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I-VIII CLASSES HILISEU-HORIA SCHOOL

I-VIII CLASSES HILISEU-HORIA SCHOOL

Adress : Hiliseu-Horia commune, 717200, Botosani county, Romania Phone/ fax 0040231621131e-mail: scoala_hiliseu_horia@yahoo.com

Botosani County Map

Geographical position: in north-eastern extremity of the countryNatural environment: low hills region, crossed by the Jijia river where it was

built Iezer lake. The landscape is completed by the lawns with small herbs and cluster of trees.

My school is near to Dorohoi town (12 km). Dorohoi- the second town of a district ,has 33000 inhabitants and an ancient history, dating from The Middle Age and being documentary atestated in the XV-th century. Country-side school

School particularities

A part of teachers come 5-12 km from Dorohoi, the nearest town, and a part of

students walk 4 km from a neighbour village Poor social environment Reduced investments Old and reduced endowment

The relation school-family : goodThe relation school-local authority: good We have good results of school and out-of-school competition and activities:Pro-Education, Winners, Kangaroo, Eco-SchoolWe organize trips, annually, for know our beautifull country.Adding, we organize traditional feast ( Christmas, The New Year, Easter etc) to keep the Romanian traditions and popular behaviours alive.

Information about school

Type of school : Public-sector funded education

Level : Pre-primary, Primary and first phase of general lower secondary

The curriculum framework set up by the Ministry of Education, Research and Inovation allows school to design their own timetable schemes and includes: 1. The core curriculum

2. The curriculum at school`s disposal

Being a commune with 5 villages, I-VIII Classes Hiliseu-Horia School, is an coordinator school, which is managed by an Head Master who decides about human and material resources and educational politics.

Other 4 schools and 5 kindergartens are at coordinator school `s orders.

Curricula areas

Subjects are grouped according to 7 curricula areas:

1. Language and communication

2. Mathematics and natural sciences

3. People and society

4. Arts

5. Physical education

6. Technologies

7. Counselling and guidance

The curriculum at school`s disposal

It`s created together with students and their parents, and it endorses local community needs. However, it matters age particularity of students, and human and material possibilities of school

I-VIII Classes Hiliseu-Horia

School

Hiliseu-Horia Kindergarten

•I-VIII Classes Hiliseu-Crisan School

•Hiliseu-Crisan Kindergarten

•I-VIII Classes Iezer School

•IezerKindergarten

•I-IV Classes Hiliseu-Closca School

•Hiliseu-Closca Kindergarten

•I-IVClasses Corjauti School

•Corjauti Kindergarten

Information about students

Age Group Number

Şcoală primară (primary) 6-10 years 224

Gimnaziu (first phase of general lower secondary) 10-14 years 212

Total 6-14 years 436

Gradinita (Kindergarten) pre-primary education

normal programmes (5 hours per day) 3-6 years 112

Class medium : 19 students

Teachers 39 ( 37 qualified, 2 unqualified)

educatori - Pre-primary education teachersare trained in pedagogical high school (upper secondary education).

învăţători - primary education teachers

are trained in pedagogical high school (upper secondary education).

institutori - primary education teachers specialised in a subject like foreign languages, music and

sports are trained in university colleges (short-term education

profesori - lower and upper secondary school teachers are trained in long-term higher education,

four to five years, depending on the subject they will teach.

Legislative framework

The educational activity takes place in accordance with The Constitution, The Education Law, The Organization and Function Rules of the Pre-University Units (the same for whole country) and Internal Order Rules (which organizes specific rules for our school).

The decisions are made by Administrative Council to whom President is the manager of the school.

Teacher `s Council goal is to consult, putting forward proposals to Administrative Council which make them valid.

Legislative framework

The school year 2009/2010 comprises 173 days (35 weeks) of teaching, divided in two Semesters

Courses are distributed over five days a week.

Courses time :

35 min. -Kindergarten

45 min. -Primary

50 min. -Secondary didactic norm : 18 hours per week

Class 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Number of periods per week 19 20 21 22 24 26 29 29

Phases Evaluation

Gradinita (Kindergarden) pre-primary education

Marks dissatisfactory

satisfactory

good

very good

Şcoală primară (primary)

Marks dissatisfactory

satisfactory

good

very good

Gimnaziu (first phase of general lower secondary)

Marks from 1 to 10

In-service training activity

The methodical activities take place in Methodical Boards of Curricula Areas, Specialties Circle of Teachers ,and Teacher Council.

The teachers take part at in-service training activities, some of them participating at sessions of scientific communications.

The teaching improvement is achieved following next didactic degrees:

beginner qualified teacher Final degree teacher

Second degree teacher First degree teacher

Information about community

3995 inhabitants ( in 2008) Economic activity: agriculture ( subsistance type) Economic and living standard: low High unemployment Poor social environment Reduced educational degree Massive emigration for work (especially to Italy and Spain) Old and reduced endowment (e.g. sewerage, current water, TV

cable, Internet etc) N N o No current water

No sewerageNo medical facilities

School and out-of- school

activities

The kindergarten