Our high school is located in Valcea county, at 200 km North from Bucharest, the capital of Romania, in a small town,Calimanesti (urban area) – 9000 inhabitants, 18 km away from Ramnicu Valcea, the biggest town in our area (county).
The place is surrounded by mountains, a famous mountain resort in Romania whose main activity is Tourism, Thermal Spa treatment with more than 160.000 tourists every year ( Foreigners and from Romania).
Technological/Vocational High School of Tourism has about 400 students (14-19 years old and 2 post-secondary school classes for adults-), 40 teachers and instructors; 20 students from Romma families, 40 students with special needs (early school leaving, learning difficulties, physical disabilities or behavioural problems), children from monoparental family (father or mother or both working abroad in another country), many students are forced to work during the school to have money (poor condition).
Most of them must face the problem of adaptation and peer bullying due to these facts and also they threaten or intimidate their colleagues.