April was music month in Acorns. Our aim was to develop in children a love for music, to encourage them to sing and dance and to become familiar with various musical instruments.
One of our guests was Elena Stoica, violin player. Elena talked to the children about why she chose this instrument and why she likes […]
Another special guest visited our nursery this month. Virginia Otel, President of PWN Romania, (a volunteer-based NGO dedicated to advancing women in leadership), read “Heidi” to the children, a story about the importance of friendship, living healthily and helping each other. As Virginia works in the banking field as a full-time job, she also talked […]
Anca Banita was one of recent our story tellers. Among her many roles, Anca is Communication Manager and Spokesperson at “Let’s Do It, Romania!” She read a heart warming story about unconditional love and she talked to the children about the importance of protecting the environment and being responsible when using our planet’s resources.
We opened April with one of our favourite events: Green Fair. The aim was to help the children connect with the natural world around them and to see that the outdoors, exercise and the natural world are all enjoyable experiences that contribute to our sense of well-being and happiness, but that they are also finite […]
Actor Claudiu Maier was another of our Story Tellers this week. It was a very fun session as Claudiu chose a funny story called “How to Hide a Lion from Grandma” and he did more than read the book, he also acted it out!
Daniel Kearvell, Managing Director of DHL Romania was our Story Teller in our Book Week . Daniel has written a book named after his daughter Maya, a very inspiring story about being different and accepting yourself for who you are. Another special thing about this book is that all the profits from selling it goes […]
Gareth Brookes, British writer and long time friend of Acorns chose to read a very special book The Girl Who Thought in Pictures, a true story about a little girl who was differently to everyone else.
Afterwards, Gareth asked the children to tell him what kind of stories they like best and he explained that he […]
202 books have left our nurseries for OvidiuRO’s project “Every child deserves a story” in Araci, Covasna. A BIG Thank you to Acorns parents for donating books, during our recent Book Week celebration – thereby setting a positive example to the children in our nurseries.
Your support for the nursery in Araci means that children in […]
This month we had the honour of having Israeli Ambassador, Her Excellency, Mrs. Tamar Samash as part of our Story Teller project. Tamar brought two special stories from her personal library, one about learning to lose and another about being kind to your neighbors and accepting them for who they are. The children were mesmerized […]
As part of our goal to help children discover new cultures and countries we celebrated St Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish music, dance, symbols and stories. The children wore green and all the activities were based on the colour green, leprechauns, Irish symbols, Irish music and dancing!
School Year participated in an Irish dance workshop with […]
