Nursery

Avenor Nursery is accredited by the Romanian Ministry of Education and by the British Department for Education (DfE) after meeting all the British School Overseas (BSO) standards. Avenor Nursery runs according to the Early Years Foundation Stage sets of teaching and learning standards and Statutory Framework for Y1 and the language that we use is English.

The Avenor Nursery has two premises – one in our Campus in Greenfield and one in the city center, near Arcul de Triumf.

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by the numbers

114

CHILDREN

20

TEACHERS

29

CLUBS

29

CLUBS

Avenor Nursery Greenfield

Starting from September 2023, the Avenor Campus in Greenfield opens its gates for the youngest Avenorians.

In spaces specially designed for them, children between 3 and 6 years old will enjoy the advantages of a campus carefully thought out to the smallest details, so as to offer students of all key stages a modern and safe learning space.

Here, we will continue the Avenor Nursery`s 20 years of experience in exceptional early education, at international standards, according to the British curriculum using English language in a natural way.

Avenor Nursery Cașin

The Avenor Nursery located in the Arcul de Triumf area is the place where every day, over 100 children between 2 and 6 years old learn and explore.

Following the British Early Years Curriculum, teachers are dedicated to providing education in an environment with high levels of independence and engagement.

In a spacious villa, designed especially for the needs of nursery children, we continue year after year to provide them the environment where they can learn through play and express themselves using English in a natural way.

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Curriculum

The Curriculum for Avenor Nursery promotes learning through games and play. Avenor Nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) set of learning, development and care standards for 2 to 6 years old.

Four guiding principles shape practice in our setting. These are:

  • Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
  • Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
  • Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents and/or carers.
  • Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates.

Learning experience

Learning outside of the classroom

The “Learning Outside the Classroom” (LOTC) programme starts from an early age. Teachers plan age-appropriate trips, closely linked with curricular themes (Art Museum, Paper Factory, Zoo, Listening walks, and Japanese Garden, etc.), co-curricular activities or events (Book Days, Career Week, …

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Child initiated

We believe that children are deeply engaged with high levels of wellbeing when they have autonomy. Consequently, we encourage them to engage in self-initiated pursuits and we recognise and respect a child’s purpose.

At Avenor Nursery we keep a balance between child initiated and adult le…

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Unique child approach

We welcome and value the uniqueness of each child. We understand and respect what each child brings into the setting in terms of their own culture, language, type of family, beliefs as well as their funds of knowledge. We take time to develop relationships with each child in order to respond to t…

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Clubs

Our offer of co-curricular clubs is diverse, but also highly specialised. Each family will design their own co-curricular experience based on the interests expressed by their children and the development needs identified by the teachers.

Part of the available options are highly specialised thanks to the collaboration with external partners, that open performance opportunities, such as getting involved in different competitions, such as chess and karate contests.

Designed as extensions of our curriculum, the Avenor Nursery clubs cover all of the areas of learning, according to the British curriculum.

Physical Development

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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Expressive Arts & Design

Is your child interested in exploring different ways and environments through which he/she has the chance to tap into their creativity and artistic potential? Art is a gateway towards a harmonious per…
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Understanding the World

Do you find it interesting to increase your child’s understanding related to the world in which he/she lives in? To decrypt the way in which the natural world works, but also how to make things work…
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Would you like your child to become more self-aware and self-confident, to reflect on their own feelings and behaviours in order to better manage them and to develop healthy relationships? Then these …
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Mathematics

Is your child passionate about numbers, patterns and algorithms? Or maybe you would like them to understand the use of mathematics in everyday life. Mathematics clubs are here to transport your child …
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Communication & Language and Literacy

Would you like your child to practise communication, to build on his/her literacy skills or to expand vocabulary and language? Or maybe your child is a natural communicator and thrives in speaking, li…
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Personal Development

As a prime area of development, the personal, social and emotional development of children in Avenor Nursery is monitored closely by class teachers qualified in early development and education, as well as by the counsellors.

In Avenor Nursery we believe that building and maintaining positive relationships with parents is a priority in supporting each child’s individual learning pathway.

Nursery events

The Avenor Nursery events are an extension of the curricular activities in the classroom, as well as an opportunity to deepen concepts, such as friendship, the importance of living in a safe and healthy environment and caring for the environment.

At the same time, an important focus of the events is the continual strengthening of the Avenor community to co-create together the best future for each of us: children, parents and teachers.

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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.

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Friendship Week

September begins with Friendship Week, an event that promotes the concept of friendship and helps children consolidate friendships from previous years in order to build new relationships at the beginn…
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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.

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Autumn Bazaar

October introduces the Autumn Bazaar to celebrate autumnal crops. Parents are invited to serve the morning snack on the straw bales with their children and to take part in themed activities together i…
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Anti Bullying Awareness Days

Anti-Bullying Days invites the entire community to reflect on the small steps each of us can make in the direction of promoting respect and addressing effectively bullying incidents.

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Book Days

At Avenor College, we value books and celebrate them each year. The Book Days event is the perfect opportunity for Avenor children to discuss their favourite books and characters, create projects arou…
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Romania’s National Day

Every year, Romania’s National Day reminds children about what it means to live in Romania through wearing national costumes or elements of traditional Romanian outfits throughout the day, creating …
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Winter Show

At the end of the calendar year, the children offer parents an artistic gift in a festive set-up. The Winter Show brings heart-warming moments to the stage and is packed full with lots of laughter and…
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Christmas Carollers Gathering

The Christmas Carollers’ Gathering brings the children, parents and teachers together to listen to carols accompanied by a guitar within a family atmosphere, bells chime and the sound of children’…
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Work in Progress

Work in Progress is all about art, colour and vision. Each year, the Work in Progress Exhibition also includes Year 1’s artwork which is exhibited annually for one week in an art gallery. At the sam…
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Career Week

Career Week represents an important occasion for the children to learn more about different jobs. During the event, parents have one more opportunity to actively involve by receiving the nursery child…
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Earth Day

Earth Day dictates a dress code in the nursery: we all wear green to express our concern for nature in a symbolic setting. Children are also involved in various activities aimed to express their care …
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Piano Recital

The Piano Recital focuses on all of the children who are enrolled in the piano club. After half-term, the little pianists have the opportunity to perform in front of their parents, teachers and classm…
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Egg Hunt

Just before the Spring Holiday, the children go on a special mission to find as many Easter eggs as possible which have been hidden by the Easter Bunny in the nursery’s playground.

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Healthy & Safety Week

The importance of living in a safe and healthy environment is learned from an early age. Health & Safety Week aims to provide children not only an informational framework by sustaining interactive…
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Trinkets for Mothers

Spring arrives along with Trinkets for Mothers. Following the ‘Mărțișor’ tradition, the children together with their mothers work in partnership to create the most beautiful of trinkets.

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Fun Week

Fun Week is eagerly awaited and things begin to take on a whole new vibe: from arranging hair in the craziest ways, wearing pyjamas during the day and enjoying a pyjama party, posing for photographs w…
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Children’s Day

Children’s Day represents a great opportunity to celebrate childhood by organising a party on the nursery’s playground.

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Cultural Celebration Day

Cultural Celebration Day is the biggest event of our Avenor Community and represents the perfect occasion for children, parents and teachers to celebrate multiculturalism together. The parents are the…
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Summer Show

At the end of each year the children take part in music, dance and theatrical shows. The parents are invited to enjoy their children’s performances and to celebrate their artistic talent together.

Nursery team

Ana – Maria Radu

Nursery Teacher

Ana Cristina Creciun

Nursery Teacher

Ana Olivia Lăzărescu

Nursery Teacher

Bianca Elena Bucă

Nursery Teacher

Cezara Manea-Lungu

Nursery Teacher

Corina Ciucă – Hoțescu

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Corina Oprea

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Cosmina-Paula Perianu

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Daniela Stăvaru

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Dora Crețu

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Mentor
Nursery Summer School Coordinator

Elena Baciu

Nursery Teacher
EYFS & KS1 Curriculum Monitor

Estera Vlaicu

Learning Assistant

Florentina Răduță

Nursery Teacher

Iuliana Condrea

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KS1 Curriculum Monitor
Mentor

Laura Andrei

Dance and Physical Education Teacher

Maria – Diana Petre

Nursery Teacher

Miriam Howard

Nursery Literacy Teacher

Nasreen Hammad

Nursery Teacher

Oana Cârlan

Nursery Counsellor

Oana Ștefan

Nursery Teacher
TLR – Curriculum Transition Developer

Oana-Silvana Sofian

Systems and Communication Lead
Clubs Coordinator
Piano Teacher

Roxana Ciobanu

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In a world where exploration and innovation are fundamental, Avenor offers passionate mathematics students various development opportunities. Through competitions and mathematical challenges, students…

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Clara’s ART

Clara’s ART Clara, a grade 12 Alfa student at Avenor, directed her first play which premiered on February 10th, on the stage of Țăndărică Theater.  The production received appreciation, c…

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Avenor hosts Romania’s first-ever Regional Round of the Oxford Schools’ Debate Competition

On February 10th, Avenor hosted the inaugural regional round of the prestigious Oxford Schools’ Debate Competition in Romania, bringing together 56 students from 8 schools. This stage required parti…

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About Avenor – with Doru Căstăian

On February 8th, we had the pleasure of hosting Doru Căstăian, a philosophy professor, on our campus. He addressed the community on the topic “How to Live a Good Life” – the second conference in the…

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Discover Avenor – Open Day for families interested in education at international standards

On February 14th, at 8:40 a.m., Avenor is organising the Open Day event for families who want to learn more about the educational journey we offer to students, from ages 2 to 18. Discover Avenor is an…

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About Philosophy Today – with Doru Căstăian

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Whoops, adolescence! – Workshop on how to navigate through adolescence

The adolescence poses numerous challenges, both for children and the adults around them – parents and teachers alike. The well-being of our students and the entire community takes precedence, and we c…

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STEAM – A Learning Experience

At the conclusion of the initial module of the STEAM project, tailored and introduced specifically for the fifth grade, Smaranda Nicolau reflects on the students’ progress through the first module o…

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The Avenor Christmas Charity Fair carries on

Maria, a 12th-grade student and coordinator of the Avenor Christmas Charity Fair, tells us what this tradition means to her.  Each year, as students bravely assume the responsibility of overseeing…

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Frequently asked questions

Avenor Nursery has been accredited since June 2011 by the Romanian Ministry of Education.

In 2018 Avenor Nursery also became successfully accredited as a British School Overseas (BSO), following a rigorous inspection. The report can be found on our site.

Avenor students can transfer or continue their studies in our school or any other school (public or private) that operates legally in the Romanian educational system.

For Nursery, the main language for teaching is English (both Romanian and native teachers).

Avenor Nursery runs according to the Early Years Foundation Stage sets of teaching and learning standards and Statutory Framework for Y1 and the language that we use is English. Our core group of teachers are very good English speakers, and children also receive lessons with a native English teacher. The educational philosophy is based on the unique child approach.

Children learn through “structured play”, which means that most of the activities in Nursery and Reception are perceived by children as playing, however this is not just a random play, it is one where the activities are selected and organised so that children achieve the educational objectives in a pleasant and effortless way.

In Casin location we accept children as young as 2 years old at September 1st or by the final of December, same year as you register to nursery.

Potty training is not a requirement; we actually assist children and advise parents through this process.

In Greenfield location we will register children as young as 3 years old.

  • Online Registration form, Enrolment Request form, GDPR form;
  • Schooling contract;
  • Copies of the parents’ identification documents;
  • Copy of the child’s birth certificate;
  • Medical file (Avenor Medical Record, medical certificate from the paediatrician (aviz epidemiologic), medical certificate for joining colectivity (adeverință de intrare în colectivitate) and a vaccination record.
  • For a better nursery school to home coordination, we kindly ask that every child bring a school bag containing at least:

    • The morning snack;
    • A bottle of water;
    • One complete change of clothes which has to be checked every day;
    • Nappies, wet wipes (if necessary);
    • Sun lotion and hats for the summer;
    • Gloves and ski equipment during wintertime;
    • Equipment for rainy days (raincoat and wellies).

      We advise all the parents to label children’s personal belongings.

      There is no need for a towel, since we only use disposable paper towels in order to ensure we have the best hygiene practices.

      At the entrance in the nursery school, the child will need to change into slippers with the child’s name written on them. Every Monday, the children registered for the afternoon program need to bring pyjamas. On Fridays, they will be sent home to be washed.

From time to time, “accidents” may happen. Children tend to become very involved in what they do and forget to go to the toilet until the last moment. We don’t make a big deal of it, but we reassure them that incidents like this can occur and we explain how they need to deal with them: “In the future, maybe we should go earlier to the toilet in order to avoid this from happening again”. Please ensure that each child has in his school bag one complete change of clothes.

We have a well thought-out induction procedure, aimed at helping children adjust to school at their own pace. Before the beginning of a new school year, the parents of the children who are joining our community for the first time are invited to an individual meeting with the class teachers in order to discuss the appropriate steps for the adjustment period.

It is a gradual process that involves increasing the time the child spends in school from one day to the next. If a child cannot be convinced to keep quiet or calm down, we will call you right away on the emergency telephone number you’ll be asked to give us before you leave.

At the beginning of every year, during the first parent teacher meeting, the class teachers will explain the steps of the learning process according to each age group. Your child’s main educator will also send information about the general module theme (which is followed for 4 weeks) as well as the educational objectives.

At the end of the day, one of the class teachers will offer feedback about the child’s day and can also make recommendations.

Every week the class teachers have an allocated time for Parent – Teacher Consultations and parents can make an appointment to discuss any concerns they may have with regards to their child’s education.

In the registration form, besides other contact numbers, an emergency telephone number will be required. If a child gets sick the parent will be contacted on the emergency number to come and take the child from the nursery school.

We are a nursery that believes that any sensorial experiences have an essential role in the development process of every child. Daily, we use various types of glue, colours, materials and substances as well as the children having access to all different types of equipment with varying consistencies to allow for an educational and enjoyable learning environment. Children are encouraged to wear aprons during the activities, but this doesn’t mean that they will not stain their clothes. That’s why we advise to dress children in plain, practical clothes, so that they can fully enjoy all this range of activities.

During the initial period of adjustment, a child can bring a “comfort toy”, which can help during this time. Generally, we discourage children from bringing toys, jewellery or any other objects into the nursery school, because these can be lost or damaged.

Food restrictions, or any allergies, will be written in the medical file completed by the paediatrician and forwarded to the medical staff. The weekly menu can be found on the Avenor website and is updated every Friday in order to be checked by the parents and inform us about the possible changes. Sometimes we might call the parents and ask for their advice regarding some foods that the child might be allowed to eat or not.

The transition out of diapers depends on a certain degree of independence that children reach in their own time. The nursery school accepts this as a normal part of the child’s personal, social and emotional development. At the same time, we encourage a consistent communication with the home environment, essential to help the child go through this whole process.

Children starting nursery school for the first time normally need a gradual adjustment period. The adjustment process depends both on the child’s and the parents’ attitude. On a case by case basis, after talking to you and observing the child, our teachers can recommend whether the child should start on a short program and increase it gradually, or whether they can begin with a normal schedule.

Our teachers constantly observe how children learn and keep track of these observations. According to these observations which includes the child’s attendance, the teacher will be able to monitor his progress.When giving feedback to children, teachers take great care of the manner they express themselves, avoiding firm negative criticism, in order to not affect the child’s confidence and creativity. However, teachers will give feedback to children focused on next steps to be improved.

At Avenor we encourage behavior for learning (any type of behavior that promotes learning, such as: asking lots of questions, exploring all of the areas of experience, getting involved in activities, investigating, keeping on trying, making mistakes, offering feedback, asking for help)

Some of the tools that we use to encourage behavior for learning and manage behaviour in Avenor Nursery are:

– Positive Verbal Feedback in order to help the child develop adequate behaviours.

– Class Rules.

– Star of the Week.

– Show and Tell.

– Classroom encouragement systems (with age – appropriate steps options, such as, outstanding, excellent effort, good day, ready to learn, make better choices).

Another method we use to empower children to think about the consequences of their actions is an invitation to discuss. The child has to stop from any activity and discuss face-to-face either with the teacher or with the counsellor about “the incident” – not in a certain place, not with a certain person, so that the child does not associate the person or the place with the idea of “punishment”.