Action K2 - partnership for schools only The title of the project: “Treasure in Language” Sports High-School / Liceul cu Program Sportiv Town: TARGU-JIU County: GORJ Region: OLTENIA (south-west ) Country: ROMANIA

Romania Romania is a country in Southeastern Europe bordering Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine, Moldova and the Black Sea to the north and east, and Bulgaria to the south. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest.

Sights in Bucharest The Palace of Parliament The Government The Arch of Triumph The Romanian Atheneum The Romanian Opera Street in Bucharest “Mihai Voda” Church

Oltenia Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river, in the south-west of the country. The region of Oltenia is blessed with unique landscapes, wide known spas and diverse folk art. The main city of the region is Craiova.

The County of Gorj Gorj County is situated on the Southern Sub- Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu, in the north-west of the province of Oltenia. The capital city of Gorj is Targu-Jiu.

The City of Targu-Jiu A former Roman settlement, the city of Targu Jiu lies at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, on the banks of the river Jiu, in the SW of Romania. It is the capital city of the county of Gorj. This town is closely associated with Constantin Brancusi, the Romanian artist who is considered to be the founder of modern sculpture. The three most important sculptures, the Silence Table (Masa Tacerii), the Kiss Gate (Poarta Sarutului) and the Endless Column (Coloana Infinitului), are placed on a mile-long (1.5 km) east-west axis that runs through the heart of the city.

Targu-Jiu Surroundings

Our school is situated in the south of Targu-Jiu city. Sports High-School

Sports High-School, Targu-Jiu There are 20 classrooms, two gyms, two handball fields, a fitness room and two synthetic sports fields. Students learn in two shifts. Sports activities take place both within school area and at the Municipal Stadium, where trainings for performance teams take place.

Our champions

Madalin Gheban The athlete Madalin Gheban was a student at Sports High-School in Targu-Jiu. He got the gold medal at Balkan Athletics Championships for Youth and Junior from Sliven in Bulgaria (2014). He also attended the Trial Athletic from Baku in Azerbaijan, finishing third in the final 800 meters, and the Youth Olympic Games that took place in China in Nanjing (2015).

Florin Mergea Florin Mergea  is a Romanian tennis player and a doubles specialist. He has reached the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in 2015 and won an ATP Masters title at Madrid Open earlier that year. He achieved a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 7 in doubles (July, 2015). We are very proud that he was a student of Sports High-School in Tg.-Jiu, Gorj.

Extracurricular activities

Other projects EUROSCOLA In December 2014 a group of students and two teachers in our school visited the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

OUR COMENIUS CORNER (2010-2012) “A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body”

The Erasmus + Corner “Treasure in Language” (2016-2018)

National System Overviews Co m p u l s o r y e d u c a t i o n primary education (5 years): 5-10 years first phase of lower secondary education general (4 years): 10-14 years second phase of lower secondary education provides general, specialized or vocational courses (2 years): 14-16 years Many students continue their studies at high-school till the age of 18 years old (another 2 years). This way they may attend a college or get a better job.

Our Erasmus + group of students Thank you!