Ioan Popescu Pedagogical High School
”Ioan Popescu” Pedagogical High School (Romanian: Liceul Pedagogic ”Ioan Popescu”) is a high school located in Bârlad, Vaslui County, Romania. Today, alongside with Pedagogical Profilies, the school has a wider vocational programs (Fine Arts, Musical, Sports) and classes for Theoretical Program (English and French Major). The school [1] also includes a Kindergarten where students from Pedagogical Profile can make their apprenticeship.
Ioan Popescu Pedagogical High School | |
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Pres. building on Lirei St. S. of the town | |
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15 Lirei Street , | |
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Funding type | Public |
Founded | 1870 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Language | Romanian |
History
The school was established on 29 November 1870,[2] under the name ”Prince Ferdinard” Teacher Training College ( Romanian: Școala Normală ”Principele Ferdinand”),[3] and it was the second oldest pedagogical school in Moldovian Region and the sixth oldest of this kind in The Romanian United Principalities.[4] In 1894, within the Pedagogical school, is founded an Apprenticeship School for the future teachers to practice.
In his long histories, the school activated in various building (Panainte Velicovici s Building, The new building in North of the town that was burned in WW2, G.R.Codreanu High School, School Complex Bârlad, to name a few [5]), until 15 September 2001 when it was finely moved to actual site, on Lirei Street. The school name was also changed over time: ”Prince Ferdinard” Teacher Training College”, Pedagogical Normal School, ”Alexandru Vlahuță” Pedagogical School. Since 1 September 2014 the school has been called ”Ioan Popescu”[6] after its founder, and first principal.
Lines of studies and specialisations
1.Vocational studies
a)Pedagogical Profile:
- Teacher for Elementary School and Kindergarten
- Instructor for Extracurricular Activities
b)Artistic Profile:
- Artistic Technique Technician
- Instructor of Music
- Theater Instructor (discontinued)
c)Sports Profile
- Sport Instructor
2. Theoretical Studies
- English Major
- French Major (discontinued)
3.Kindergarten
References
- The European Schools Newspaper
- Ziarul Adevarul
- EstNews.ro
- Academia Barladeana nr. 42
- Monografia Liceului Pedagogic Bârlad (Iași, 1970, authors: Mihai D. Mîță, Dumitru D. Mîță, Ștefan Cucoș)
- Monitorul de Vaslui