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 […]
Another event this month was ‘Bike Week’, when we invited the children to bring their bikes, scooters etc. to the nursery! All the children’s activities focused on wheels and circles by inside and in the garden.
Baby Acorns learnt about bicycle parts by painting them and washing them afterwards, made and observed paint marks left after […]
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 […]
On Australia Day, Shiny Stars children in Acorns Aviatiei created aboriginal art by colorful making finger print on stones, made their own kangaroo pouches and watched educational clips about Australian animals.
Baby Acorns painted kangeroos on vertical surfaces while learning about the color of this Australian animal.
On Penguin Awareness Day, children from both groups played in […]
Last week, we celebrated Australia National Day.
It was so exciting to discover this fascinating world of kangoroos and koala bears. Shiny Stars decorated boomerangs, Rainbows created an aboriginal art while Early Explorers created an Aborginal mask and a kookaburra (native Australian bird).
Our special guests presented us the aboriginal bamboo instrument called didgeridoo and we even had […]
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 […]
Our event started with both children and parents enjoying a party snack and had the chance to spread Christmas cheer.
Next, the children and parents enjoyed Christmas related activities: they decorated Christmas trees with a selection of glitter and sparkling resources, they made their own Santa masks, they danced to jolly Christmas music and sang special […]
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world’s work, and the power to appreciate life, as Brigham Young used to say.
We appreciate and support educational projects, so Radu Manolescu, the founder of Asociatia pentru Valori in Educatie, was Early Explorers special guest for their weekly story teller time.
He […]
In October we celebrated all the teachers and in November we have a special day to say thank you to all the staff who work behind the scenes in Acorns, on Non-Teachers Day.
We celebrated World Kindness Day too, when children had the opportunity to focus on the importance of being kind to everyone, of being […]
We all know children love to explore, to discover, in one word they love SCIENCE. Each year we encourage the children’s passion for science with special activities involving all their senses (touching, smelling, listening, feeling) aiming to boost their confidence and curiosity to try new things. Baby Acorns were mesmerized when the teachers created a […]
