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Great British Garden Party

This year we held the 9th edition of our Great British Garden Party. The aim of the event is to bring together the Acorns community: Acorns families, families of children now at school, friends and friends of friends in a festive atmosphere, to enjoy quality time alongside their children. This edition was a real success! […]

By |June 26th, 2018|Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Great British Garden Party

Trip to Coralis Pet Shop

After learning about animals that live near water and their habitats, Early Explorers went on a trip to Coralis Pet Shop, the biggest exotic fish shop in the country! There they had the opportunity to see different kinds of exotic fish and to find out about their habitat. And of course, they saw Nemo and […]

By |June 26th, 2018|Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Trip to Coralis Pet Shop

Green Fair

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 […]

By |April 27th, 2018|Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Green Fair

Story Teller: Claudiu Maier

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!

By |March 29th, 2018|Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Story Teller: Claudiu Maier

Story Teller Daniel Kearvell  

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 […]

By |March 28th, 2018|Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Story Teller Daniel Kearvell  

Mindfulness in Early Years Education

Relaxation and meditation techniques that are more popular among adults have also been introduced to children through various educational programs to help them better develop their self-awareness and focus.

Mindfulness is an ancient concept rooted in meditation. It was widely introduced at the end of the 1970s by Jon Kabat-Zinn, an American physician who developed mindfulness […]

By |May 7th, 2017|BLOG, Resources for parents|Comments Off on Mindfulness in Early Years Education

The best care in the first 2 years: nanny or creche?

For young parents one of the first difficult decisions about their child will be whether to enroll him/her in a creche, employ a nanny or lengthen the parent’s maternity/paternity leave. As a parent you will undoubtedly consider arguments both pro and anti each option, although emotional aspects seem to outweigh rational ones, especially when the […]

By |May 4th, 2017|BLOG, Resources for parents|Comments Off on The best care in the first 2 years: nanny or creche?

Green Fair (Popa Soare)

We enjoyed so much celebrating nature together with the occasion of The Green Fair, when all parents were invited to take part at the “green” activities along with their children! Thank you so much for your participation!

All the last week’s activities focused on the environment and “green” issues, in order to help the children connect with the […]

By |May 4th, 2017|BLOG, Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Green Fair (Popa Soare)

Acorns Nest Box Week

This week was Acorns Nest Box Week! Based on a UK event, it was an excellent opportunity for the children to learn about birds, how they make nests and lay eggs (in connection to the topic changes in animals), different types of birds and where they live and the importance of trees and forests.

Our special […]

By |March 29th, 2017|BLOG, Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Acorns Nest Box Week

Environment Day

This week we celebrated Environment Week in Acorns, by including both World Forest Day and World Water Day! From now on, we will focus very much on nature, the environment and its effect on people and vice versa. This focus will include the Green Fair on 12th April when you will be able to join […]

By |March 24th, 2017|BLOG, Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Environment Day