Who are we?

  • A school with old traditions in the education. There were 122 years of existence at 20 sept. 2006;
  • An UNESCO Associated School from 1994;
  • A school which was being noticed as leader in the matter of computers in schools and communications in the process of learning;
  • A school which offers a dinamic enviroment for learning, integrated in the most modern experiments at national and international level;

    National College Barbu Stirbei is a school which provides a theoretical training in:
    sciences: Mathematics - Computer Sciences and Natural Sciences
    humanities: Philology and Bilingual Language Study
    There are special classes favoring intensive language/computer science study and bilingual language study (5-7 hours a week) working in small groups ranging from 10 to15 students.

    The teachers assess students continuously, in all subjects, during the whole school year. For some subjects students are given written assessments during the semester and at the end of the semester.
    The written assessments at the end of the semester are in: Romanian language and literature, Mathematics, Physics/Biology, Computer Science and English.

    The school year 2006 - 2007 comprises 174 days of teaching, divided into two semesters. Courses are spread over five days a week. The number of periods (lasting 50 minutes) per day varies from 5 to 7. The schedule is different for every day of the week.
    The number of the students per class required by law is between 25 and 30. The classes are co-educational and made up of students of the same age. At secondary level, a specialist teacher teaches each subject. The number of the students at National College Barbu Stirbei is 810 (female: 461& Male: 349) and the number of teachers is: 58 (Female: 46 & Male: 12).

    School’s participation in other international projects or partnerships: Yes
    Partner countries and date:
                      1.United Kingdom, 2003-2006
                      2.Poland, 2003-2006
                      3.Turkey, 2004-2005
                      4.Belgium, 2006-2007
                      5.Germany, 2006-2007
                      6.Hungary, 2006-2007
                      7.Spain, 2006-2007
                      8.Hungary, 2006-2007
                      9.United Kingdom, 2006-2007