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ROMANIA
Arges is a county of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Pitesti. This
county has a total area of 6,862 km². In the north side there are the mountains, from the
Southern Carphatians group – the Făgăraș Mountains with Moldoveanu Peak (2,544
m), Negoiu Peak (2,535 m) and Vânătoarea lui Buteanu peak (2,508 m) towering the
region, and in the North-East part the Leaotă Mountains. Between them there is a pass
towards Braşov, the Rucăr-Bran Passage. The heights decrease, and in the center there are
the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m, crossed with very deep valleys. In the
south there is the northern part of the Romanian Plain. The main river that crosses the
county is the Argeș River .
The main tourist destinations are:
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The city of Piteşti
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The city of Curtea de Argeş, where one of the most
well known monasteries in Romania is located
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The Câmpulung – Rucăr area
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The Făgăraş Mountains – the Transfăgărăşan
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The Leaota Mountains
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The Poienari Castle
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The Cotmeana monastery.
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Cotmeana Monastery is the oldest in Wallachia. Initially, it was built by Radu I, ruler
of Wallachia (1377- 1389), then the church was restored by Mircea the Old (1386-1418)
between 1387-1389, being an excellent place of stopover on the way from Pitesti to Cozia
Monastery. It became one of the important foundation of the voievode Mircea the Old.
Poienari Castle, notable for its connection to Vlad III the Impaler.
The Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș (early 16th century) is a church in Curtea de
Argeș, Romania, located in the grounds of a monastery. It is dedicated to Saint
Nicholas.
Făgăraș Mountains are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians,
in Romania. The highest peaks are Moldoveanu (2544 m), Negoiu (2535 m), Viștea Mare (2527
m), Lespezi (2522 m),Vânătoarea lui Buteanu (2507 m), and Dara (2501 m).
The Transfăgărășan , also known as Ceaușescu's folly is the second-highest paved road
in Romania, and considered by some to be the most dramatic The road connects the historic regions
of Transylvania and Wallachia, and the cities of Sibiu and Pitești.
The Leaota Mountains are located in central Romania, north of the city Târgovişte. They are
part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathia Mountains, and have as neighbours
the Bucegi Mountains to the east and Piatra Craiului to the west. The 2,133 meters high pyramidal
Leaota peak raises in a superb land of dense fir forests, wild animals, few wanderer shepherds, and
almost no tourists.
LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC COSTESTI
Str.Pietii,nr.8, Arges, Romania
0248672538
Liceul Tehnologic Costesti is the
most important high-school in the
south-east of the Arges county and
includes the following classes:
mechanics, echological agriculture,
transports,commerce.
HUMAN
RESOURCES
Didactic Staff - 44
Tenured: 27
Qualified Substitutes :
17
 With I-st degree: 21
 With II-nd degree:
13
 With definitive
degree :6
 Debutants : 4
Students :587
HighSchool classes: 18
Vocational classes: 4
Post high- school : 2
• 20 classrooms, many of them
endouded with modern teching
equipements and presentation tools;
•2 Informatics Labs with performant
computers and internet accesss;
•1 Chemistry Lab;
•1Physics Lab;
•1 Biology Lab;
MATERIAL
•1Transport Lab ;
RESOURCES
•1Religion Cabinet ;
• Library;
• Psichology Cabinet;
In Romania the school programme includes 35-36 weeks per
year.
There are 20-30 hours of different subjects in a week,
depending on the level of education.
At the primary level there are 20-25 hours per week and the
pupils are studying Romanian Language(5-7), English(1-2),
Mathematics(4-6), Nature Sciences(1), Arts(2) and Physical
Education(2).
At the secondary and lyceum upper levels there are 26-30
hours per week and the students are learning Romanian
Language(4), English(2) and French(2), Mathematics(4),
Sciences(2-6) , Informatics(1-4), History(1-2) , Geography(1-2),
Arts(2) ,Physical Education(1-2)and other subjects according to
the classes profile.
The scool curriculum containes also attractive optional subject
The headmaster is subordinate to the County School
Inspectorate, represented by the General School Inspector.
Headmasters job descriptions and evaluation sheet is
prepared by the School Inspectorate;
Obs. According to The new Education Law which will be
approved soon by The Romanian Parliament,the headmaster
will be hired by The School Administration Council of whom
members will be representatives of The Local Council and of
The Representative Parents Council.
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Representing the school in dealings with other persons and
legal entities;
The head of the school has the right of guidance and control
over all personnel employed by school;
The headmaster is the president of The Administration
Council and of The Teachers Council to whom he has to
present semestrial and annual reports;
Authors:
Tudosoiu Dumitru – Deputy General Inspector of Arges
County School Inspectorate
Nicolae Gherghina – Headmistress of
Costesti
Liceul Tehnologic
Canuta Constantin – Coordinator of Comenius Project,
teacher of Liceul Tehnologic Costesti
Dragomir Diana- Oana - Teacher of Liceul Tehnologic
Costesti
Popa Nicolae Paul- Student of Liceul Tehnologic Costesti