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