Middle School

At Avenor, middle school is a period when we focus on students’ developmental needs, placing equal emphasis on intellectual and emotional growth.

In the educational process, each student is supported, with the emphasis on progress rather than immediate results. Beyond achieving educational goals, we focus on the added value that the educational journey brings, instilling values that will accompany them throughout their lives.

Middle school
in numbers

231

STUDENTS

50

TEACHERS

35

CLUBS

4

DEDICATED BUILDINGS

Curriculum

Approaching learning from the Cambridge perspective helps students to communicate efficiently and convincingly, develop critical and creative thinking skills, as well as the capacity to apply information from various communication sources/environments to concrete, authentic situations.

Furthermore, middle school classes follow the requirements of the Romanian National Curriculum—standards, reference objectives, content, and competencies. Equally, teachers are prepared to use teaching methods and teaching principles specific to international education to tailor the resources, contents and methods of teaching / assessment to the individual learning needs of students according to Cambridge’s curriculum and educational resources.

Learning experience

PBL

PBL is the acronym for Project-Based Learning, a teaching and learning program that involves teamwork and connections between the disciplines studied. In the Middle School, students have 1-2 hours of PBL per week in Romanian and / or English in which they work on group projects related to school top…

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Trips

Throughout middle school years, students go on trips in Romania and begin to explore travelling outside of the country. It is a good opportunity to discover other cultures, to learn new habits and to become more flexible and tolerant towards the differences between people and cultures. Trips destina…

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Form time

Each day, each form tutor dedicates 20 minutes to teaching students how to learn based on an action plan established in the meetings of each department. This plan is based on the needs of children and aims to train and develop study skills and a reflective attitude towards learning.

Clubs

Avenor College clubs are designed to support and develop the individual interests and aspirations of each student and to meet the students’ personal development needs.

For Grades 5 to 8, clubs are provided for an intensive and thorough study that will help students nurture talents, skills, and passions at a level that will help them in choosing their profession and in personal development, providing the basis for a complete and specialised solid culture.

Knowledge clubs

These activities teach students how to organise and present an activity, how to develop skills of cooperation and coordination in various situations. Knowledge clubs offer ways to socialize, self-iden…
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Physical Development Club

What about improving your child’s fine and gross motor skills, to keep healthy by exercising or to just blow off some steam after a day full of learning? All children need to move, run and consolida…
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Art clubs

Art clubs stimulate role play and develop the musical and artistic side. Activities such as: theater, music clubs, drama, arts, etc. contribute to the completion of general education by providing a ha…
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Personal Development

We want our students to be happy children and to become well-balanced future adults, able to develop beautiful relationships with those around them, to empathise and be receptive to the environment in which they live. In addition to curricular activities, these children need to invent, take risks, make mistakes, play together and enjoy life. They need personal development. They need personal development.

Avenor College’s vision is inspired by Howard Gardner’s theory of “multiple intelligences”, according to which the school must develop and motivate students’ individual values ​​through academic, sports and artistic programmes supported by personal, emotional, and social factors.

Results

Year after year, our students’ results in end-of-middle school assessments place Avenor among the top schools in Romania and globally. Thanks to strong motivation, well-structured learning strategies, and efficient organization, Avenor students successfully leverage their skills and abilities.

Guided by a dedicated team of teachers and supported by their families, these ambitious and persevering young people demonstrate through their achievements that hard work and responsibility are the keys to success.

We are proud of them and acknowledge their efforts and desire to excel, thus continuing to represent the values of our school with honor.

School year 2024–2025

National Evaluation:

Avenor students who participated in the national evaluation achieved excellent scores, with the school average being 9.25. This result positions us at the 11th place in the ranking of schools in Bucharest.

Cambridge Checkpoint:

This year, the overall average score of Avenor’s graduating middle school class was 43 points out of a maximum of 50. This OUTSTANDING result places Avenor at the top of the rankings, especially considering that the worldwide average was 31 points.

Cambridge First Certificate Exam (FCE):

98% of Avenor students who took the FCE achieved the highest grades, A or B.

What do our students say?

Events

Avenor events enrich the experience of our students, create opportunities for them to socialize, give them the opportunity to show their talents or to prove their progress from year to year.

Middle School

Remembrance Day

On November 11, with a poppy flower on their chest, Avenor students honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty in the First World War. It is a moment of commemoration marked in Asse…
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Middle School

Teachers’ Day

This event is a wonderful occasion to celebrate our teachers. Together with the students, we prepare for the teachers an unforgettable day, with surprises and gratitude.

Middle School

The opening ceremony of the school year

The opening of the school year is an emotional moment for all members of the Avenor community – students, teachers, parents. See you colleagues, talk about what we did during the summer vacation.

Middle School

Welcome, new parents!

Every year we welcome the parents of students who join our school at Avenor College. In an informal meeting, senior parents in the Avenor community, along with teachers and members of the management t…
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Middle School

Avenor Awards

Every year, we proudly and respectfully celebrate the Avenor Awards winners: Brightest Star, Honorary Students and Avenor Fellows. Avenor Awards are given to students who, during the school year, have…
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Middle School

Avenor Forest Run

Organized at the end of the first month of school, Avenor Forest Run promotes the movement as a lifestyle and aims to raise funds for charitable projects. Participants – children, parents, teachers – …
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Middle School

Anti Bullying Awareness Days

These days are an opportunity for all Avenor students to raise awareness of the bullying phenomenon. Avenor counselors coordinate special activities to cover this topic, and involve students in discus…
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Middle School

Romania’s National Day

A day in which we celebrate Romania with traditional food, songs and dances. At the end of the day we will all gather on the sports court and dance the traditional hora.

Middle School

Avenor Christmas Charity Fair

What could be more beautiful than organizing a Christmas fair? Our high school students work with great passion on a charity event-project that annually fills the campus with avenorians eager to contr…
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Middle School

International Women’s Day

The celebration of March 8 turned into a celebration of our community, with flowers, wishes, smiles, gifts and a lot of gratitude.

Middle School

Winter Shows

All Avenor students prepare an artistic gift for their parents, which they offer at the end of the calendar year. From pregătitoare to grade 8, each class presents a theater, music and dance performa…
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Middle School

Carolling Day

Before the winter holidays, the Avenor College campus is adorned with celebration and resounds with wishes and carols. During breaks, the teachers go around the school carrolling and inviting the stud…
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Middle School

Open Days

Parents of our students have the opportunity to see our school in “action” during the “Open Days” program for grades 2-12. Members of our community can attend and even actively participate in some of …
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Middle School

Science Fair

Organizing an annual Science Fair at Avenor College gives elementary and middle school students the opportunity to be involved in research projects and work in teams. Children create experiments, inve…
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Middle School

Work in Progress

Hundreds of art works made by children aged 6 to 18 within the artistic project “Work in progress” are exhibited annually for a week in the art gallery at the headquarters of UniCredit Bank on Exhibit…
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Explore the classrooms

Middle School Team

Alexandru-Mihai Anușca

Teacher of English
English Curriculum Leader

Anca Costea

Teacher of English

Anda Costache

School counselor
Form Tutor 8 Delta

Andreea Mihai

Teacher of Mathematics and Business Studies

Andrei Bălașa

Teacher of Music
Form Tutor 6 Alfa

Andrei Bratu

Drama and Improvisation Teacher

Andrei Dăscălescu

Teacher of Science
Form Tutor 8 Omega

Andrei Hristia

Teacher of English
Form Tutor 6 Delta
Form Tutor 8 Alfa

Andrei Vasiliu

Teacher of Physics
Form Tutor 9 Alfa

Angela Bontaș

Art Consultant

Cassandra Vasiliu

Teacher of English

Claudia Andrei

Clubs Coordinator Primary & Secondary
Counsellor Primary
DSL Whole School

Cosmina Costache

Teachers for Teachers
Teacher of Geography

Cristina Bumboiu

Curriculum Development & Teacher Training Lead

Cristina Calacan

Teacher of Mathematics
Form Tutor 6 Omega

Cristina Constantin

Teacher of German

Dan-Ștefan Florea

Teacher of Sports & PE
Form Tutor 9 Omega

Dr. Bogdan Topîrceanu

Teacher of Arts

Dr. Mihaela Stancu

Romanian Curriculum Leader
Teacher of Romanian Language
Form Tutor 12 Alfa

Drd. Alin Cîrtog

Teacher of Romanian Language
Teacher of French Language
Form Tutor 5 Omega

Drd. Marta Torge

Teacher of German

Eloise Fuller

Teacher of Physics

Florina-Mădălina Poenaru

School Counsellor
Form Tutor 7 Alfa

Georgiana Socoliu

Deputy Head of Secondary
Teacher of History
12 Omega Form Tutor

Ioana Mihai

Teacher of Romanian Language
Form Tutor 5 Alfa

Ionel Vodă

Sports & PE Curriculum Leader
Teacher of Sports & PE

Israel Rodriguez

Teacher of Spanish
Teacher of French

Jennifer Taylor

Head of Science
Teacher of Science

Joy Săftoiu

Teacher of Science

Lelia Niculescu

Teacher of Mathematics

Luisa Herciu 

Teacher of Mathematics

Manuela Nae

Compliance Director
Teacher of Physics

Nadina Negru

Teacher of Chemistry
Science Lab Coordinator

Oana Asaftei

Teacher of Romanian Language
Form Tutor 7 Omega

Oana Otveș

Teacher of History
Form Tutor 5 Delta

Octavia Paul

MFL Curriculum Leader
Teacher of French

Salih Gokcel

Teacher of Computer Science & Technology

Sebastian Ion

Teacher of Sports & PE
Form Tutor 7 Delta

Silvia Gâsman

Teacher of Mathematics

Ștefan Botoncea

Teacher of Design & Technology 

Victor Bratu

EdTech & Data Lead
Teacher of Geography and ICT

Life at Avenor

Mathematics Beyond Formulas: A Concept and Discovery Based Approach

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What’s Worth Learning? – Dialogue with Prof. Daniel David, PhD, Minister of Education, at Avenor College

“A good teacher is one whose students can answer three essential questions during class: What do I know? What can I do? And why is what I’ve learned important?” These were the words of Prof. …

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Purpose and Intention – The Elements That Define Avenor’s Culture

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Teachers Who Learn: What Professional Development Looks Like at Avenor

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How We Build Robots and Skills: Transdisciplinary Learning in STEAM

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The “Teachers for Teachers” Programme – or how to become a career teacher

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The Nursery Playground – More Than Just a Place to Play

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The National Evaluation – a Symptom of a Systemic Problem. And an Opportunity for Change

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Gardening – A Practical Method for Learning Mathematical Concepts

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