LTSM Lower Secondary
LTSM Lower Secondary
The development of a critical and analytical thinking is fundamental for preteenagers. LTSM programmes are guiding the middle school students to issue values based on analysis and research, thus preparing them for higher levels of education.
Every child is born with a creative potential, which turns into effective capacity when stimulated and positively oriented by a supportive school environment and by a teacher with an encouraging and participatory attitude.
Students educated to be creative and expressive will communicate effectively in future interpersonal relationships, thus acquiring social leadership skills.
In Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea we apply semi-realistic strategies for nurturing expressiveness and creativity through thematic activities, in which students use plastic language, artistic language – in painting or graphic exhibitions, verbal – through literary creations, gestures – in theatrical performances.
Students educated to be creative and expressive will communicate effectively in future interpersonal relationships, thus acquiring social leadership skills.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea offers its students extracurricular experiences where they can identify the fields of study that attract them, those where they obtain the best performances and that offer them the greatest satisfaction.
The process ends in the last year of study of the gymnasium, when a vocational counseling program is organized, starting from the concrete results, offered by the Cambridge CAT4 and JVIS tests. Following this process of self-knowledge, students will be able to move to the next level of education with the certainty of a premeditated choice.
Each school subject can be animated by a transdisciplinary attitude, in which the laws of intellect and sensitivity will merge into what we call universality. Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea proposes a program built according to the principle of universality of values that substantiate the education process, an integral, integrative education that addresses all areas of the individual’s intellect. In this sense, the Science Area of the National Curriculum is complemented by the Cambridge Checkpoint Science exam preparation program, which educates the student to understand the environment, starting from personal observations, to analyze and draw conclusions, with the teacher’s guidance.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea stimulates the communication of its students with different European cultures by organizing multicultural education programs and projects, such as:
• “Moonlit Avenues” – Short Story Anthology. Our external partners are: Samsun Highschool Anadolu Lisesi (Turkey), Eskişehir Highschool Anadolu Lisesi (Turkey) and Istituto Tecnico Agrario “Giuseppe Garibaldi” (Italy).
• SLOW DOWN, YOU EAT TOO FAST! (Our external partners are: Samsun Anadolu Lisesi High School in Turkey and Istituto Istruzione Superiore Giuseppe Garibaldi in Italy).
• “Globe Culture” (school assembly).
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 activities outside the school, supported by partners from various fields of economic activity (Financial education programs supported by banking institutions).
- Implementation of the national curriculum;
- Teaching English according to the status of a school with an intensive English program;
English curriculum inspired by the British curriculum to achieve specific language skills: - Courses held in English for the integration of Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea graduates in Cambridge IGCSE and A Level programs: history, geography, biology, physics, chemistry, design, entrepreneurship, children’s rights, citizenship, intercultural education;
- Cambridge exam preparation program: KET, PET, FCE;
- Checkpoint training program Sciences: Biology, Physics, Chemistry.
- Annual transdisciplinary programs for grades V, VI, VII, conducted with partners, museums and providers of non-formal education; clubs;
- Homework program;
- Additional training program for the disciplines included in the national assessments: mathematics, Romanian language and literature.
Personal development programs for each level of study (one session / month).
Objectives of personal development sessions:
- Stimulating and guiding the interest for self-knowledge and the positive attitude towards oneself and towards others.
- Educating the proper expression of emotions in interaction with other members of the social group.
- Discovering individual skills and cultivating attitudes that promote learning in a school context.
LTSM organizes personalized training programs for students with low school performance in subjects such as: Mathematics, Romanian or English. The activities take place in the timetable intended for the standard school program, one hour per week. The participation of a student in the program implies the fulfillment of the selection criteria, according to the provisions of the Regulation, and it is done for a determined period of time.
LTSM organizes advanced learning programs for students passionate about subjects such as: mathematics, physics, Romanian language. The program for advanced learning is constantly held between October 1 and May 31, a session of 80 minutes per week. Students who have met the selection criteria, according to the provisions of the Regulation, can enrol in the program. The program is completed by intensive training sessions in the following subjects: chemistry, biology, English, geography, in the periods preceding the school Olympics.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea organizes vocational counselling sessions for 8th graders. Participation is optional, following a written request. Tests like CAT4, JVIS etc. give students the possibility to experiment and find out which fields of study offer them the greatest satisfaction and where they obtain the best performances. Following this process students will be able to move to the next level of education with the certainty of a thoughtful choice.
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.