LTSM Lower Secondary
Educational Pathway for Middle School Students
The LTSM middle school program uses a curriculum that follows the national content and is complemented by the Lower Secondary Cambridge Curriculum (Key Stage 3) for the following subjects: Mathematics, Science, English, and Global Perspectives. The program develops core competencies for the Upper Secondary cycle (IGCSE) through a broad curriculum for ages 11 to 14, connecting disciplines and developing critical thinking, creativity, and global perspectives.
This curriculum supports the next step for middle school graduates to continue their high school studies in national or international educational systems.
The development of critical and analytical thinking is fundamental to the growth of pre-adolescents. LTSM programmes guide lower secondary school students towards forming values based on analysis and research, thus preparing them for the higher levels of the secondary education cycle.
Every child is born with creative potential, which becomes an effective ability when it is stimulated
and positively guided by a supportive school environment and by a teacher with an encouraging
and participatory attitude.
Students who are educated to express themselves creatively and expressively will communicate
effectively in future interpersonal relationships, thus acquiring social leadership skills.
At Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea, we apply semi-heuristic strategies to nurture expressiveness and creativity
through thematic activities, in which students use visual language, artistic expression within painting
or graphic art exhibitions, verbal expression through literary creations, and gestural expression in
theatrical performances.
With a strong focus on prioritising personal development, education at LTSM is designed to identify
the cognitive profile of each student. LTSM has created the
“Student Development” programme, which also includes a cognitive
abilities assessment and learning progress monitoring component, through the annual application of
CAT4 (Cognitive Abilities Test).
Through this process, individual academic potential, areas of strength and areas requiring further
development are identified, possible learning difficulties are highlighted,
the way a student thinks is understood and a scientifically structured educational pathway is established
.
Every school subject can be brought to life through a transdisciplinary approach, in which the laws of intellect
and sensitivity merge into what we define as universality. Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea proposes a programme built
on the principle of the universality of values that underpin the educational process, an integral and integrative
education that addresses all areas of an individual’s intellect. In this context, the Science Area of the
National Curriculum is complemented by the Cambridge Checkpoint Science examination preparation programme,
which educates students to understand the surrounding environment starting from personal observations,
which they analyse and from which they draw conclusions under the guidance of the teacher.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea encourages its students to communicate with different European cultures,
having organised to date multicultural education programmes and projects such as:
- “Moonlit Avenues” – Short Story Anthology
(our external partners are Samsun Anadolu Lisesi, Turkey,
Eskişehir Anadolu Lisesi, Turkey, and Istituto Tecnico Agrario
“Giuseppe Garibaldi”, Italy). - SLOW DOWN, YOU EAT TOO FAST!
(our external partners are Samsun Anadolu Lisesi, Turkey,
and Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy). - “Globe Culture” (school assembly).
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea promotes the development of its students’ entrepreneurial mindset
through a variety of entrepreneurship education programmes:
- “My Parent, My Hero” – an entrepreneurship education programme that involves
parents. - Community-based learning programmes, organised through activities carried out outside the school,
supported by partners from various fields of economic activity
(financial education programmes delivered by banking institutions).
- Curriculum programme implementing the national education syllabus;
- Curriculum programme for English language instruction, in accordance with the school’s status as an institution with an intensive English programme;
- English language study programme inspired by the British curriculum, aimed at developing specific language competences;
- Courses delivered in English to support the integration of Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea graduates into Cambridge IGCSE and A Level programmes: History, Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Design, Entrepreneurship, Children’s Rights, Citizenship and Intercultural Education;
- Cambridge examination preparation programme: KET, PET, FCE;
- Cambridge Checkpoint Science preparation programme: Biology, Physics, Chemistry.
- Annual transdisciplinary programmes for Years 5, 6 and 7, developed in partnership with collaborators, museum institutions and non-formal education providers;
- Clubs;
- Homework support programme;
- Additional preparation programme for subjects included in the national assessment tests: Mathematics, Romanian Language and Literature.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea promotes the development of its students’ entrepreneurial mindset through a variety of entrepreneurship education programmes:
- “My Parent, My Hero” – an entrepreneurship education programme that involves parents.
- Community-based learning programmes, organised through activities carried out outside the school, supported by partners from various fields of economic activity (financial education programmes delivered by banking institutions).
LTSM organises personalised support programmes through tutoring sessions for students with lower academic performance in subjects such as Mathematics, Romanian Language or English Language. The support activity takes place within the standard school timetable, one hour per week. A student’s participation in the support programme requires meeting the selection criteria, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations, and is provided for a determined period of time.
LTSM organises performance programmes for students passionate about academic subjects such as Mathematics, Physics and Romanian Language. The performance preparation programme is delivered consistently between 1 October and 31 May, with one 80-minute session per week. Students who have met the selection criteria, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations, may enrol in the support programme. The programme is complemented by intensive performance preparation sessions in the following subjects: Chemistry, Biology, English Language and Geography, held in the periods preceding school olympiads.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea offers vocational guidance counselling sessions for Year 8 students. Participation is optional and takes place following a written request. Through the application of specific test batteries (CAT4, JVIS, etc.), students are able to explore and identify the fields of study that attract them, in which they achieve their best performance and which provide them with the greatest satisfaction. As a result of this self-awareness process, students are able to progress to the next level of study with the confidence of a well-considered and informed choice.
Celebrating Student Achievement
