Local Plan for Sustainable Development of Sibiu Municipality

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SIBIU
The pre-school private education level is formed of 4
kindergartens, the children from these units obtaining
good results in the primary cycle.
There are also 3 post high school teaching units, 2
with sanitary profile and 1 with information technology
profile; 90% of the students in these schools are
employed after graduation. The Co-operation school,
a vocational and apprenticeship school, trains
qualified personnel in Public Convenience, beauty
services (hairdressing/barber and manicure).
Graduates from the school frequently find jobs during
internships.
In 1990, in Sibiu developed 3 educational alternatives:
Waldorf, Step by Step, and Montessori. The
Montessori alternative has only a pre-school level of
education.
I.5.1. 5. Extra-curricular activities
The educational curriculum was developed according
to present day educational requirements: development
of pupil’s personality, career development, education
for a democratic society, high-quality work etc.
Environmental and health education, anti-drug
education, and BTS are particularly emphasised. For
this purpose offices for counselling and anti-drug
education were created with the help of sponsors and
of the “ELID” Foundation (Food Industry School Group
and Machine Construction School Group). Nine school
units participated in the “Vision 2000” programme, and
in all high schools and other school units, anti-drug
education programmes were developed.
Students are also involved in manifestations such as
the Romanian National Day, Earth Day, Christmas
Festivities, Heart Day, Forest Month, Anti AIDS Day,
etc.
Co-operation with institutions and NGOs is very
important for extra-curricular activities, for the
implementation of different programs and projects.
Such institutions and NGOs include: the Red Cross,
Nature School, Crispus, ARAPAMESU, “One child,
one hope” Foundation, “ELID” Foundation, Road
Police Public Health Office, Health Promoting Office,
Environment Protection Inspectorate, “Youths for
youths” Foundation, “Ascensium” Association, Civilian
Protection Inspectorate, Prevention Service from PJI
Sibiu and others.
A Palace of children and pupils is active in Sibiu.
During the school year 2001-2002, 11,700 pupils
attended the 73 groups of studies.
I.5.1.6. Conclusions
• The primary and secondary education in Sibiu
possesses material and human resources
capable to offer a modern education to the
children in the county. The great number of the
teaching staff will be maintained in the following
years. The policy of dismissal of unqualified
personnel will be continued.
• The education network in Sibiu is relatively
stable, and in the following years school units
will be joined for the improvement of teaching
and a better access to education. The balance
between the theoretical and technological
aspects of school plans will be maintained,
according to European standards.
• The teaching situation is good at the primary,
junior high, and high school levels, satisfactory
at the vocational level, and unsatisfactory in
evening classes. Many of the schools do not
offer attractive educational alternatives for all
children from all backgrounds.
• Capacity and school-leaving-examination
centres were established; according to the two
national examinations which took place, the
conditions for obtaining objective education
results were met. The proceedings of the
capacity, admission and school-leavingexamination
committees were irreproachable.
• The participation of a significant number of
teaching staff and school units in training
programmes provided by the Special
Committee of European Union (Socrates,
PHARE) ensures the access to European
standards in this field, which will influence the
continuous innovation of the local, county and
national programmes for permanent training.