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ŞŞCOALA GIMNAZIALCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ Ă “ION POP RETEGANUL”“ION POP RETEGANUL” S SÎÎNCELNCEL

Our school:•located in Sîncel - a village in the heart of Transylvania•small public school, dating back as far as 1787-1789, having three levels of education: preschool, primary and middle school •comprising 240 students, aged 3 to 15 years old, 55 of them being of Roma ethnicity (22.91%), and 15 of them having special educational needs (6.25%) •other two structures: one primary school in the village of Pănade (3 km away) and one primary school in the village of Iclod (1 km away); thus, children attending middle school commute from these two villages.  Sîncel and the other two villages form an administrative unit which unfortunately, is an underprivileged rural area as most people’s income comes from agriculture and the level of unemployment is very high as more than 50% of the families are on welfare.

Motto: “It takes a whole village to teach a child”.

Following the above motto, our school aims aims at:at:

ensuring equal rights and equal opportunities for all its students;providing the best education for every pupil;offering a stimulating and broad curriculum and a wide variety of extracurricular pursuits;encouraging the development of a set of shared values, such as: respect, tolerance, fairness, compassion, appreciation of cultural diversity, love for their traditions;heightening student awareness and engagement in social, environmental and intercultural activities through opportunities within and outside the academic program;engaging parents, the community and the local authorities in support of the school.

IMPORTANT PROJECTS&

ACTIVITIES

„Şcoala, inima satului” - 2005-

2006 Rural Education Project

„Acces la Educaţie pentru Grupuri

Dezavantajate” – 2005 – 2006

Phare Project

„Sete de cultură” - 2007

Educational Development Grant

Project

„Pentru CLICK nu sunt prea mic”

2013 ASSOCLIC Project

““Growing-up dancingGrowing-up dancing” - dance contest” - dance contest

2009 - 2009 - presentpresent

Peace Corps VolunteersPeace Corps Volunteers (2010-2013)

MULTILATERAL COMENIUS PARTNERSHIP 2007-2009

“From our backyard to a multicultural adventure”

““From From SShadow to hadow to LLight”ight”

 

MULTILATERAL COMENIUS PARTNERSHIP 2011 – 20132011 – 2013

Coordinator: Coordinator: Bloj LenuțaBloj LenuțaTeachers involvedTeachers involved: 15 : 15 Students involvedStudents involved: : 2200 00 Target group: students aged 9-15Target group: students aged 9-15Targeted mobilitiesTargeted mobilities: 24: 24Realized mobilities:Realized mobilities: 30 30BuBuddget: €24000get: €24000

Partners

• Szkola Podstawowa Nr. 171 im. Stanislawa Staszica, loc. Wesola -Warsaw, Poland - coordinator

• Școala Gimnazială "Ion Pop Reteganul" Sâncel, Romania• Leighswood School, loc. Walsall, UK• Zakladna umelecka skola Jozefa Rosinskeho v Nitre, loc. Nitra, Slovakia• 1° Circolo Didattico “Raffaele Arfé”, loc. Somma Vesuviana, Italy• Osnovno uchilishte "Lyuben Karavelov", loc. Burgas, Bulgaria• Ozel Bursa Doga Ilkogretim Okulu, loc. Bursa, Turkey

Activities

• Project meetings• Volunteering actions• Drama performances• Collaboration with

local theatres• Drama, IT workshops • Festivals• The play „From

Shadow to Light” presented on the stage of the Lalka Theatre in Warsaw, Poland

• Drama Guide

““MADE FOR EUROPE” – national competitionMADE FOR EUROPE” – national competition2013 & 2014 - our school won first place two years in a row.

Art projectsArt projects One World Classrooms

iEARN Project – Holiday Card Exchange

European Day of LanguagesEuropean Day of Languages

Halloween FunHalloween Fun

Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day

Christmas CelebrationChristmas Celebration

Celebrating Romania’s National DayCelebrating Romania’s National Day

““MMăărţişoare” – creating symbols of springrţişoare” – creating symbols of spring

Global Campaign for EducationGlobal Campaign for Education

Europe’s DayEurope’s Day

Celebrating Children’s DayCelebrating Children’s Day

School Trips – discovering our countrySchool Trips – discovering our country

“Education is the most powerful weapon which Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the worldyou can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela

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