On 24 and 25 March 2017 was held at the “La Salle” Monastery, Iasi, Romania, the second lasallian pedagogical training meeting addressed to educators and teachers from the two lasallian centers. The topic of the meeting was: Towards the Declaration of Lasallian Pedagogy – Understanding Lasallian School in the context of the 21^st century. Through this work we wanted to join thousands of lasallian teachers that during this period are invited to contribute in achieving the Declaration on Lasallian Pedagogy in accordance with the timetable proposed by CIAMEL – International Council for the Lasallian Educational Mission.

The discussions and reflections on the proposed document aroused great interest and the contribution of those present will materialize in a note that will be referred to the committee which is responsible for writing the first draft of the noted document. We like to contribute further to the success of this initiative of drafting the Declaration on Lasallian Pedagogy.

After school partnerships were concluded with the middle schools from Pildeşti and Gherăeşti, on 4 March and 11 March 2007, were held the educational-recreational activities organized by Technological High School “St. John Baptist de La Salle” with 8^th grade pupils from these two schools.

The theme of the meetings was “Look further … Look to the future!”.

The objectives were: to encourage student involvement in the information process in the educational, professional and vocational training; involving the students from both schools in common extracurricular activities to help develop the spirit of team cooperation that will lead to increased quality of communication between students, between communities, between different environments, analysis capacity and responsible decision in choosing a personal training path.

The two activities were attended by about 80 students. Through these activities we want to make known our education center and its activities.

With great joy and enthusiasm on March 5, 2017, 14 students accompanied by four teachers from Technological High School “St. John Baptist de La Salle” have visited the children and youth from the Placement Center “House La Salle” in Iasi. The visit is part of a series of activities proposed in the partnership between the two institutions.

After attending Mass, beneficiaries of the center and our students had the possibility to meet, to have a dialogue and to participate in organized recreational activities.

The meeting ended with a fraternal meal and a desire for more similar meetings. During the visit were offered the proceeds from the Advent Solidarity Campaign – “By giving, you will get!” a campaign involving students, teachers, parents and former students of our school. May God reward all those who contributed to this campaign!

In February, in Romania, is held a local and county school competition called the Olympics. Our students participated in the contest on technical subjects in their areas of training: Construction, Installations and Public Works and Electronics and Automation.

At the written and practical tests conducted at the county level our students have obtained the following results: Construction, Installations and Public Works, 1 st place Dămoc Mădălina Tatiana –12 th grade; 2 nd place Farcaş Alin Mihai, 11 th grade, 8 th place – Mihal Emanuel 11 th grade and 10 th place – Mărtişcă Claudiu, 11 th grade. In the field of Electronics and Automation we had the following results: 1 st place Iştoc Robert, 11 th grade, 2 nd place: Mărtişcă Vicenţiu, 11 th grade, 3 rd place, Mărtinaş Egidiu, 11 th grade and 6 th place – Burcă Cristina, 12 th grade. Iştoc Robert and Dămoc Mădălina Tatiana will represent our school and Neamt county, in the national stage of the Olympics because they obtained the best results at the county level.

Congratulations to all students and teachers for the results!

Students from the Technological High School “St. John Baptist de La Salle” in Pildesti, Romania, have the opportunity to participate in many activities organized by the school under the guidance of teachers. In addition to these curricular and extracurricular activities a considerable number of them are involved in two groups: Scout – Romanian Scouts and Catholic Youth Action. These two groups perform their activities in their local communities / parishes of origin: Pildesti and Gherăeşti.

The activities are varied, from catechesis to volunteering and spending their leisure time together in the most pleasant and creative ways.

We encourage the other students to participate in these two or other existing groups, to be more useful to their peers and community.