The National School for Ancient Languages and Cultures "Saint Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher" ( bg, Национална гимназия за древни езици и култури "Свети Константин Кирил Φилософ"), abbreviated in Bulgarian ''НГДЕК'' (NGDEK), is a high school, located in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

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. It was founded in 1977 by Gergina Toncheva, who was the first principal of the school. The school was named after '' St. Constantine-Cyril "The Philosopher"''. The challenging curriculum includes

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

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, Old Bulgarian known also as

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and Cultural Studies of Antiquity, among others. Educational trips to

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and Italy in the 9th and 10th grade are highlights of the comprehensive program.

External links

NGDEK official site

NGDEK forum
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