LTSM Primary
LTSM Primary
For primary education, Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea offers students a rich and balanced programme based on the National Curriculum. This is associated with an intensive English language study programme through a British curricular topic.
The integrated teaching method is based on interdisciplinarity and aims at:
- diversification and flexibility of teaching-learning situations through the use of various, interactive methods and procedures that motivate, stimulate the student to train initiative, imagination, creativity, desire to learn;
- focusing on objectives aimed at building skills, competencies, attitudes;
- student focus in designing learning activities.
The cognitive development of children and students refers to the way they think, explore the world around them and understand what they are experiencing.
Cognitive stimulation involves the acquisition of the necessary knowledge, the development of essential skills and the ability to solve problems.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea, through its programs and teachers, considers the cognitive development of children as fundamental to the successful course of life in the future adult.
Școala Mea has the mission to guide its students in shaping strong identities, preparing them for an active involvement in a global society.
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.
The school space and the actions organized within it allow children to explore and play without undue restrictions. The child’s unusual ideas are accepted without judging the divergent way in which he solves a problem, with enough time to explore all possibilities, to move from ordinary to original ideas.
In Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea we apply semi-realistic strategies to nurture 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.
LTSM offers tailored programmes to suit specific needs: we help the low attainers to make progress at their own pace, but we also encourage and support the high achievers to take further their learning.
National curriculum and Curriculum for teaching English, according to the status of a school with an intensive English language programme.
The program of studying mathematics at the primary level aims to support the student in understanding the symbolic language specific to the field and its role in describing, modeling and predicting the characteristics of the world around.
The general competencies pursued are:
- Use of numbers in elementary calculations
- Identify the geometric characteristics of objects located in the environment
- Identifying phenomena / relationships / regularities / structures in the immediate environment
- Using the concepts of mathematical logic
- Problem solving based on sorting and representing data
- Use of conventional standards for estimations and measurements.
The annual number of hours allocated to the field is 272 hours, 8 hours / week.
The central objective of studying the Romanian language and literature in primary education is the development of children’s basic oral and written communication skills, as well as their familiarization with significant fictional and non-fictional texts suitable for 6/7 – 10/11 years old.
The discipline Communication in Romanian includes 9 hours of study per week, respectively 306 hours per year.
Students who want to cultivate their literary skills can do so in the weekly literary creation club.
Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea runs an intensive English language study program, through a British curricular topic, conducted with Romanian English teachers and proficient English speaking teachers, which effectively completes the preparation for the Cambridge exams (YLE, KET, PET, FCE). Also, Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea students have the possibility to choose the study of another modern language, such as Spanish, French or German.
At LTSM we have different projects that include monthly exhibitions with the best works from grades I-IV.
The curricular area Physical Education, Sports and Health includes the activities of the disciplines Physical Education and Game and Movement, whose aims are the education of motor skills, the development of effort capacity, cognitive and socio-affective maturation, by capitalizing on the valences of movement games.
To the 4 hours a week are added one hour a week football sports club and one hour sports dance club.
Primary school students participate annually in interscholastic sports competitions, Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea being the organizer of the “Cup of Good Hope” Football Tournament.
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Math Club “Math Cambridge” |
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| **Advanced Math Club Mate+ |
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| Club ‘Logical Thinking Skills” (logic and critical thinking games and exercises ) |
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Science Club “Science Cambridge” |
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| “Language games” Club |
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| “Tracing exercises” Club |
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Reading Club “I can read” | | | | |
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| Writing Club „Comunicare+„ |
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| Consolidation of Romanian Language and Mathematics (grades I-IV) + History / Geography (grades IV) |
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| Dramatic art |
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| Stretch’n Grow (musical games) |
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| Chess Club |
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| TIC |
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| Football Club |
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| Dance Club |
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| Curricular extension program |
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| “First meeting with great artists” program |
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| “Biology, the science of life” program |
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| “Rural and urban – life through museum reflections” program |
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| “History, a story to read and continue” program |
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| Extracurricular recreational club |
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| Program of extracurricular activities during the thematic weeks |
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Liceul Teoretic Școala Mea runs speech therapy programs that aim to achieve the language objectives of primary school students in activities such as writing, reading, speaking and expression, conceptual clarity, using techniques of summary, description, vocabulary enrichment, intonation and pronunciation. Following speech therapy sessions, students learn independence and clarity in oral and written expression.
The PSHE program is part of the National curriculum for England that LTSM applies, thus enabling students to develop their skills and consolidate their knowledge in areas such as:
- Physical and mental health
- Social development
- Civic education
PSHE is integrated into the curriculum through the following subjects: science, geography, ICT, physical education and is transmitted, both implicitly and explicitly, in many areas of school life through the Global Living programme (assemblies, The Teacher Next 2U – mentoring programme, My Parent, My Hero – entrepreneurship programme).
Frequency – 1 hour / week.
Organized custom intervention classes (grades II-IV) in the subjects: mathematics, Romanian, English, depending on the recommendations of the teachers in the class.
LTSM organizes advanced learning programmes for students passionate about subjects such as: Mathematics, Romanian language and literature, English. The programme for advanced learning is constantly carried out between October 1 and May 31.
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.