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Valentina Secara – keynote speaker at the Pediatric Somnology Conference

The 4th edition of the National Conference of Pediatric Somnology, “A Healthy Sleep, a Healthy Child”, took place in Bucharest from June 30 to July 1, 2017, being the natural result of the scientific manifestations of the previous years and of the increasing interest in our country for pediatric somnology.

The event is organized annually by the […]

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Last week of term

We wanted to finish in a high note this term, so each day of the last week had a different theme:

Monday – Sports day: A day dedicated to music and sport outside: zumba, aerobics, dance. Children were encouraged to enjoy healthy lifestyle, by being active in different ways, combining music with movement in various ways (increasing […]

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Acorns Staff Evaluation

In Acorns we value all our staff and place a strong focus on encouraging each one’s professional development through training, feedback and team building. At the end of each school year each member of staff has an evaluation meeting during which they have the opportunity to reflect on what they have learnt and how they […]

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Super Hero Day

On Super Hero Day the children discussed what powers super heroes have and how these are used to help others, how they are brave, strong, kind – and how these are qualities that everyday heroes have too such as the police, firefighters and even us! We all have a hero inside…

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Rainbows Summer Show

Rainbows Summer Show told the story of The Very Grouchy Ladybird, which illustrated some of the ways in which the children have learnt about their feelings this year and how to be kind to others. They clearly enjoyed every moment as the characters had been self chosen and the music matched each character’s mood as […]

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Shiny Stars Summer Show

We celebrated a very successful and fun day with Shiny Stars at their summer show. The children told us the story of How the Elephant got its Trunk – through actions, songs and dance. it was a great show, full of laughter, smiles and colour!

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Early Explorers Summer Show & Graduation

Summer Show in Acorns Nursery are planned by the teachers according to the children’s interests and qualities and they are good opportunities for the children to share with their parents some of the things that they have learnt during the year, through story, dance and song – all in a happy and relaxed summer atmosphere […]

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Activities for my child’s free time

Which are the right kind of activities for my child? How can I help him/her discover their talents and develop to his potential? How many clubs should I plan in a week? These are questions asked by all parents when their child reaches 3-4 years old.
Fiona Duţu, Head Teacher in Acorns Nursery comes to parents’ […]

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‘The first teacher a child should have is his parent!’

Interviu cu Valentina Secară pentru Revista Copii și Părinți
 1.  Ce înseamnă, pentru dumneavoastră, Acorns Nursery?
Pentru mine Acorns a însemnat un nou început! A însemnat multă muncă, mult studiu, bucurii și dezamăgiri, alegeri din care am învățat, testarea propriilor limite și convingeri, nopți nedormite, oameni frumoși, dăruire și dragoste pentruc opii. Astăzi,Acorns Nursery înseamnă educație tinand cont […]

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Dough Disco

This month, some of our activities included two special elements:  disco music & playdough!

We also organized a wonderful event for our children, called Dough Disco! They had so much fun dancing on the rhythm of Disco music in our garden, while creatively folding with their hands fluffy dough balls. They even wore hats, extra-large sunglasses […]

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