Last Friday, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with typical Irish music, dance, symbols and stories and we invited our children to come dressed in green on this special day! All the activities were based on the green colour, leprachauns, Irish symbols, music and dancing.
Last week we began our new topic for March, which is on Changes, starting with Changes in the Weather.
Baby Acorns learnt the song What is the Weather Today? and signs from EYSL for the words associated with this time of year: sun, rain, yellow, green, blue, cold, warm etc. They used headphones to listen to sounds of […]
On behalf of all the team, a big thank you for all the lovely flowers, Spring gifts and chocolates that we received for the 1st of March! We really appreciate your thoughtfulness and wish you all a very Happy Spring!
Last weeks’ special day was International Women’s Day! The aim of this day was to celebrate […]
As in industry and technology, trends also exist in education – some come and go while others have a longer life depending on the principles on which they are based.
One such principle which meets with a lot of approval from specialists is “a teacher to 4 children”. In short, this strategy means that the days […]
At a time when children are passionate about virtual reality in video games, specialists draw our attention to how reading has enormous benefits while parents can do much more for their children than simply telling them to read. Valentina Secara, the founder of Acorns Nursery and initiator of a story telling programme in the nursery […]
As a parent, you ask yourself many times what career your child will choose and how you’ll be able to help him/her reach their potential.
In order to make sure we make the right decision for our children, experts in education encourage us to reflect on their progress at regular intervals, from birth.
In the first months […]
Ideas connected to multiculturalism are commonly found in today’s society. Nowadays it is rare to not meet people from different cultures compared to our own, while education of the next generation related to understanding and accepting those around us is recommended to begin from the early years.
Preschoolers are most receptive to this type of education, […]
The children in Acorns Nursery love these amazing birds and they had the chance to learn about this serious topic through fun activities.
For Penguins Awareness Day, children were invited to bring a penguin toy from home, to wear a T-shirt with penguins on it or to bring a penguin related book. Early Years learnt about […]
Toys was the topic for this first month of 2017 in Acorns Nursery, a theme close to the children’s hearts. Children brought in the nursery the new toys they received for Christmas, to show and share with others.
Baby Acorns sang Miss Polly had a Dolly and Teddy Bear Turn Around, they learnt the signs for these […]
December is a month with plenty of happy moments and great excitement in our nursery!
It’s a festive season in Acorns with many Christmassy activities happening in both of our nurseries! Acorns Christmas Fair and switching on the lights on our Christmas Tree are 2 special annual events loved by our children. It is the perfect […]
