Ioan Slavici National College (

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: ''Colegiul Naţional Ioan Slavici'') is a public day high school for students aged 10 to 18, established in 1812, and located in

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

, Romania. The school is named after the great

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n writer and journalist

Ioan Slavici Ioan Slavici (; 18 January 1848 – 17 August 1925) was a Romanian writer and journalist from Hungary, later from Romania. He made his debut in ''Convorbiri literare'' ("Literary Conversations") (1871), with the comedy ''Fata de birău'' ("The M ...

. The Ioan Slavici National College is one of the only four national colleges located in

alongside

Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (; born Mihail Eminovici; 15 January 1850 – 15 June 1889) was a Romanian Romantic poet from Moldavia, novelist, and journalist, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active membe ...

, Kölcsey Ferenc and

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History

Operating in buildings that have sheltered educational institutions since 1812, the Ioan Slavici National College has a well-defined role in the town's higher education society. The three buildings of the college include 26 classrooms, 5 laboratories, 12 offices, a library with over 30,000 volumes, 2 gyms, a sports field with a running track, a volleyball court, handball and basketball courts, one festive room and a 200-seat chapel, thus ensuring the proper conduct of the educational activities. Different disciplines offer an optional curriculum that covers all the areas being proposed to expand the scope of knowledge in a given field, but also to awaken the students through an innovative approach. Many circles of creation and scientific circles give all the students the opportunity to follow their passions, the offer being very generous ( dramatic circle,

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/ video circle, chemistry circle,

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and truth circle – operating since 1977, obtaining four patents, friends of Biology circle, antiquities fans circle and the Adagio Choir, founded in 1993, member of the ''International Association of Amateur Chorus'', with many successes and national and international partnerships, having recorded three audio tapes and two CDs. Since the 2005–2006 school year, the college is an eco-school, being the first school in the county that has obtained the green flag. In this school year it was accredited for ECDL courses, providing students and conditions for staff members to obtain the

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References

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