Unirea National College (Brașov)
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| "Unirea" National College Brașov | |
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| Address | |
7 Eroilor Blvd. , 500007 | |
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| School type | Public, magnet |
| Motto | Ama sapientiam |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Principal | Hurghiș Gabriela |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| Language | Romanian |
| Website | http://www.cnunirea.ro/ |
Unirea National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național „Unirea”) is a magnet school in Brașov, Romania. It hosts gymnasium (5-8) and high school (9-12) classes.
History[edit]
- 1883 - The land required for the construction of the school has been bought.
- 1897 - The building was finished and the school was officially founded. It had two separate buildings - one for boys and one for girls. The two were joined by the gymnastics room forming a U-shaped building.
- 1898-1899 - The first generation of students have joined the girls' school. It had 227 students that were studying in Hungarian.
- 1914-1918 - The school's building hosted a military hospital and a prisoner's camp.
- 1918 - Transylvania became a part of Romania and so the school became a girls' high school.
- 1919, October 6 - The school had 8 classes (4 of primary education, and 4 of secondary education).
- 1922 - The school was renamed "Elena Princess" High School.
- 1928-1935 - High school had 8 classes instead of 4.
- 1934 - One more story was added to the building.
- 1941 - In the summer a hospital of the Romanian army was hosted in the school's building.
- 1941-1948 - The school's classes were held at other high schools as the building was still a hospital.
- 1948 - The school was renamed "Girls' High School"
- 1956 - Boys and girls studied in this same school that was renamed "Medium Mix School #5 Brasov".
- 1959 - The school was renamed "Unirea" (English: Union) after the historical event of the Union of Wallachia with Moldavia. The school united with the Hungarian High School.
- 1990 - The union with the Hungarian High School ended.
- 2005 - The school started hosting gymnasium classes (5-8) that had as a main objective the intensive learning of foreign languages.
- 2004 - "Unirea" was awarded the title of "European School".
- 2007 - The title of "European School" was renewed. The students of bilingual French classes could have a French school-leaving examination.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Romanian)
- About "Unirea" on "Andrei Saguna" High School's official website (in Romanian)