Our team
We in ‘Germani’ value our staff as the most important resource. We value the highly qualified professionals from Bulgaria, Germany and Austria who guarantee quality education and dedicated care. Apart from innovative thinking and experience, the most important thing for us is the motivation of the team with a lot of love and desire to work with the children.
Nurses and lifeguards take care of their little ones every day.
Enjoy a short look at the team here.

Gergana Evlogieva
Director of Private kindergarten Germani and teacher in preschool group. Gergana is a graduate of Sofia University “St. Clement Ohridski”. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and later became a master’s student in Preschool Pedagogy. Her experience over the past eleven years has been entirely in teaching German to children in the pre-school and primary school stages. She enriches her pedagogical experience by participating in training seminars both in the country and abroad. Accepts the work of a teacher as a vocation. For her, the most important thing is not to teach children, but to understand and speak their language.

Liliya Petrova
Lily is a graduate of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Social Activities, after which she continued her development in Trier, Germany, completing a master’s degree in Pedagogy. The most important thing for her is her love and devotion to children. She loves to write, having two published collections of poems. In in his spare time he travels, engages in photography, creative activities, swimming and skiing.

Malte Möller
Educator with German as his mother tongue. He has experience in the educational processes and communication with the children in German. From the beginning of the “Germani” kindergarten, Malte has been the best friend of all children.

Diana Svetoslavova
Diana Svetoslavova graduated from the German Gymnasium at St. Kliment Ohridski University. She has a long experience in teaching German.

Belora Peneva
Belora Peneva is a graduate of Sofia University “St. Clement Ohridski”. She has a degree in German Philology with a major in Teaching German. She has experience in teaching German to different age groups. In her free time she likes to read books.

Ekaterina Ivanova
Ekaterina is a graduate of the Second German High School 73, Vladislav Gramatik Secondary School in Sofia, which she completed with a German diploma – Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD) Zweite Stufe. She continued her studies at the University of Regensburg, Germany, majoring in British and American Philology. She then earned a bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Education at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski.” Subsequently, she obtained a master’s degree in “Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages” at the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philologies at Sofia University. She has worked as a children’s animator from Germany and England. She has taught German at the Faros School of Foreign Languages. She enjoys reading, excursions, sports, and music.

Nina Petrova
Nina Petrova is a graduate of Veliko Tarnovo University “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” She graduated with a bachelor’s degree majoring in “Social pedagogy” and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in “Preschool and primary school pedagogy”.
For her, the teaching profession is a vocation. Treats children with love and respect.
“Teachers hold the future of the nation in their hands.”

Irena Aneva
Irena graduated from the College of Marketing and Management, studied psychology and speech therapy at NBU. There is experience in working with children in both Bulgaria and Germany. Her dream of working professionally with children became a reality in 2019 when she started working in a municipal kindergarten in Germany. She defines working with children as a vocation and a pleasure. She has interests in creative activities, which she often applies in her work with children.

Boryana Grigorova
Boryana Grigorova obtained her translation degree at the Institute for Interpreting and Translation at the University of Heidelberg. Before her love for children and the German language led her to Germani Kindergarten, she was part of the Deutsche Bank sales team in Bulgaria, responsible for the administrative activities of the Sofia office.
“Children teach me joy with an open heart and a clear mind. It is a great privilege to be in the company of such teachers.”

Ivanka Todorova
Ivanka Todorova has been working at “Germani” for 4 years now. She is currently a teacher in a nursery group. For her, love for children and dedication in caring for them are her priorities.

Svetlana Kirilova
Svetlana Kirilova graduated from the Medical Academy, specialty in dentistry, Master’s degree. She has worked in the specialty for a long time. Recently she discovered the pleasure of working with children. In Private kindergarten “Germani” she feels complete.

Valentina Asenova
Valentina Asenova started swimming at the age of 5 and competed professionally for 12 years. She graduated from the National Sports Academy and has been coaching swimming for children and teenagers for 7 years. Valentina has been part of the Germani team since 2020. She loves working with children, the feeling of pride and satisfaction when she sees them take off their fins and aids and swim on their own without any worries.

Boryana Bankova
Boryana Bankova has been working in this profession since 2021, after initially completing a voluntary social year. Then she decided to continue pursuing this career path and to develop her expertise in this field. She gained experience both as an intern and as an assistant working with children in kindergartens and elementary schools. She is currently continuing her training in Germany, in Stuttgart, to further develop her professional and personal skills.

Kathleen Bahr

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