Cross - Cultural Walk in the

Streets of Europe

Cross - Cultural Walk in the

Streets of Europe

ROMANIA

TRA N S I LVA N I A

C lu j

R O M A N IA

Sight of Cluj

Cluj Art Museum

Cluj Botanical Garden

Streets in the night

Cluj by night

Tailor Tower

Technical University

Buildings of Cluj

Streets of Cluj

Cluj County School Inspectorate Building

Summary

• The Education System in Romania

• Priorities of the Education Policy

• Cluj County School Inspectorate

• Expertise in Project Implementation

Structure of the Education System

Age Grade Educational Levels

>19

Post-graduate education Higher education and post-graduate educationHigher Education

Post-high school (post lyceum)Post-secondary

non-tertiary education

18 XIII LyceumUpper Cycle Upper secondary education 17 XII Lyceum

Upper Cycle16 XI Completion Year

15 X LyceumLower Cycle

Arts and TradesSchool

Lower secondary education

14 IX

13 VIII

First cycle of lower secondary(gimnaziu)

12 VII

11 VI

10 V

9 IV

Primary Education Primary education8 III

7 II

6 I

5 Preparatory

Pre-primary Education Pre-school education4 Middle

3 Beginner

Curriculum Framework

• National Curriculum- Seven Curricular Areas:

- Core Curriculum (75%)- School-based Curriculum

• School Educational Offer- Extracurricular activities- Special Needs for students with deficiencies or high performance capacity

• LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION• MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE• PEOPLE AND SOCIETY• ARTS• PHYSICAL EDUCATION• TECHNOLOGIES• COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE

Class size, school year & timetable

• Class size - depends on the educational level:• 15 20 25 … 30

• School year:• 34 to 36 weeks• starting date: September 15th • ending date: June 15th

• Timetable:• 50-minute classes / 10-minute breaks• Morning or afternoon classes

Priorities of the Education Policy

• Equal and improved access to education• High educational standards and training for a knowledge-based

society• Decentralizing of the education system• Turning education into a basic tool in the modernisation process of

Romania• Envisaging the investment in human resources as the most profitable

long-term investment• Reconstruction of rural education• Combining excellence and general education in an efficient way• IT contribution to education• Enhancing the European dimension of education• Institutional development of permanent education

Governance of the Education System

Ministry of Education

County School Inspectorates

NCC NSAE

PEEAC NCPTST

NCTVETD NCTEAD

Schools

TTH LDC

LCSS

NCE

Other units

• NCC – National Council for Curriculum

• NSAE – National Service for Assessment and Evaluation

• PEEAC – Pre-university Education Evaluation and Accreditation Commission

• NCPTST – National Centre for Pre-university Teaching Staff Training

• NCTVETD – National Centre for TVET Development

• NCTEAD – National Council for Textbooks Evaluation, Approval and Distribution

• NCE – National Centre for Excellence

• CSI – County School Inspectorates• TTH – Teacher Training Houses • LDC – Local Development

Committee for Social Partnership in VET

• LCSS – Local Council School Service

Cluj County School Inspectorate

General Inspector

Deputy General Inspector

Deputy General Inspector

Accounting

Legal counselor

Secretariat

Curriculum & inspection

Evaluation & prognosis

Inspectors:•pre-school education•primary education•education for minorities•rroma education•special education•extra-school activities•curriculum subjects

Inspectors:•management & evaluation•private education•educational alternatives•teaching staff mobility•professional development•European programs•gifted students

Administrative staffICT developmentServices:•school network & enrolment•teaching norms & retribution

Control & audit

Administration council

Advisory board

Deputy General Inspector

Development & community

The main objectives of theCluj County School Inspectorate

• To ensure coherence between the national strategy and local education process;

• To develop the implementation of local and regional programs;• To set up public education units – kindergartens, primary schools,

gymnasiums and art and trades schools;• Together with the local public administration, to ensure high

educational standards, as well as the development of the material resources in all schools, according to the present national standards;

• To supervise, monitor, support and evaluate the activity of teachers of all subjects at pre-university level

• To organize in-service teacher training courses for school teachers and managers in collaboration with the Teacher Training House

• To develop curricular and extracurricular projects and activities at the local, regional, national and international level

Experience in Project Implementation

• A. Experience in:• Initiating and writing projects

• Project monitoring and implementation

• Evaluation and assessment

• Teacher training

• Writing and publishing educational materials

• B. Projects:• “Education 2000+” – line “School &

Community” – 2001• “Intercultural Education in Multicultural

Communities” – project in EU program “Measures of Confidence” – 2002

• “The school – an essential factor in the promotion of intercultural values” – part of the program: “Development of interethnic relationships in the South-East of Europe” - 2004

Intercultural Education

NO

Is not

Turning educationinto an exclusivefalk education

An extension ofthe curriculum for

teaching targetcultures

A new minority – oriented

discipline

Compensatoryeducation

Additional toregular school

activity

Yes

Something thataddresses all

pupils, regardlessof their ethnicity

A new approachto the value of

cultures and an attemptto adapt the school to the

intercultural diversity

Sensitizing studentsfor the idea of

respect for diversity,tolerance and solidarity

The creationof an intercultural

climate

Intercultural Education

Establishingan intercultural

school policy

Is

The Poem of ColorsThe Colored Man

When I am born, I am black.When I grow up, I am black.When I`m sick, I`m black.

When I go out in the sun, I`m black.When I go out in the cold, I am

blackWhen I die, I`ll be black.

But you,When you are born, you are pink.When you grow up, you are white.When you get sick, you are green.When you go out in the sun, you

are red.When you go out in the cold, you

are blue.When you die, you turn purple.

So, why do YOU call me colored?!

The Project Team Mariana Dragomir Tünde Peter Daniela Sălăgean Silvia Ţinică

is looking forwardof meeting you

in

ROMANIA