LTSM High School
LTSM High school
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea approaches education from the perspective of preparing the individual for a global society, confident in his opinions, able to propose solutions, respect cultural or opinion differences and to promote the principle of the five Is: Individuality, Identity, Integrity, Innovation, Internationalism.
The high school curriculum develops functional skills, essential for the successful integration into the national or international university environment through an educational program focused on interdisciplinarity and performance.
Investigative instruction causes students to develop the skills to research the information they need for intellectual development. Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea encourages high school students to approach reflective learning, which involves building their own system of analysis and creation, the ultimate goal being the acquisition of intellectual autonomy of complete and complex knowledge.
LTSM develops students’ ability to process the information they accumulate by helping them to identify, understand, and make logical connections between their own ideas and arguments, detect reasoning errors in arguments and debates, and build and perceive the justifications behind opinions or beliefs.
Respecting different opinions is a principle that LTSM students learn through contact with various cultures by joining our programs, organized in collaboration with schools in different countries.
Liceul teoretic Școala Mea proposes the development of the entrepreneurial spirit of its students through various entrepreneurial education programs:
- “My Parent, My Hero” – entrepreneurial education program that involves parents;
- Community learning programs, by organizing extracurricular activities supported by partners in various fields of economic activity (Financial education programs supported by banking institutions, Volunteer Programs or Fundraising Events).
Education for social responsibility guarantees the social integration of the personality of the educated throughout his existence. An important component of it is moral education, which determines the formation of personality through civic values such as: autonomy, internal motivation to perform actions, human solidarity, valuing integrity, etc.
Cultural education provides awareness, knowledge and competence and thus promotes communication and cooperation in the community. The programs of Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea use the cultural and social concept as an indispensable element in the instructive processes, as follows:
The Peer Mentoring Program and the Student Council, cohesion programs of the LTSM student community, through which they share educational and cultural experiences and initiate and practice the formation of community leadership skills.
LTSM students are regularly involved in internal volunteer activities aimed at supporting charitable projects. These take place through traditional events: Drama Week, Cup of Good Hope, Christmas Fair, Talent Show.
Volunteer programs in partnership with various economic actors or cultural bodies are also manifestations of social responsibility (Joy at the Box Project, Conferences on educational topics, etc.).
Assemblies, intercultural competitions, the “Special Days” program aim to promote LTSM values and respect for universal cultural values.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea offers its high school students a national curriculum, national and international curriculum and an exclusively international study program:
IGCSE – International General Certificate of Secondary Education
The IGCSE encompasses the first two years of high school, specifically grades 9 and 10 in the Romanian system or Year 10 and Year 11 within Key Stage 4 (KS4) of the British system. At the end of these two years, students take 8 official exams.
Advanced AS/A2
The Advanced Level course consists of two components: AS and A2, which cover the last two years of high school, specifically grades 11 and 12 in the Romanian system or Year 12 and Year 13 within Key Stage 5 (KS5) in the British system. This course prepares students for university admission.
Students will take 3 or 4 subjects at the AS level and 3 subjects at the A2 level. The selection of subjects should be closely related to their future university study plans. At the end of each academic year, students must take exams*. Success in the AS exam is necessary to continue to the A2 level.
Nationally accredited degree programmes: Natural Sciences Route.
Nationally accredited degree programmes: Social Sciences Route.
Cambridge IGCSE and A Level exam preparation programs (AS and A2).
The Cambridge training program facilitates the completion of the personal portfolio to meet the conditions for admission to educational institutions abroad.
The Cambridge IGCSE and A Level exam preparation program runs outside the national curriculum program.
List of CAMBRIDGE Subjects for the SCIENCE Profile, Natural Sciences
Science Track: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology
Engineering Track 1: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science
Engineering Track 2: Mathematics, Physics, Economics
Economics Track 1: Mathematics, Economics, History
List of CAMBRIDGE Subjects for the HUMANITIES Profile, Social Sciences
Economics Track 1: Mathematics, Economics, History
Economics Track 2: Mathematics, Economics, Geography
Humanities Track: Mathematics, Sociology, English
- Training focus program for the subjects included in the National Baccalaureate;
- Learning progress monitoring and support programs for Cambridge exam preparation;
LTSM organizes advanced learning programs for students passionate about Mathematics. The program is constantly carried out between October 1 and May 31, one hour per week. Students who have met the selection criteria, according to the provisions of the Regulation, can enroll in the support program. The program is completed by intensive training sessions for performance in the disciplines: Physics and Romanian in the periods preceding the school Olympics;
- A Course in American and British Literature (4 years program);
- Strategies for Taking IELTS (1 year program).
Throughout the four years of study, students work with vocational counselors in a complex process of identifying their strengths, which could shape a successful future career. Complementing the specific testing batteries used in the vocational counseling process is the “Future Job Experiences” program. For 9th-grade students, this program includes four study modules led by specialists in the fields of Media, Medicine, 3D Printing, and Debate. For 10th and 11th-grade students, the program offers career counseling and guidance sessions in collaboration with IntegralEdu.
LTSM EVENTS
Drama Week is a LTSM charitable cultural event that runs for four days for students in grades 5-12.
The students involved in this event have various roles: actors, directors, technical team or graphic designers, depending on their personal skills and preferences.
The event aims to develop verbal, nonverbal communication skills, the development of cooperation skills and social relationships skills and the development of a sense of social belonging to the community.
Talent Show is a LTSM event that brings together students, parents and teachers, both from LTSM and other partner institutions, the purpose being to raise funds for a charitable cause.
The event is structured in four categories: music, dance, drama, special skills (gymnastics, hula-hoops, mime, magic etc.).
The Christmas Fair is an opportunity to bring the entire LTSM community together in a charity event. Students, along with PTA representatives, work to make and market handmade products and culinary delights, and the funds raised at the end are donated to community-supported causes. The whole festive atmosphere is completed by carols and artistic moments, supported by the school band, the school’s dance team and surprise guests.
The “Cup of Good Hope” Football Tournament organized by Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea is a sports competition between students of the school and other partner schools, in which the goal is for students to support and contribute to charitable projects, such as “Prima mea faptă bună”, belonging to the “Cutia cu medicamente” Association.
Romania’s National Day is celebrated in Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea with specific themes, activities and contests, such as: video collages, fashion parade of costumes made by students or outfits accessorized with an element of Romanian folk costume, photo contest ”Romania MEA in an image ”, general culture trivia contest about the history of Romania, folk dances with special guests.
Among the people involved in the event are the parents from the PTA.
The Challenge Day program, dedicated to preparatory classes, means competitions in which students will team up with their own parents. They take place inside the school and last for 50-60 minutes. Beyond the recreational character, the program represents an opportunity to strengthen the child-parent relationship and an opportunity for parents to get to know their child’s teachers in non-formal settings.
The purpose of the competition is to create opportunities for parent-child relationships and to increase mutual trust between parents-children-teachers.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea celebrates this international holiday with activities that foster collaboration while setting aside the traditional spooky elements. The day features creative approaches to learning, including relays, competitions, and imaginative scenarios that bring a sense of fun and vibrancy to the occasion.
On this day, students are invited to write letters expressing appreciation, love, sympathy, or admiration for their peers, teachers, or support staff and place them in the school’s mailbox. These heartfelt messages are then delivered to their recipients by the “Cupid Team,” made up of high school students.
The activity aims to celebrate and raise awareness of “Dragobete,” the Romanian counterpart to Valentine’s Day, while fostering meaningful connections within the school community.
Every year, on February 28th, we celebrate Anti-Bullying Day at LTSM. On this day, we organize meaningful activities through which students and teachers highlight the positive aspects of their relationships and collectively say “YES!” to nonviolence.
The Spring Fair is an opportunity to bring the entire LTSM community together for a charitable event.
Elementary students, along with their parents and high school students, help make and sell handmade products, decorations and culinary delights with a spring or Easter theme. The money raised is donated to causes supported by our community. The whole festive atmosphere is complemented by artistic moments by primary school students, sports workshops and fun activity spots.
The first edition of this event aimed to support refugees from Ukraine through the associations “Șansa Ta” and “Dragoste desculță” and enjoyed the participation of refugee children who are under the wing of the “Nightingales” Association.
Săptămâna Altfel Week is an annual project whose theme dictates the activities, materials used, decorations, events and dress-code adopted by the students during the week. The aim of this week is to carry out as many activities as possible, different from the usual school programme, in an environment that will help to raise social responsibility, all held outside the school or outdoors.
Themes in recent years include Alice in Wonderland, 5 Days around the world, History Mystery Week, Pinocchio Week, Fantastic Worlds, Green Week.