group. Immediately after the last drop of kiddy, quite as real competition and the winners were obaveni. Те They received their awards from the officials and guests at the opening - the Chairman of the State Agency for Youth and Sports Mrs. Vesela Lecheva, Chief Inspectorate of Education District Sofia-city Mrs. Vanya Kastreva, chairman of the Bulgarian Ski Federation Mr. Tz Minev and CEO of Vitosha ski "Mr. Kostadin Kostadinov.

Here are the names of the winners in today's smaller tournaments that are finalists for the big prize:

1. Dejan Shindler
2. Luke Liberberg
3. Benyamin Laubsher
4. Boris Andreev
5. Boris Maynardus
6. Zhemina Haberkorn
7. Lucas Eple
8. Sarah Laubsher
9.. Mariana Mancheva
10. Paul Kemerer

Winning the biggest prize of the pilot project will become known to the March 28, 2009, when the best ten children from each course will be competing among themselves. The first 20 children in this final race will visit the world famous ski resort of St. Moritz during spring break at the expense of the International Ski Federation and BFSki.

For the final event in the restaurant of the 5th station of the cabin lift "Simeonovo, Aleko officials and guests gave a brief improvised press conference, which expressed its support for the project" Learn to ski "and expressed hope for future significant growth . Became clear that the initiative is part of the larger project of the International Ski Federation "To get kids snow".

"I am satisfied that this idea is now reality. Glad you found good partners in the face of the MES and the ski federation. We want next year the project "Learn to ski" to develop a nationwide "- said Mrs. Vessela Lecheva during the ceremony. She is the project idea in future to be realized except in Sofia, Bansko, Chepelare, Borovets, Pamporovo and attract more children from primary classes.

Vitosha is a great natural resources for Sofia and I think that so far unused and might only weigh a conscience of us all. So I think that this pilot project, which made using the SAYS and the Regional Inspectorate of Education is just beginning. But you know that one such resorts and ski in some such areas, children who are the future of Bulgaria, go hand in hand with high sport "- said President of BFSki Mr. Minev .

"For a normal ski clubs to prepare future players should be started right kids, but to all of this happen, there must be a normal infrastructure of these resorts. For better or for worse, Bulgaria already has one such example and it is Bansko. The biggest obstacles are misunderstanding the nature of the problem and totally confused management plan Vitosha, which did not meet the requirements and conditions for the development of the mountain. Sports infrastructure is the future of the mountain as you can see, nobody wants to make the casinos and bars - added Mr. Minev.

Sofia city made a good start, thanks to all our joint usliliya and I hope that next year the children from Sofia city will be able to experience that thrill of being close to nature, to be on skis, to be a competitor, in the thrill to be a winner in a competition. I wish success to the project. I believe it will be a national "- said Mrs. Vanya Kastreva.

"The principle in which participants were selected at the time the project children were particularly associated with proximity to the mountain. These are schools that are in the southern part of town and near to Vitosha mountain. We started with schools in the region Vitosha Pancharevo, Ovcha Kupel part of YouTube ... and hope that will go more north to obhvanem as many children. Regional Inspectorate in the daily requests received when the project will be extended because the response was very positive, so I hope next year to obhvanem much larger proportion of schools. Of course, we can not all at once, but have long-term prospects - added Ms. Kastreva.

At the end of the ceremony arrived with some delay because of heavy snow on the road to Aleko Mr. Naydenov from Kraft Fuuds Bulgaria gave 10-present little more special awards winners from Milka.

SKI.BG
January 28, 2009

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