Creation of an Education System

Education

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It is said that the future belongs to those who choose to stay pupils until the end…those who choose to learn out of every situation, from every man and with every possible chance. These are those who choose education…and they will lead the world to progress.

The base of a prospering society is education. This consists not only in the development of intellectual skills but also in the development of the individual through the assignment of certain moral qualities. All these aspects play a crucial role in the construction of a nation because through education one becomes a competent person and a responsible citizen.

Ada Kaleh will have a well-founded educational system in order to assure efficient future prospects for its society. As a model, we will have the Finnish educational system which in the year of 2012 has been considered the best system of the world. In 2016, this system kept its place in the top 10.

The educational units of Ada Kaleh will be a nursery, a kindergarten, a school and a university which will enclose numerous specializations. The first three units will occupy a central position making them easily accessible to parents and their children. The colleges as a part of the space university will be placed in the extremes of the ship, being visited only by those who are interested. All the units offering educational services will be provided with cutting-edge technology in order to enhance the attractiveness of the lessons .

Nevertheless, we do not want the presence of a teacher to be fully replaced by a robot. We do not wish to replace the traditional way with a completely digitalized teaching system, as we consider that education involves creative teaching techniques adapted to the own personality of the student. The transmitting of information requires a specific spontaneity and adjustment to the situation and the fact that the modern technology does not yet cope with these special situations is now widely known. The ideal manner of teaching is a combination between technology and specialized people who know how to use the provided technology.

The education will be divided into levels as follows:

Age Level

0-40

5-7Foundation stage

7-11 Primary Education.

12-15Secondary Education.

16-18High-school

18+ University

Notable is the fact that these categories of age are only indicative, children being able to start a level before or after growing to the necessary age. Individual skills and abilities are defining in this case not the established age.

Education will play an essential role from the first years of a child. Level 0 consists of the education the child will get from the parents. To be well informed and to offer quality education parents will have the opportunity to attend organized courses where they could accumulate precious knowledge.

In the incipient level, level 0, children will have the chance to take part in various activities which are meant to introduce them to the world and to create a foundation based on three values:

1. Respect for others
2. Tolerance
3. Individual responsibility

In our view, these three values are necessary to a citizen of the Ada Kaleh space ship in order to lead the society to evolution. How else can these values be assimilated, if we do not start from an early age?

In the foundation stage, the next level, will be the children who have gained a particular awareness of the things and events which surround them.

The unit which corresponds to this level is the kindergarten where, in groups of maximum 16 pupils the little ones will learn the letters and basic mathematical calculus. They will spend 4 hours here.

The aim of this level is to help the children to accommodate with the idea of school.

After that follows the school itself divided into three levels:

L1-primary level- consists of 4 classes

L2-secondary level: consists of 3 classes

L3-High-school: consists of 2 classes

Apart from the subjects which will be studied by pupils (scheme 2), they will also have a program of “clubs”, groups in which they can enroll in school to acquire deeper knowledge in certain passions or to develop them. These clubs will provide assistance to the teenagers in finding a future career. We strongly believe it is essential that pupils have the chance to search, practice and find a passion they can later transform into a job to bring benefits to the society. Occasionally, people of specialty from the station will be invited to hold lectures and to motivate the teenagers. Every pupil will have to be enrolled in minimum one such clubs.

In the followings, we will present a list of the subjects and of the aforementioned circles. They will be taught in a way adapted to each level and some of them will be introduced only in the upper grades(L2+)

School subjects:

• English Grammar
• English-Literature
• Mathematics
• Biology
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Astronomy
• History
• Geography
• Healthcare
• Economy
• Political science
• Informatics
• P.E.
• Social Studies

Clubs

Debate club: themes of contemporary significance will be discussed. The aim is to develop one’s ability to express and sustain a point of view clearly by giving logical arguments.

Leadership: pupils will learn to organize their time, to be strong and to have an entrepreneurial spirit. They will also develop team spirit and they will learn how to empathize with the others

Foreign Languages: This club is destined to the maintaining of multiculturalism. Every student will have the chance to choose the language he/she wants to learn

Music: pupils will have the opportunity to learn how to play any wanted instrument or to be a part of the choir. Their work will later be presented in cultural festivals on Ada Kaleh

Arts: they will develop their artistic abilities, maintaining, therefore, their inclination to culture

Public Speaking: the good speakers will be formed here

Space Exploration: they will gain expanded knowledge for the new environment

Theatre: where they will play important plays from the earth but also newly created one’s

Media Studies: for those who are interested in mass media. They will help at the media on the space ship. Write articles, present the daily news or make documentaries.

Level L3, the High-school is destined to the specialization of the pupils on a certain study to prepare him for the university. Teenagers will have the opportunity to choose the subjects they wish to study. They will then sit an exam out of the chosen subjects.

The university level is defined by the actual study at the university. The Ada Kaleh University will have the main unit with a central position and then, the other colleges will be located in the extremes of the station.

Crucial are also the teachers’ training programs. Educators will have the occasion to specialize themselves on minimum two subjects and they will participate in training courses every two years. We share the view that it is extremely important that teachers are always up to date with the news from their own teaching subject but also with the development trends of the society.

One of the essential values of the school system we are promoting on Ada Kaleh is teamwork. It is important that pupils learn from an early age to collaborate with the others in order to achieve collective success. One of the advantages this method has is that pupils will learn to accept many ideas and to combine them in a constructive way. So tolerance and flexibility in the attitude towards others are crucial. Moreover, they will be able to develop their communication skills, and open communication is essential in a prospering society.

The competition also plays an important role in the personal development. Therefore, we will organize contests. This way, pupils will be put in the situation of relying on their own abilities and ideas and to be independent, to trust their own initiative. Not only will they learn how to win, but also how to lose.

Through competition can the good ones be distinguished from the others. The ones that have great performances in different fields. By recognizing their potential, they could be guided to specific leading positions in our society.

The education we will promote on Ada Kaleh will be free and accessible to each and every inhabitant regardless of his nation of origin, of race and religion, because education is after all a human right!