ro educational system

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Comenius Regio Project 2011-2013

Voluntary Service for a Better Life


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Overview of Educational System

Compulsory and free (including text books) from 6/7 to 16. The last

two high school grades are not compulsory.

Private schools tuition

The Ministry of Education Research and Youth is in charge of the

whole system

Important decisions are made by school board or local authorities

Money comes from the Ministry through regional or local

authorities

Inclusion of special needs students


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Types/Levels of Schools

3 to 6 kindergarten

6 to 10/11 primary school, 10/11 to 14/15 middle school/gymnasium, 14/15 to 18/19 high school

(some of them are colleges they have grades 5 to 8, too and their students have got excellent

academic results), vocational school

State and private faculties (3 years for graduation, 2 years for MA, other programmes dependingon the specialisation)

Romanian language and Mathematics exams at the end of the 4-th grade

Special Romanian, Maths, and a foreign language exams for students who want to attend a

national college (from the 5-th grade on)

Final national Romanian, Maths, History/Geography tests for the 7-th and 8-th graders. The

grades are taken into consideration at the high school admission. Theoretical, vocational (arts, sports, seminary), and industrial jobs training high schools

High school-leaving written exams (2 compulsory and 2 elective subject matters) plus 2 oral tests

(Romanian and a foreign language).


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Special Needs Students

Students with various types of disabilities attend the same

mainstream school, but they used to be placed in special institutions

Lack of well trained personnel (a special education educator/teacher

assist these students with their daily studying needs) and money

Specialized NGOs help children and families with reintegration and

leisure time activities


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Transport to School

Public transportation - the monthly pass is covered by school

On foot

Parents

School bus in some remote villages in the mountains


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School Year

2 semesters (written tests on subjects at the end of each semester)

870 teaching hours in middle school-gymnasium

960 teaching hours in high school


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Parental Involvement

Parents have full access to students school records an grades

Parents talk to the form teacher in order to explain why their children skip some

lessons (they submit medical papers etc.)

2, 3 or more form teacher-parents meetings per semester

At least 1 meeting school principal parent committee per semester

The president of the parent committee participates in each school board meeting

(once per month).

Each school may decide the amount of money expected from a family (there is a

general school trust), but contributions are not compulsory and they do not influence

student-school relationship.

The general trend is to set up an NGO of parents in order to get 2% of the teachers

salary (there is a law saying that any individual may send 2% of his/her salary to an

NGO). The fund is fully managed by parents.


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Class Divisions and Number of

Students 25 30 students with their form/class teacher (they meet once per

week)

Students in one form follow the same schedule decided by the

respective school based on the national curricula endorsed by the

Ministry of Education, Research and Youth.

Classes are labeled I A, I B,, X A, XB,.

Class book to record lessons, grades and attendance.


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Secondary Schedules

3 15 subjects for middle school students, 16 23 subjects for high school

students

There are 7 curricular areas: language and communication; maths and natural

sciences; human being and society; arts; physical education; technologies;counseling and guidance

All subjects are taught the whole school year (both semesters).

Classes vary day to day

Students stay in the same classroom for all subject matters, in general (there are

some IT, Chemistry, Physics etc. labs) and teachers change rooms.

Students enrolled in intensive language studies are split into smaller groups for

foreign languages classes.


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Absences, Late arrivals/Tardies

The form teacher is in charge of keeping track of absences and

excuses.

Late arrivals/Tardies are marked in the class book, their cumulated

number is important and can influence the evaluation of behaviour,

but not the academic grade.

A student may have 9 absences without medical excuse. Over this

number, students have to submit medical papers signed and sealed

within 5 days.


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Tracking based on ability/Curriculum

The abilities are not criterion to place students into classes. Students

stay with a class regardless of their progress.


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Daily Schedules

The school goes from the 15-th of September to the 15-th of June.

Classes begin at 8 a.m. and last until 12/13 for primary level and

14/15 for high school.

In general, gymnasium/middle school lessons start at 12/13 and last

until 18/20. It is the afternoon shift that comes after the morning

primary level.

Lessons are 50 minutes long.

Students go home after school or attend extracurricular activities at

other institutions or in their own school.


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Campus, size and order

500 1200 students in a high school (up to 1000 in general)

Many schools have guards who check students at the entrance in the morning and on the corridors

during the school programme.

There are 2-3 teachers and 2 3 students on duty every day. They observe the corridors, sport

fields etc. and meet the visitors.

Students may go to the bathroom any time (no Pass needed to leave the classroom at any time).

Snacks and beverages can be bought at kiosks in school yard.

The Ministry of Health issued a list of prohibited items (too salty, too fat, and too sweet).

Drinks are usually permitted, but not food in the lesson.

Students have their ID cards but do not have to wear them.

No school nurse, in general.

High schools with over 1000 students have a medical consulting room.

Some schools have dental surgery.

Big schools have a psychologist.

All students can get this kind of assistance by going to advising rooms in other schools.


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Dress Code

Some schools have uniforms decided by students and parents.

High schools ask their students to wear small things (ties, labels,

vests) with their logo/symbol.

Greetings, addressing people, relationship.

Teachers are called professors at high school.

Students greet their teachers by standing when a teacher enters the

room.


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Work or Study?

Some students have paid summer jobs.

Most students living in the country side substantively help their

parents with the house and farm work.

Students do not have part time jobs.


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Extracurricular Activities (Clubs)

Extracurricular activities are carried out in schools and in other

institutions (e.g. NGOs).

These are activities are free of charge, in general.

More and more students volunteer for various duties and they look

for opportunities to perform practical activities.


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Sports

2 physical education lessons per week

Different tournaments are organized at school. Students may miss

classes when they train and participate in these activities.


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Other events

Different events are organized in the afternoon, in the evening and over

weekends.

Sometimes these activities are undertaken during classes (special

speakers, presenting certain projects or offers available in thatcommunity etc.).

Exhibitions, charity events, theatre performances, concerts,

competitions (both academic and artistic), language courses,

exchange/twinning programmes (in some regions of Romania ),

sightseeing trips.

Most high schools celebrate the school days (when the school was

founded or the birthday of that schools spiritual patron etc.) by

organizing various artistic performances or other meetings.


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Grades

Grades go from 1 to 10; 10 is the best, 4 means fail.

An average grade is counted and registered from all the grades at the

end of each term.

Written feedback is given by primary school teachers much more

than by high school teachers.

Schools do not have a severe policy against cheating and plagiarism.

When these phenomena occur related to important exams, the

sanctions are more severe.


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Important Exams

Entrance exams (see Types/Levels of School)

End-term written test (4 mandatory subject matters depending on

the specialization)

Several written papers during each term

National written tests for the 7-th and 8-th graders (see

Types/Levels of School)

High school-leaving exams in 4 subject matters.

University entrance exams vary from high school record and

interview to written tests.


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Ceremonies/Celebrations

The first bell the first graders.

Graduation ball at the end of the 4-th, 8-th and 12-th grades.

Freshmen ball at the commence of the 9-th grade.

Turning 18 a ball for students in grade 12, in general.

Spring etc. ball, schools days.


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Important certificates/Documents

Official grade reports (given to students)

School-leaving certificates (at the end of the 10-th and the 12-th

grades) or just attending certificates (when one has not passed the

final exams)

Language certificates

Awards certificates


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