LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGES Continuation of the student's research on the local river

        This activity of June 2011 is the follow up of ‘Local environment challenges’ developed in March-April and consisted of:

      -Designing a map with the points where the water samples were taken from, on a stream in our school neighbourhood. These samples were analysed by the pupils in the chemistry lab of ‘Andrei Mureşanu’ High School , Braşov.

      - Presentation to the local political authorities of the map with a report containing the results of the chemico-physical analyses of the water samples taken and analysed by our pupils. The points of water drawing are marked ’A’ and ’B’ on the map and the location of  ’Andrei Mureşanu’ High Hchool is marked 

       The map and report with the analyses results were handed to the Vicemayor Gabor Alexandru Adrian by our pupils Flangea Marius, Micu Roxana, Moraru Ştefan, Zoldan Ioana, Dumea Bianca, Dobrinaş Alina, Mihai Ana Maria and  Stoian Ştefania accompanied by the Headmaster Mr. Cioc Niculae and teacher Ms. Mihai Iudit Andreea .

       The students were involved in the activity with great interest and expressed their wish to participate in other activities of  ’Andrei Mureşanu’ High School, Braşov.

BIODIVERSITY

Celebration of the World Migratory Bird Day by the organization of a trip in order to study  bird migration

As part of ‘A PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY’ Project, our high school students were involved in the achievement of the activity connected to the celebration of the World Migratory Bird Day.
 Birds from the area of Schei neighbourhood were photographed during winter, spring and summer.
 Thus, several species of migratory birds were identified and their map of migration towards the African continent was designed.

BIODIVERSITY

Tree day - Planting a native species of tree by each partner country

On 13th May 2011  25 pupils and 2 teachers from our high school participated in the activity of planting larch trees  as a celebration of ‘ THE TREE DAY’.
 A mountaineous area surrounding Braşov was chosen for the activity which was performed  in cooperation with the Faculty of Forestry, Braşov.

Earth day

On 5^th May 2011 the communication session on ‘Sustainable Development’, part of ‘A PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY’ project, unfolded at ‘Andrei Mureşanu’ High School, Braşov. The activity was coordinated by Ms Dorina Ercuş, Geography teacher.

Nine essays were presented on the greatest challenges of sustainable development, the policy of the Environment as well as  protected natural areas in Romania and Braşov county.

Forty pupils were involved in the activity from 9^th grade -Philology, Realistic and Natural Sciences.

Local envinronment challenges

The LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGES activity is part of the Comenius project ’ A PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY’ in which Andrei Mureşanu High School, Brasov is involved.

The activity developed during March and April 2011 and consisted of choosing a water stream in the school area, taking water samples, performing chemical-physical analyses and identifying possible pollution agents as well as designing an informing and raising awareness campaign regarding water.

The chosen water stream was the Graft Brook which springs in the ‘Pietrele lui Solomon’ area, crosses part of the city through ‘După ziduri’ area to flow into the Ghimbăşel, a  tributary stream of the Olt.

28 high school students from grade IX-F were involved in the activity.

The water samples were collected by Ţigăroi Claudiu, Paşca Antonio and Bordean Andra and all the students participated in the water analysis activity.

Weather was nice during the activity of collecting samples and the students were glad to take part in the activity.

Project Reunion, organized by Hoeggen skole, Trondheim, Norway 4th-8th April 2011

Monday April 4^th

8:00   First meeting at Hoeggen Skole.

10:00 Guiding around the school.

10:30 Project meeting

11:30 Lunch (in the school canteen; the food was cooked and served by the teachers and pupils of the school)

12:30 Sightseeing in Trondheim by bus and foot

           The stops were at the Polytechnic University, Bakklandet Fortress and  Nidaros Cathedral. During the trip the guests were also introduced to the city and fjord.

Tuesday April 5th

8:00 Morning coffee and starting of the second project meeting

           Mr. Alvaro Reis from Sao Roque Portugal presents the results of the following activities:

           Quality of the Water around the School Area (River UI)

           Migrations of Birds

11:00 Lunch

12:00 Visit the different classes of subject “culture” (music, arts, sports, drama)

14:30 Project meeting continues.

16:00 Final of the sessions

Wenesday April 6th

8:00 Morning coffee

9:00 Work Shop – on the theme Environmental Day

           All teachers and pupils attended, in turns, the following activities:

           Basse (Bag Ball), Angels made by juice aluminium cans, Carton wallets

13:00 After the workshops were closed, the teachers in charge of the festival team rehearsed with their pupils.

14:30  Teachers and pupils left to visit the city. The targeted objectives were the Pier and the Fjord, centre of the city, old houses on Bakklandet, Nidalva bridges and Trondheim Torg.

18:00  The return of the pupils to their host families

Thursday April 7th

8:30       Meet at Hoeggen for morning coffee

9:00       Festival. Cultural presentations from all the scools.

12:00   Trip to Roros –UNESCO heritage. The final meeting of the project took place on the bus. A questionnaire is to be designed and sent by mail to every teacher and pupil in the project. In Roros everyone was able to taste the delicious traditional Norwegian food. A specialized guide described the old copper mining settlement  in Roros. We admired houses 300 years old , built in different but specific Scandinavian styles, some luxurious other poor. A remarkable example were the houses with lawn on their roof, an original insulating procedure. Participants had the opportunity to admire the sights from the highest point in the region, the top of the waste heap.  

19:00 Arrival in Trondheim.

Friday April 8th:

8:30   Meeting with the kids in Trondheim center

10:00 Visiting Nidaros Dome, Archbishops Palace and The Royal Crown of Saint Olaf

12:00  Lunch

13:00  Visiting Folk Museum

14:30  Ringven Museum (Museum of Music)

16:00 Returning in the town center, and seeing a few representations at the International Film Festival

 

Rehearsals for the festival in Hoeggen Skole, Trondheim, Norway

18 classes of 'Andrei Mureşanu' High School,  Braşov (primary, elementary and high school ) with 20 teachers attended during the last two weeks of March 2011 the open rehearsals of the show on environmental theme 'A Path to Sustainability' , performance designed for the  school festival in Hoeggen Skole, Trondheim, Norway.

The festival was on 7th April 2011 and our students –Roxana Tincea, Stefan Radu Moraru, Ioana Pintilie, Stefania Stoian, Bianca Dumea , Iustin Dragan -  enjoyed success as they were appreciated for the original way of combining drama, traditional folk dance, mime, eurhythmics and singing to create an intricate  artistic moment dedicated  to the protection of the environment.