Celebrating Thanksgiving Day 2020 with Thanksgiving Trees

The Blue Heart Campaign, one of the main activities of the eTwinning project "From European Volunteering to Global Solidarity"

    Between November 25th and December 10th 2020, "Radu Vlădescu" Theoretical High School will organize an online campaign and you are all invited to join our cause!!!

  By working collaboratively, twelve sophomores studying at "Radu Vlădescu" Theoretical High School created a presentation meant to inform and educate the members of our international community and raise awareness of the phenomenon of human trafficking in order to prevent, reduce or combat it, take a stand against human trafficking in all its forms while showing solidarity and compassion for the victims.

 Our campaign was inspired by the initiative of the UNODC, https://www.unodc.org/blueheart/, whose symbol against human trafficking, representing the sadness of those who are trafficked while reminding us of the cold-heartedness of those who buy and sell fellow human beings, we adopted for our Blue Heart Campaign.

Other students have already joined this cause and shared their blue hearts for the campaign.

    On December 10th, there will be an online event on the eTwinning platform to share the results of our initiative with the international community and, hopefully, inspire similar actions which will eventually create a safer, more humane world, where exploitation, torture, cruelty and abuse are not silently permitted and the most vulnerable society members- women and children- are protected.

The results of the 14th edition of the inter-school speech contest for the students of Buzău county "The World in My Words", dedicated to Global Education Week 2020

 

"The World in My Words" (2020)

The purpose of the 14th edition of the inter-school speech competition: 

                - to promote Global Education Week 2020 - a worldwide awareness-raising initiative and a call to rethink our world together - using global education as a tool for solidarity and change and inspiring civic engagement and youth empowerment for a more sustainable and equitable world;

The main objectives of the speech contest:

- to provide opportunities for the students to express their ideas eloquently and effectively;

- to foster collaboration between students and teachers from 10 partner schools located in Buzău county, Romania;

- to develop and improve the participants’ skills in research, critical and creative thinking, organization, problem-solving, persuasion and communication in English;

- to inspire and motivate young people to unite under common goals and causes such as non-violent activism, positive change, equality, equity, solidarity, sustainable lifestyles etc.

- to promote educational partnerships, the exchange of experience and good practices.

The recorded speeches, which were expected to be at least 3 minutes long, were evaluated according to the following criteria:

 

- content (completion of task, organization and cohesiveness) -20 points; 

- vocabulary and grammar - 20 points; 

- fluency and pronunciation - 20 points; 

- non-verbal communication - 20 points;

- originality and persuasion - 20 points.

Here is a speech by one of the 1st prize winners of the 14th edition of the inter-school speech contest, Evelina Rebeca Breazu, an 8th grader studying at "Radu Vlădescu" Theoretical High School, in Pătârlagele town:

My First Teacher Academy Course @ SchoolEducationGateway

 

The Charity Action - one of the main activities of the eTwinning project "From European Volunteering to Global Solidarity" (06/11/2020)

On November 6th, 2020, more than 30 students enrolled in the 10th form at "Radu Vlădescu" Theoretical High School, located in Pătârlagele town, Buzău county, Romania, together with parents and teachers, organised a charity action whose beneficiaries were the members of a disadvantaged family in our local community.

One of the main activities of the eTwinning project "From European Volunteering to Global Solidarity", the charity action was initiated and completed by the students of an eTwinning School 2020-2021, whose mission is to ensure that the promise of change in education is maintained, so that the members of our school community are nurtured to become better people, better learners, better and more active citizens.

The two coordinators, Mr. Eugen Duțu and Mrs. Emilia Frînculeasă, facilitated an opportunity for the students and their parents to experience active participation in the civic life and social welfare of their community through collaboration, a closer partnership between the school and the students' families and genuine, inclusive and innovative student-centered education.

The Book Donation - one of the main activities of the eTwinning project "From European Volunteering to Global Solidarity" (04/11/2020)

On November 4th, 2020, sixty students enrolled at "Radu Vlădescu" Theoretical High School, Pătârlagele town, Buzău county, Romania, and two teachers, took part in an activity meant to promote volunteering and solidarity, while encouraging positive changes and attitudes in our school community during these challenging times.

The 10th graders identified an educational need and used their creativity, energy, enthusiasm and resources to organise an event meant to improve the current situation and set a positive example.

The lessons we learned from this experience go beyond volunteering, team spirit and solidarity. We learned about how to restore hope, how to believe in youth initiative, student agency and leadership and also about how to raise awareness of our individual and collective responsibility to make this world a better place.