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1. 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC ȘCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC, DOLJ, ROMÂNIA COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PROJECT Crossing Bridges from Past to Present

2. PARTNERS 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC Project Coordinator: Sredno obshtoobrazovatelno Uchilishte "Angel Karaliychev",Strazhitsa, Bulgaria GIMNAZJUM nr 10, KIELCE, Poland Agrupamento de Escolas Navegador Rodrigues Soromenho, SESIMBRA, Portugal

3. PARTNERS 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC 1o TRITHESIO DIMOTIKO SHOLEIO MILEON, N.MAGNISIAS, Greece Kohtla-Yarve Tammiku Gymnasium, KOTHLA-YARVE, Estonia Școala Gimnazială Teasc, TEASC, România

4. Romania Europe Craiova TEASC SCHOOL Dolj County Teasc, Dolj, Romania, Europe

5. 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC Teasc is called a “comună” in Romanian. It is situated in Dolj County, in the south-west of Romania, around 25 kilometres away from Craiova, the capital of Dolj County. Dolj County is one of the eight counties which make up Oltenia Region. Teasc is made up of two villages: Teasc and Secui. The River Jiu, one of the biggest rivers in Romania, flows near the village. It has 3200 inhabitants. It is an agricultural community, most of the families living in Teasc are farmers, or they work temporarily abroad, while a small number of people works in the nearby villages and Craiova. The inhabitants of Teasc are orthodox Christian.

6. Teasc Secondary School,Dolj County 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC Școala Gimnazială Teasc is situated some 25 kilometres away from the municipality of Craiova, the biggest city in Dolj County. Covering kindergarten, elementary and lower secondary education, the pupils` ages range from 4 to 15. The school is situated in a socio-economically disadvantaged area – the pupils` families are sustained through agriculture. In order to provide for their rather large families, some of the parents of the pupils work abroad. There is a school building in each of the two villages: Teasc and Secui.

7. Teasc Secondary School, Dolj County 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC There are 230 students in our school. There are 4 kindergarten groups, a primary level – zero class to fourth form and a secondary level, called “gimnaziu” – fifth to eighth form.

8. Teasc Secondary School, Dolj County 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC The area we come from is rich in customs and traditions which are reflected in the folk costumes and the traditional folk dances the students are so talented in. They practice on a weekly basis and present the dances to school celebrations, local events such as the celebration of the village, as well as dance contests, to the delight of all participants.

9. Crossing Bridges from Past to Present

10. Crossing Bridges from Past to Present

11. Teasc Secondary School,Dolj County 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC The pupils are eager to take part in and are actively involved in a lot of extracurricular activities such as festivals, cultural events, sports competitions and all kind of contests.

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13. Crossing Bridges from Past to Present

14. Teasc Secondary School,Dolj County 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC They learn French and English at school and they have already been presented and shown an interest in the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe and the world, as well as the life of schoolchildren living in other European countries.

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16. Teasc Secondary School,Dolj County 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC They are also involved in volunteering activities promoting environmental awareness and cleanliness of nature.

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18. Crossing Bridges from Past to Present

19. Teasc Secondary School,Dolj County 13-PM-241-DJ-BG MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NAȚIONALE INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN DOLJ ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TEASC Taking part in a Comenius project is an opportunity for the pupils to meet children from other schools and civilizations, to make new friends, to improve their fluency in English, to express their opinions freely, to be motivated and cooperate in order to solve task,s to develop strategic thinking and the ability to use ICT technology, to encourage them to learn more about the past and become aware of their belonging to the big “European history and family”, to develop the feeling of national pride, to widen their cultural horizon, to acquire a new European dimension.

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21. Crossing Bridges from Past to Present

22. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.