Romania Clasa a IX-a Vocational track: profiles and specialisation subjects (list)

1. Military profile (mathematics-informatics, military)

English applied to the military field · Military training · Informatics (military)

• Introduction to Problem Solving – Problem solving on a computer has stages: analyse the problem (inputs, outputs, rules), develop an algorithm (a finite, clear, ordered set of steps), code it in a programming language, test it with different inputs, and debug (find and remove errors). An algorithm can be shown as a flowchart (oval = start/stop, parallelogram = input/output, rectangle = process, diamond = decision, arrows = flow) or as pseudocode (structured plain English). Decomposition breaks a big problem into smaller sub-problems that are solved separately and then joined.

2. Pedagogical profile

Applied Romanian grammar · Introduction to pedagogy · Introduction to school mediation · Emotion management · Pedagogical practice · Health, nutrition and movement in young children · Visual arts (non-formal education)

• Mediation: How to Pass On Meaning Between Languages, Media and People – Mediation means helping two sides understand each other. In language learning, the mediator passes on information from one language or medium into another – not word for word, but the key points the listener needs, in words they understand. You select what matters, change the language, adapt the style to the listener and sometimes turn a chart or picture into words. In school mediation, a neutral student or teacher helps two people in a conflict talk, listen and find their own fair solution.
• Motivation, Motives and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs – Motivation is the force that starts, directs and keeps up behaviour towards a goal. It works as a cycle: need → drive → action → goal → relief. Motives are biological (hunger, thirst, sleep, sex; kept in balance by homeostasis) or psychosocial (affiliation, power, achievement, curiosity). Maslow arranged needs in a pyramid from body needs up to self-actualisation.
• Child Development: Stages, Milestones and Care – Growth is a child getting bigger. Development is a child getting more skilled: in body, thinking, language and feelings. It happens in an order, through stages (infant, toddler, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence), with milestones that most children reach at about the same age. Good nutrition, play, love, safety and responsive adults help every area grow.
• Visual Arts: Elements, Principles and the Creative Process – Every artwork, from a pencil sketch to a sculpture or a poster, is built from the same seven elements: line, shape, form, colour, texture, value (tone) and space. Artists arrange these with principles of design: balance, contrast, emphasis, rhythm and pattern, proportion and unity. Colour theory (primary, secondary, tertiary, complementary, warm and cool) and perspective help you make pictures look real or feel a certain way. In school art courses you also learn a process: research artists, develop ideas, experiment with media, record observations, and present a final personal response in a portfolio.

3. Sports profile

Theoretical sports training · Practical sports training

• Sports Training: Principles and Methods – Sports training is planned exercise that makes the body fitter for a sport. Every session has a warm-up (raise heart rate, temperature and flexibility slowly), the main work and a cool-down (bring the heart rate down and remove waste such as lactic acid). Good training follows principles: Specificity (train for your sport), Progression and Overload (do a little more over time so the body adapts), Reversibility (fitness is lost when you stop) and Tedium (vary training to avoid boredom), plus rest and recovery. FITT sets the dose: Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type. Intensity can be measured with heart rate: maximum heart rate ≈ 220 − age; 60–80% trains the aerobic system and 80–90% the anaerobic system. Main methods are continuous, interval, fartlek, circuit, weight (resistance), plyometric and flexibility training. A training year can be split into pre-season, competition and off-season phases (periodisation).

4. Artistic profile

Music education (TC; CS for choreography and acting) · Visual education (TC; CS for acting) · Specialisation subjects (from plan-cadru)

• Music Appreciation: How to Listen and Understand Music – Music appreciation means listening with attention, noticing what is happening in the music, and being able to talk about it. Every piece is built from a few elements: pitch and melody, rhythm and tempo, dynamics (loud and soft), timbre (tone colour), texture (how many layers) and form (the plan of the piece). Knowing these words helps you compare music from any culture, from a symphony to a raga to a film song, and explain why you like it.
• Visual Arts: Elements, Principles and the Creative Process – Every artwork, from a pencil sketch to a sculpture or a poster, is built from the same seven elements: line, shape, form, colour, texture, value (tone) and space. Artists arrange these with principles of design: balance, contrast, emphasis, rhythm and pattern, proportion and unity. Colour theory (primary, secondary, tertiary, complementary, warm and cool) and perspective help you make pictures look real or feel a certain way. In school art courses you also learn a process: research artists, develop ideas, experiment with media, record observations, and present a final personal response in a portfolio.
• Performing Arts: Music, Dance and Theatre, Live – The performing arts are arts that happen live, in time, through the performer's body and voice: music, dance and theatre (and mixes like opera, musicals and street plays). Every performance needs a performer, an audience and a space. A show grows from an idea through rehearsal to performance and reflection.

5. Theological profile

Orthodox theology specialisation subjects (from plan-cadru)

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