The evolution of our schoolThe evolution of our school

”HOREA, CLOȘCA AND CRIȘAN”

MIDDLE SCHOOLBRAD, ROMANIA

This project is funded by the European Commission with the ANPCDEFP support

All All startedstarted when... when... In 1908 in Brad it was built 2 schools, one of them for girls, and the other one for

boys. Until the year 1948 those 2 schools worked separately, but along 1949-1950 these fuse into a mix school.

After 1956 began a really intense activity to modernize the education system. Changing from studying in class to studying in special rooms like biology lab, chemistry lab and so on.

The serious construction started in 1956 but, in time the building was affected and untill 2001, the studying conditions were very difficult.

The founders of our schoolThe founders of our school In 1950, our school had another name:’ Mixing Elementary School’. In 1950, our school had another name:’ Mixing Elementary School’.

In 2001, after a long period of waitting, the students and teachers moved in the In 2001, after a long period of waitting, the students and teachers moved in the nowdays buildingnowdays building. . It was inaugurated the space which will be the place where the

lessons will be developed.The founder was The founder was Iuliana Mihalea.Iuliana Mihalea. She was the first headmaster of the She was the first headmaster of the newnew school school

(between 1990-2003) a(between 1990-2003) and a romanian teacher. She was the teacher nd a romanian teacher. She was the teacher who promovated the who promovated the equal chance for girls and boys.equal chance for girls and boys.

The key of the successThe key of the successThe oficialy name “Horea, Closca si Crisan” was taken in 2002. Since that day

our school was in steady progress. In 2016-2017 registred a number of approximately 680 students who are coordonatied of 40 teachers.

•Everything is different now, the way to teach the students it’s more productive, proof being the results at school competitions which increased from year to year. A really good example are extraculiculare activities and all projects, one of them is ERASMUS+ -S/HE IS EQUAL IN EUROPE.

Geographic Geographic

positionposition

Brad is centrally located in the Brad Depression, with elevations of 500-600 m. Depression is crossed by the river Crisul Alb.

BRADBRAD

Our school is located Our school is located downtown Brad.It has downtown Brad.It has almost 600 students, almost 600 students, twenty-one twenty-one classrooms, a library, classrooms, a library, a a multipurpose multipurpose cabinet computer, a cabinet computer, a sports hall and a sports hall and a sports fieldsports field,, outside. outside.

Tourist spotsTourist spots Gold Museum Gold Museum is unique in Europe. It was founded in 1896 is unique in Europe. It was founded in 1896

when a german geologist collected a few pieces found in when a german geologist collected a few pieces found in mines in the area. Over the years the Gold Museum in Brad mines in the area. Over the years the Gold Museum in Brad was gathered the largest collection of pieces of native gold in was gathered the largest collection of pieces of native gold in Europe.Europe.

Reopened for the public in December 2012, after almost Reopened for the public in December 2012, after almost five years - in which the building has been in a process of five years - in which the building has been in a process of modernization - the museum was visited, in the first half of modernization - the museum was visited, in the first half of this year, by thousands of tourists. People were drawn by this year, by thousands of tourists. People were drawn by the shape of the exhibits, some of which can be compared the shape of the exhibits, some of which can be compared to a lizard, a feather or a crystal, on top of which there are to a lizard, a feather or a crystal, on top of which there are gold grains. Hence, some pieces have received names as gold grains. Hence, some pieces have received names as “The Map of Great Romania”, “Eminescu’s Quill “The Map of Great Romania”, “Eminescu’s Quill Pen”(Romanian National Poet), “The Golden Lizard” or Pen”(Romanian National Poet), “The Golden Lizard” or “The ballerina”.“The ballerina”.

"It's more gold in the Apuseni Mountains, but most is in people's hearts, the hearts of those who are fearless Horia followers. I stopped here on a summer morning and I enjoyed the immense wealth of our country - in gold and gold people. “

Geo Bogza 1912

We are proud that our school is We are proud that our school is nearest Gold Museum!nearest Gold Museum!

Our teachers teach us how to shine Our teachers teach us how to shine like the gold of our mountainsin like the gold of our mountainsin

because we will have the power to because we will have the power to make a better future for girls and make a better future for girls and

boys!boys! We invite you in our school and our We invite you in our school and our city for discover the brightness of the city for discover the brightness of the

gold and of the romaniansgold and of the romanians‘ ‘ soul!soul!

MY BEAUTIFUL TEACHERSMY BEAUTIFUL TEACHERSThe Teachers of The Teachers of

Romanian Language in Romanian Language in our Schoolour School

My teacher about My teacher about Romanian language is Romanian language is Groza Giorgia Voichița . Groza Giorgia Voichița . She is a wonderful She is a wonderful teacher. If she wasn’t teacher. If she wasn’t with me I didn’t like with me I didn’t like Romanian language. She Romanian language. She puts us to make many puts us to make many exercises because is an exercises because is an important subject. I was important subject. I was away from home with away from home with Groza Giorgia Voichița Groza Giorgia Voichița and Parva Oana in a nice and Parva Oana in a nice trip at Salina Turda and trip at Salina Turda and Cheile TurziCheile Turziii. . This is a beautiful This is a beautiful subject!subject!

Giorgia GrozaSimona AlexeAdina Beciu

FRENCH FRENCH LANGUAGELANGUAGE My teacher My teacher about French about French language is also Adina language is also Adina Beciu. I like this Beciu. I like this subject because I subject because I want to learn many want to learn many languages I can. languages I can. Other teachers about Other teachers about French language are: French language are: Alida David and Alida David and Leucian Bianca. Leucian Bianca. This is a This is a beautiful subject!beautiful subject!

Franch Class in Schoolʼs Library

MATH AND SCIENCEMATH AND SCIENCEOur Math teacher, Mrs. Parva Oana. She is a

very good teacher, not just because she teaches Math in such a way that we can understand the lessons during the classes, but also because she is sympathetic to us when we are inattentive or noisy.

Our Biology teacher, Mrs. Cazu Simona, teaches us some very attractive biology classes, explaining the lessons so well during the classes, that all we have to do at home is to simply repeat them. .

Her explanations are always accompanied by examples and that help us in a better understanding of the subject.

The Physics teacher, Mrs. Doica, is very good to us and she explains the lessons,calmly speaking. She insists for us to ask the questions whenever we do not understand something.

Physics classes are very interesting because of the experiments we make.

TechnologyTechnology

Daniela Tace is our Technology teacher, one of the most popular teacher in the school. She is very close to the students, she understands them and they love her.

EnglishEnglish Telca Dioanca is Telca Dioanca is our English Teacher our English Teacher since we were in the since we were in the 2nd grade. Due to her 2nd grade. Due to her we can communicate we can communicate in English. She is very in English. She is very calm and sensitive.calm and sensitive.

GeographyGeography Our Geography

Teacher is Ramona Selagea, a teacher who tells us very interesting information about the world. She is a very sympathetic and optimistic person. I love her the most.

I really love the Art. It is a relaxing subject, because our teacher, Angela Suciu, knows how to guide us in the colours’ universe. On the strength of Mrs. Teacher we participated at competitions and got awards.

In the category Maths and Science there is Chemistry. In the Chemistry lab our teacher, Valerica Drăgoi, show us some experiments and how to mix substances. Also we saw how magnezium ribbon burns with a blinding light and how the sulfur burns above the fire, spreading sulfur dioxide.

The History is an important subject. I like very much the way of teaching, because sometimes our teacher, Bogdan-Mihai Ștefan, tell us to imagine that we are the characters of lesson, to understand more good that is happenned in the lesson and to learn more fast and more easy.

Also, at Religion the relation teacher-stundent is very good. In the time of lesson our teacher, Iulian Oancea, explain us why God created the univers and how many miracles He did for us. He laught with us and he is a very good person. Before the lesson we pray at God.

My P.E. TeacherMy P.E. Teacher

My P.E (Physical Education) teacher is amazing My P.E (Physical Education) teacher is amazing because he helps us to do the training correctly because he helps us to do the training correctly and he knows how to behave with children!and he knows how to behave with children! At his class time we do the warming. Than At his class time we do the warming. Than we do a running test, power test and after we do a running test, power test and after finishing he lets us to play handball. When we finishing he lets us to play handball. When we do something wrong he stops the game to show do something wrong he stops the game to show us how we need to do correctly what we did us how we need to do correctly what we did wrongly. After he finishes the show he puts us wrongly. After he finishes the show he puts us to repeat until we do correctly. When the time to repeat until we do correctly. When the time is over we run in the all gym about 4 or 5 times, is over we run in the all gym about 4 or 5 times, than we say thank you and we go to our Class!than we say thank you and we go to our Class!

Activities in our schoolActivities in our schoolOur teachers and we organise oftenly different kinds of Our teachers and we organise oftenly different kinds of

activities. activities. Pictures and short descriptions of some of our latest Pictures and short descriptions of some of our latest

activities are below: activities are below:

Romanian National Day – 1st of DecemberRomanian National Day – 1st of December

We have celebrated The Francophone Day at the city library. For that day, we have done presentations of some of the France’s most famous brands, like: Christian Dior, Yves-Saint Laurent, Chanel etc. We have listened to French music ande we’ve learned more about the countries where French is spoken.

The Francophone Day

The Halloween ShowOn the Halloween day, we have organised a beautiful themed show. The

students from ourschool sang, danced, all dressed up like frightening characters. There was also a costumes

Competition in which the contestants have shown their imagination and creativity.

Like every year, our school organised a party to celebrate Halloween. During the celebration were highlighted three points:-Awarding the best costumes and the most prepared students from the competition.  -Awarding the most beautiful themed drawings made by students of our school.  -Children enrolled in the Erasmus program, shared lived experience and  the knowledge acquired that are behind this movement in schools from Spain, Bulgary and Finland. 

Drawings from Halloween Party

We also practice many diffrent sports in our school. We We also practice many diffrent sports in our school. We have so many games likehave so many games like:: football, basketball, volleyball football, basketball, volleyball

and many others, children having fun playing themand many others, children having fun playing them. There . There are many sports competitions in our school and in our city are many sports competitions in our school and in our city and children have the chance to show their abilities and and children have the chance to show their abilities and

talents.talents.

We had many recycling activities in our school in which We had many recycling activities in our school in which children were taught to protect the nature. Children children were taught to protect the nature. Children

recycled many materials that were no longer needed, and recycled many materials that were no longer needed, and had fun with them, in the same time, doing something had fun with them, in the same time, doing something

useful for the nature.useful for the nature.

More photos from the recycling More photos from the recycling activityactivity

PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE! PEOPLE FOR PAUL!PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE! PEOPLE FOR PAUL!CHARITY EVENTCHARITY EVENT..

Paul Joldes is a boy of seven years fromPaul Joldes is a boy of seven years from our school. our school. This This boy fights hard for his life, from the first day when he was boy fights hard for his life, from the first day when he was diagnosed with stage IV Neuroblastoma. Even if the disease diagnosed with stage IV Neuroblastoma. Even if the disease is already in an advanced stage, he has chances of cure!is already in an advanced stage, he has chances of cure!

Currently, the child is hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital Currently, the child is hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital from Rome, where he is following a chemotherapy from Rome, where he is following a chemotherapy treatment. It is watched constantly by his mother, who was treatment. It is watched constantly by his mother, who was forced to quit her job to be there day and night, near her son.forced to quit her job to be there day and night, near her son.

But, together we can help him and bring smile in his life.But, together we can help him and bring smile in his life. For this reason, our school organized this charity event to For this reason, our school organized this charity event to raise funds for the treatment that Paul needs.raise funds for the treatment that Paul needs. Also, each Also, each student of the school donated a sum of money to come in the student of the school donated a sum of money to come in the help of Paul.help of Paul.

Our school tripsOur school organised a lot of trips in which the pupils and the theachers have fun toghether and spend a lot of joyfull and epic moments.

The “OPEN GATES” week

In this activitiy the 8th grade pupils are took by their teachers to the highschool where they see their options for the future in the highschool. Like:informathics;filology; science and intensive mathemathics

THE INFORMATHICS LAB