“Baba Tonka” Specialized High School of Mathematics in Rousse is among the 23 “Schools of the Future,” in the highly-competitive selection process of America for Bulgaria Foundation, organized to create a contemporary learning environment at Bulgarian schools. The school’s project, “Ideas Find a Way” for a biochemical lab center worth BGN 60,000 was successfully implemented.

The high school dates back almost 145 years. It is a specialized school with a focus on mathematics, computer science and biology and intensive English language courses since 1970. Its earlier history was as an all-girls school. The Biochemical Lab Center, created with the support of America for Bulgaria Foundation, is a multifunctional space for practical training in chemistry and biology using digital technologies to exchange data from scientific experiments with other classes and schools throughout the country.

​There are educational communities whose ideas and efforts are proof of the fact that location does not matter when you want to create a modern, good-quality school. “Schools of the Future” is a program to support such visionary teams. In academic year 2016-2017, America for Bulgaria Foundation invested BGN 2.6 million to modernize the school environment in 23 Bulgarian schools.