Our school:
is a small co-educational school (around
300 students), in the country side (Vama), 4 km away from a little town (Negresti-Oas). We have two
lines of study: The Romanian line and the Hungarian line for the Hungarian
minorities who live in Vama. We study subjects like: Romanian, Maths, English,
French, IT, PE, RE, Arts and Crafts, Bilology, Physics, Geography, History.
The classes start at 8 o’clock in the morning and finish at
1 or 2 in the afternoon. We have 10 minute breaks between classes and a longer
break (20 min) at 10 o’clock for our
snacks. We don’t have lunch at school.
Our village (Vama): The name of our village means
“Customs” in English because in the old times it was a customs point for those
who transported wood to the Check Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. It is
situated in Satu-Mare county, in the North-West of Romania, close to the
borders with Hungary and Ukraine. Its population is about 3000 people. The
village is well known for good quality clay which is found in nature and for
the pottery made from it.
We haven’t really had water deficit problems here until very
recently, last summer when the wells ran out of water. It was due to the
insufficient rain water.
We are very interested in this subject (water deficit) and
we are looking forward to working together with all of you.
What we have done so far: We made teams to research
things about water and its importance and possible water problems in the world.
We have spoken about water pollution and a few ideas on how not to waste water.
We are coordinated by two teachers:
Mihaela Romaniuc – Our English teacher. She is 36 years old and she has been
in our school for 3 years.
Mihaela Haiduc – she teaches us Physics, Technology and IT.
She is 48 years old and she has been a teacher in our school for 25 years.
