World Peace Day

For World Peace Day we invited the children and teachers to wear white as a sign of peace and each group learnt about what peace means in their own way. They found out that peace feels soft like a teddy bear, that it means working together as a team and they practiced shaking hands as […]

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Visit to Medicover Clinic

Every year, in September the children learn about their body, senses and developing healthy habits. They have special corners arranged as clinics, sensory trays with lots of textures and activities to help them be more aware of their bodies.

Related to this, Rainbows went on a visit to Medicover Clinic where they had the chance to […]

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Story Teller Project launch in Acorns Aviației: Ciprian Jdera

We were pleased to launch of our Story Teller sessions in Aviatiei. Story teller sessions are a unique Acorns project begun several years ago in our Popa Soare nursery especially for the oldest children. The aims of the Story Teller project include promoting the English language, its beauty and richness, developing a love of reading among […]

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First Week

The first week has been a very productive one in Acorns. The teachers started with a training about the theme for this year and each department made the right preparations for the beginning of the new academic year, classrooms have been arranged to welcome the children. We ended the week with a training for the […]

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(Română) Cum îi afectează stresul adulților pe copii ?

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Empathy lesson: activities that teach children to be empathetic

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Staff annual 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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Summer Shows Popa Soare

In Acorns, each group has a summer show at the end of the year. This is an opportunity for the children to bring to life one of their favourite stories from the year that talks about some of the values that they learned: friendship, kindness, love, courage, being true to yourself, individuality etc and for […]

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Valentina Secară – speaker at MERG LA ȘCOALĂ. SUNT PUTERNIC! community event

MERG LA ȘCOALĂ. SUNT PUTERNIC! was a community event which took place on 26th June in Șoldanu. The event gathered 70 participants involved in education and community development. The topics approached were about good practices guidelines in education and social involvement that can generate positive change in the rural environment.

Valentina Secară, founder of Acorns Nursery […]

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Early Explorers Summer Show & Graduation

Early Explorers went on an imaginary journey to different places around the world during their Summer Show. They explored different cultures and told a story of friendship, accepting each other and overcoming challenges. Afterwards they shared happy memories from their time spent in Acorns and thoughts about moving on to the next stage of their […]

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