This document provides information about Romania and the city of Braila. It summarizes that Romania has a unique culture formed by its geography and history. It highlights some of Romania's most representative places, including the Danube Delta which is the second largest river delta in Europe. It also describes Bran Castle, also known as Dracula's Castle, and monasteries in northern Moldavia. The document then focuses on Braila, describing it as an important trade center located on the Danube River in southeastern Romania. It provides details about the Nicolae Iorga High School in Braila, including its students, curriculum, facilities and extracurricular activities.

1. Romania
Brăila
“Nicolae Iorga” High School

2. music: Gheorghe Zamfir - Lonely Shepherd

3. Romania has its unique culture, which is the
product of its geography and of its distinct
historical evolution. One of the most
representative places from Romania is the
Danube Delta, well known for its fauna and
flora and for the fact that it’s the second
largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga
Delta, and it’s the best preserved on the
continent.

4. ROMANIA
a country
with wonderful
DANUBE DELTA

5. Sturgeon on the Danube near the Iron Gates

6. Swan from Danube Delta

7. Gura Portitei in the Danube Delta, a wonderful place in Romania

8. Romania
a country of wonderful places
ROMANIA
with
palaces, castles, mo
numents of art

9. Another place worth visiting is Maramures
for its beautiful rural scenery, local small
woodwork and craftwork industry as well
as for its churches and original rural
architecture. Deep in the Carpathian
Mountains, in the heart of rural Romania
in Transylvania, commonly known as
"Dracula's Castle”, is situated the Bran
Castle.

10. Bran Castle

11. Peles Castle, Sinaia

12. Brasov From White Tower

13. Transylvania

14. ROMANIA
a country with
picturesque
MONASTERIES
and authentic customs

15. Romanian Orthodox monasteries and
churches exist throughout Romania
but, traditionally, few are constructed on
a monumental scale. In Northern
Moldavia a particular style was used in
the construction of the monasteries, of
which the most important are the painted
monasteries of Bucovina - UNESCO World
Heritage Sites, such as those of
Moldoviţa, Putna, Suceviţa, and Voroneţ.

16. Putna Monastery

17. Barsana Monastery

18. Vlad Tepes Dracula's grave, Snagov

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20. Transylvanian
Brandy Jug
(Oas)

21. Barsana Monastery

22. Romanian ceramic saucers

23. Romanias rugs

24. Hermitage Church

25. Often regarded as the most famous and influential
Romanian poet, Mihai Eminescu had a heavy word in
our culture. His poems span a large range of
themes, from nature and love to hate and social
commentary. He is also considered the ‘godfather of the
modern Romanian language’.

26. You can also admire famous sculptures such as Gate of
the Kiss, The endless column and Table of
Silence, made by our internationally renowned
Romanian sculptor, Constantin Brancusi.

27. Romanians like to eat, and they eat a lot with a great diversity.
One of the most common meals is the mămăliga, a cornmeal
mush that has become very appreciated in recent times. Pork is
the main meat used in Romanian cuisine, especially in winter
periods. Wine is the main drink and has a tradition of over two
millennia. Romania is currently the world's ninth largest wine
producer, and exports have increased in recent years.
We can proudly say that
Romania is like Heaven on
Earth, and we hope you’ll get to
know and visit as many wonderful
places in our country as you can.

28. Situated in the South-East of Romania
in the Romanian Plain, the county of
Braila stretches over 4,765.8 sq. Km.
The county seat, the town of
Braila, one of the largest Romanian
ports, is situated 200 km north-east of
Bucharest, having a population of
236.590 inhabitants.
Documentary attested on the 20th of
January 1368, Braila, placed within a
generous natural environment, in the
close proximity of the Danube
river, became shortly known as an
important trade center.

29. Being one of the most important trade
centers, Braila had an interesting
cultural activity starting with an
increased education development till
the setting up of establishments
meant for hosting cultural
actions, which encouraged and
supported.
Nowadays, Braila’s cultural life has an
important role, here taking place
anually many events: festivals and
contests (International Canto Festival
Hariclea Darclee, International light
music festival George
Grigoriu, International festival of folk
music Love song along Danube
river, International Caricature
Saloon), concerts, shows, exhibitions,
book releases, fairs.

30. The Old Town, spread around Traian Square (Piata Traian)

31. The Old Town

32. Maria Filotti Theatre - named after the Romanian actress,
Maria Filotti (1883-1956)

33. The New Town, spread around Piața Independenței and Kinetic
Fountains

34. Danube

35. Nicolae Iorga” High school has a
number of 756 students, aged
between 10 and 19 years. We
have gymnasium, but also high
school classes.
There are social and science
sections, but there are also
sections for children who show
skills in English language or
Computer Science.

36. “Nicolae Iorga” High school annually trains more
than 150 graduates, who leave school every year
and continue their studies in higher education
institutions such as Polytechnics
(Automatics, Electronics, Economic
Engineering), the University
(Mathematics, Mathematics – Information
Technology), the Academy of Economics
(Cybernetics), the University of Medicine. Two per
cent of the school graduates study
architecture, Romanian literature, foreign
languages, law, and make good use of their
computer skills in their future professions.

37. Our MISSION combines the material and human
resources of our whole team for the following
objectives:
the use of educational activities in all our lessons;
the encouragement of COMPETITION, HIGH
ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL PROGRESS, the improvement
of the curriculum and the setting up of optional
courses that contribute to an individual training and
stimulation of values.

38. Today, the present management focuses on ensuring the
proper conditions for the establishment purchasing new
technology for the educational system.
The ability of using ICT, as shown in the Strategy of Lisbon, is
seen as a new form of “digital education”, which, together with
the classic forms, help everyone to participate in the society of
information. The teacher has the role of selecting the digital
resources of learning. Therefore, depending on the
pupils, he/she can use:
AEL Laboratory – virtual platform – a closed system
available for every school and high school from Romania;
Informative materials created by the teacher ;
Digital didactic methods from high-level universities
around the world ;

39. The students are involved
in lots of sports
activities, projects based
on partnerships or
extracurricular activities.
The basketball and
handball teams have won
the first prize at the local
championship between
the high school teams.

40. We also have
partnerships with
schools from all over
the country regarding
ecological projects
and one example is
the project named
“For a cleaner
Danube”.

41. We also have a drama
club and a choir. Students
from the drama club
have really nice
results, obtaining the
great prize at the “Maria
Filotti” festival.

42. Benefiting from the International Bank Program, school has been consolidated
and rehabilitated.
At present, the 750 students have at their disposal:
19 classrooms;
4 IT laboratories provided with Pentium computers and a network served by
1 Linux and one Windows 2008, connected to the Internet;
3 Multimedia lab (LANGUAGE AND COMUNICATION curriculum area);
2 physics labs;
a chemistry lab;
a biology lab;
a mathematic lab;
a gym- hall;
a library with 25,000 books;
a football pitch;
a basketball ground.