Vasile Alecsandri
National High- School
Galati, Romania
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Vasile Alecsandri High- School has the biggest
prestige in Galati, and one of the most
important in Romania.
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It was founded in 1867
and was at first a boy
school. The first
headmaster was Ion
Cetatianu.
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1888-1890: now begins the construction of the
school;
11 nov. 1890: the school takes the name of
Vasile Alecsandri, a very popular poet;
1916-1918, 1941-1944: the high-school goes
through a rough period, when the number of
students decreases and many of the teachers are
sent to fight in the wars;
1990: the high-school is included in the
UNESCO network; the “high-school week” is
established, a period during which take place lots
of educational projects;
Performances
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International Olimpics Exams: 8 gold awards,
2 silver awards, 3 bronze awards in maths, 3
bronze awards in chemestry and 1 bronze
award in biology;
Hundreds awards in Local Olimpics Exams;
More than 320 students who passed the
Cambridge Exams, 87 DALF Exams and 20
Goethe Exams.
Remarkable graduates
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Cuclin Dimitrie- musician, philosoph, dramatist,
poet, academician;
Grigorescu Eremia- general in the First World
War;
Ressu Camil- academician, painter;
Madgearu Virgil- academician, economist,
professor.
The High- School consists in:
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37 classes;
2 Physics classes;
1 Chemestry class;
4 Informatics classes with Internet access;
2 Multimedia classes;
1 UNESCO class;
1 library with almost 30,000 volumes;
1 swimming pool;
1 gymnasium;
1 glass house;
1 medical point;
1 amfitheatre(approx. 200 people capacity).
GALMUN
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Every year, in our high- school takes place an
event called GALMUN, a Model United Nations
project, in which participate hundreds of
students, not only from Galati, but also from the
rest of Romania.
THE INTERCOUNTY MATHEMATICS
“CRISTIAN S. CALUDE”
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This competition is organized every year, in October
and/or November, by the department of mathematics at
“Vasile Alecsandri” National College, in cooperation with
the County School Inspectorate of Galaţi and the Galaţi
branch of the Romanian Society of Mathematical Sciences.
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The contest is aimed towards the elites of Romanian
mathematics, is being held under the patronage of teacher
Cristian S. Calude, a former student at “ Vasile Alecsandri ”
National College in Galaţi, at present teaching at the
Auckland University, New Zealand, and a worldwideknown personality, and represents a way of stimulating
students to prepare for great results, both nationally and
internationally.
THE INTERCOUNTY MATHEMATICS
“CRISTIAN S. CALUDE”
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The Intercounty Mathematics Contest
“Cristian S. Calude” has been approved
without financing by the Romanian Ministry
of Education in the Extracurricular
Activities Calendar.
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The subjects, results and prize-winners from
all ten editions of the competition can be
found on the official site of the contest, at
www.mategl.com.
THE INTERCOUNTY MATHEMATICS
“CRISTIAN S. CALUDE”
Date of the contest
Number of students in the
contest
 The 01st of November 2000
110 -120 students, school class 7-12
 The 24th of November 2001
141 students, school class 7-12
 The 30th of November 2002
214 students, school class 6-12
 The 15th of November 2003
216 students, school class 7-12
 The 30th of Octombrie 2004
671 students, school class 5-12
 29.10 & 26.11.2005
861 students, school class 5-12
 28.10 & 04.11.2006
1082 students, school class 5-12
 20.10 & 27-28.10 2007
1488 students, school class 5-12
 25.10 & 01-02.11 2008
1391 students, school class 5-12
 24.10 & 31.10-01.11. 2009
1259 students, school class 5-12
Students during the contest
Single Section
Students during the contest
Team Section
Prize Award Ceremony
Prize Award Ceremony
Our school team
The 01st of November 2009
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The teachers
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The students