2. Cross - Cultural Walk in the Streets of Europe ROMANIA

4. Sight of Cluj Cluj Art Museum Cluj Botanical Garden Streets in the night Cluj by night

5. Tailor Tower Technical University Buildings of Cluj Streets of Cluj

6. Cluj County School Inspectorate Building

7. Summary The Education System in Romania Priorities of the Education Policy Cluj County School Inspectorate Expertise in Project Implementation

8. Structure of the Education System AgeGradeEducational Levels >19 Post-graduate education Higher education and post- graduate education Higher Education Post-high school (post lyceum) Post-secondary non-tertiary education 18XIII Lyceum Upper Cycle Upper secondary education 17XII Lyceum Upper Cycle 16XI Completion Year 15X Lyceum Lower Cycle Arts and Trades School Lower secondary education 14IX 13VIII First cycle of lower secondary (gimnaziu) 12VII 11VI 10V 9IV Primary Education Primary education 8III 7II 6I 5Preparatory Pre-primary Education Pre-school education 4Middle 3Beginner

9. 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

10. 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 15 th ending date: June 15 th Timetable: 50-minute classes / 10-minute breaks Morning or afternoon classes

11. 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

12. Governance of the Education System Ministry of Education County School Inspectorates NCCNSAE PEEAC NCPTST NCTVETD NCTEAD Schools TTHTTHLDC 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

13. Cluj County School Inspectorate 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 staff ICT development Services: school network & enrolment teaching norms & retribution Control & audit Administration council Advisory board Deputy General Inspector Development & community

14. The main objectives of the Cluj 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Intercultural Education NO Is not Turning education into an exclusive falk education An extension of the curriculum for teaching target cultures A new minority – oriented discipline Compensatory education Additional to regular school activity

18. Yes Something that addresses all pupils, regardless of their ethnicity A new approach to the value of cultures and an attempt to adapt the school to the intercultural diversity Sensitizing students for the idea of respect for diversity, tolerance and solidarity The creation of an intercultural climate Intercultural Education Establishing an intercultural school policy Is

19. The Poem of Colors The 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 black When 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?!

20. The Project Team  Mariana Dragomir  Tünde Peter  Daniela Sălăgean  Silvia Ţinică is looking forward of meeting you in ROMANIA