Our high school students are involved every year in internship programmes offering them the opportunity to spend several days in different workplaces, understanding how a business works, and learning about teamwork, challenges, passion, enthusiasm and the entrepreneurial mindset.

At the end of the internship programme, students give a presentation in front of colleagues, teachers and parents to share their experience.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awardis a non-formal education programme that offers young people the opportunity to demonstrate their personal development and progress in an internationally recognised setting. It is a non-competitive, voluntary and balanced programme, which requires a sustained effort throughout its course. The programme has 3 levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold, each level having 4 sections: volunteering, physical activities, personal skills and adventure.

Students at Avenor are provided with a lot of exposure and support to explore career options and university choices. In addition, we work with some external partners to give further expert advice.

Career exposure starts as early as Nursery School with the “Career Week” event and continues through the school, including standardised tests that help students begin to consider career ideas and options. In High School, they start exploring careers first hand and are guided through the process of producing a CV/Resume.

PBL is the acronym for Project-Based Learning, a teaching and learning program that involves teamwork and connections between the disciplines studied. Teachers use a transdisciplinary approach that combines notions of Science, English, Sports, Arts, Maths, Romanian, History and Geography.

The purpose of projects carried out during PBL classes is to develop “soft skills” such as cooperation, critical and creative thinking, empathy, the ability to make decisions in groups and solve real life problems. At Avenor there are five projects per year, based on the five themes: Codes and Senses, We Live in Romania, How Do They Do It, Healthy Habits and Real Stories, Imaginary Stories.

How do students learn to become entrepreneurs and lead their own business? How do you develop your ability to work in a team? How do you learn to communicate effectively in a variety of situations, using appropriate techniques? The latest reports show that 65% of children entering primary school now will have jobs that have not yet been invented.

In a rapidly changing world, the ability to anticipate and prepare students for the skills of the future is essential for any educational institution. Our “Learning Outside of the Classroom” programme addresses these new trends through a curriculum based on a 2-year cycle.