As part of our Music Month project, our friends from Sarang Hanguk held a cello workshop. Natalia talked to the children about how her mum encouraged her to enroll in Music School in order to expand her experience. She instantly fell in love with the cello and told the children how playing an instrument requires […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
Early Explorers went on a trip to Lemniko wooden toy factory, where saw how a piece of wood is cut, shaped and sanded into a toy and then they painted their own toy and took it home.
For Australia Day, children learnt about this part of the world, about native animals, people, music and art. On this day, we welcomed Australia photos, souvenirs etc to help bring this day to life for the children.
Baby Acorns celebrated by exploring a sensory desert tray, filled with sand and Australian animals
Shiny Stars became aboriginal artists and created finger prints […]
One of the cuddliest special day in Acorns is Winnie the Pooh Day, celebrated on the birthday of author A A Milne. Like every year, this occasion was marked with special activities featuring plenty of honey yellow on the menu. Children were invited to bring in their own teddy bears and share them with the […]
