Charity and Christmas at "Mediensis" Technical College

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Christmas is one of the most beautiful Christian celebrations. It commemorates the birth of the holy child, Jesus Christ. In our college, Christmas is the time for decorating, gift giving and singing carols. There is also the time for thinking at the words of Francis of Assisi:

"Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance".

This week, on Tuesday, two classes of students (XA and XIIA grades) brought gifts for the old and ill people from our town's asylum. Teachers and students also sang carols "O, ce veste minunata" and "Jingle Bells". The classes were coordinated by the following teachers: Mirela Maior, Sanda Pridon and Angela Porime.

I want to thank you all, students and teachers involved in this charitable activity. 

Wish you "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays".

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Christmas Quotations

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Christmas is coming. It is a holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is also a time of joy, happiness, peace and silence. The modern customs include church celebrations, giving gifts, sending postcards, traditional meals and decorating.

I particularly like the following quotations about Christmas:

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year."

(Charles Dickens)

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day

Their old familiar carols play

And wild and sweet

The words repeat

of peace on earth

good will to men."   

(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." 

(Norman Vincent Peale)

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Thanksgiving Day

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by Anca Aflat

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada, on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the preceding year, a day in which families and friends get together for a special meal. 

Although we do not celebrate Thanksgiving in our country, I think we should take the time, from once in a while, to be thankful for what we have instead of wishing for more. We should be thankful for each new day we get to spend with our loved ones, for our health, our pets and our parents, for being able to step outside to breathe in fresh air, for the opportunity to attend school and for people willing to teach, for the sunshine which brightens our days, for our minds which give us the opportunity to think, for diversity, for music, for love and friendship, for each smile which makes our days brighter, for the small things in life, even for our mistakes and the opportunity to learn from them and be better. 

 This year the students from our college will have the opportunity to say “Thanks” – I wonder what will they be grateful for? What are you grateful for this year?

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"Postcard Exchange" Project

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The "Postcard Exchange" project has started for two weeks. The coordinator of this project is Mrs. Annalies Moris from "Varendonck College" Asten, The Netherlands. This project includes a school exchange of letters and postcards.

Postcard from Medias - The Old City Center

Our school is participating with two groups of students. The first one is formed from students from the grades XA, XC and XID. This group is led by teacher Angela Porime and is corresponding with schools and colleges from Finland, Senegal, The Netherlands, Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Canada and France.

The second group includes students from XB, is led by teachers Delia Crisan and Anca Aflat. They are corresponding with two schools from Canada, Australia, The Netherlands, Argentina and Turkey.

More ...

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"Halloween" Celebration. Trick or Treat?

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"Halloween" is also known as "All Hallows Eve" being celebrated in a number of countries on 31st of October.
Our college is celebrating "Halloween" today. "Halloween" activities include trick or treating, decorating, telling scary stories, drawings, making jack-o-lanterns. Trick or treating - Do you know a better way to collect hoards of candy than by scaring their colleagues off?

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"E Pals Global Community Project" - preview of the new school year

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This year "Mediensis" Technical College is developing the "E Pals Global Community" project that started three years ago. There are some projects in development as: two of them are "e-mail communication projects" with two high schools from Rhode Island and Dallas, and the third one is a " postcard exchange project". The coordinators are teacher Angela Porime (for English activities and tasks) and teacher Delia Crisan (for Informatics competences).

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Welcome!

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Best wishes from a Transylvanian region, situated in the center of Romania, protected by afforested hills, by the towers, bastions and the wall of our old medieval fortress, we are from the “Mediensis” Technical College Medias and our students and teachers will use this blog to communicate with friends met on the Epals portal!

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