R-E-S-I-L-I-E-N-C-E. Resilience.
Are you a good speller?
More than 6,600 students from Bulgaria will be vying for the best speller title in the National Spelling Bee, which kicked off on Friday, February 23, 2018, at the Dr. Petar Beron Secondary School in Pernik. A record 311 schools signed up to participate in the eighth edition of the Spelling Bee in 2018.
Until March 2, middle and high school students will compete in the school round of the tournament, with first- and second-place winners qualifying for the regional competition. The 33 best spellers in the regionals will get a chance to compete at the spelling bee final in Sofia at the end of April.
The motto of this year’s spelling bee is “BeeWare online.” The contests will feature screenings of educational videos acquainting participants and attendees with some of the threats on social media and the Internet and giving them tips on staying safe online.
A Spelling Bee is a traditional American competition in which contestants spell an English word aloud and are eliminated for misspelling a word. The competition was first held in the United States in 1925 and has since grown in popularity. Today, spelling competitions are held in many countries worldwide and have been proven to be an effective, fun English-language teaching tool.
The Bulgarian National English Spelling Bee is organized by the CORPluS Foundation with support from the America for Bulgaria Foundation.
