Unirea National College (Brașov)

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Principal Hurghiș Gabriela Language Romanian Founded 1897 Funding type State school		Grades 5–12 Phone +40 268 474 722 Motto Ama sapientiam
Website http://www.cnunirea.ro/ Address Bulevardul Eroilor 7, Brașov 500007, Romania School types State school, Magnet school Similar Unirea Shopping Center, Colegiul Național Andrei Ș, Magnolia Shopping Center, Marionna, Cityplex

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

1850 - The first pieces in the construction of the first Romanian gymnasium were put together for what was to become one of the most important school in Transylvania.

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.

References

Unirea National College (Brașov) Wikipedia

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