| Education is a very important aspect in Romanians' life. | | | | performed via grades like "insufficient", "sufficient", |
| Since time immemorial, in the smallest villages in the | | | | "good" and "very good". |
| area they used to have a particular respect for the | | | | To continue, during lower secondary school, which |
| intellectuals of the village who used to be the teacher, | | | | lasts for four years too, students learn new subjects |
| the mayor and the priest. Consequently, nowadays it is | | | | like Physics, Chemistry, another foreign language, which |
| more important then ever to be well educated. The | | | | is French , German or Spanish. During the 7th grade, |
| education system in Romania seems in general quite | | | | they have to pass two national tests in Romanian and |
| difficult, both for teachers and for students. | | | | Mathematics at the end of each term. By the way, the |
| Nursery school begins at the age of three and it can | | | | academic year has two terms and children are on |
| finish at the age of six or seven, depending on the | | | | holiday for Christmas, between the two terms, for |
| child's capability. Classes start at 8 a.m. and they finish | | | | Easter and the summer holiday is from June 15 to |
| at noon. At the nursery school they learn to draw, to | | | | September 15. |
| colour, to listen to stories and then to prove what they | | | | The 8th grade is very important in the education |
| have understood. | | | | system in Romania because at its end students have |
| In addition, they can learn to sing and dance, they are | | | | to pass a final test in Romanian, Mathematics and |
| taught practical abilities, therefore they can learn by | | | | Geography or History. According to the marks they |
| doing paper boats, snowflakes and other things related | | | | have, which can be from 1 to 10, they can enter a high |
| to their universe. They can learn as well foreign | | | | school. |
| languages like English, German or even French, | | | | Besides, they have the possibility to fill in a form |
| according to the nursery school's profile. | | | | containing lists of high schools and choose one or |
| At the end of the nursery school stage children are | | | | more, but it depends on their average mark at the test |
| evaluated by the schools that they will attend. Primary | | | | if they are distributed, or not at the high school they |
| education therefore starts at the age of six or seven | | | | want. |
| and it finishes at the age of 10 or 11. In this case, as | | | | Those students who have not passed this exam have |
| well, classes start at 8 a.m. and they finish at noon too. | | | | the possibility to attend vocational schools where they |
| Children do not have lunch at school but they can | | | | are taught subjects that are more practical, and at the |
| have a sandwich from home and as snack, they get a | | | | end of these schools they can have a qualification. |
| small carton of milk and a roll. | | | | Finally, after four high school years, they have to pass |
| Furthermore, during primary education in Romania, | | | | the baccalaureate exam and then they can enter the |
| school subjects are Romanian, Mathematics, Music, | | | | university they want. In the education system in |
| Physical Education, Religion, Art, Practical Abilities, | | | | Romania, it is compulsory to attend school until the age |
| Geography, History, Biology, English or other foreign | | | | of 16. |
| language. Nursery and primary school evaluation is | | | | |