I love children and biology. Being passionate about science and experiments, I graduated from the Faculty of Biology at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, where I acquired the professional skills to become a biologist. I wanted to continue in the field of neurobiology as a researcher, following a Master’s Degree in Neurobiology at the University of Bucharest.

For 9 years I have been a socio-cultural animator within ”Asociația Grupurilor Locale de Tineret”, where I carry out activities, camps, exchanges of experience, socio-educational training courses with and for children and young people, both in rural and urban areas. I love children and facilitating trainings where I always create new learning methods. I believe in non-formal education and support alternative learning initiatives through play, therapy or creative workshops. My volunteer career has brought me the opportunity to work with young people from all over the world, participating and organising national and international projects.

Gaining experience in working with children, I wanted to work in education, where I felt I can bring my contribution in a free and creative way.

In the first year of my Master’s Degree I realised that I want to get much more involved in education and less in research, so I chose to be a facilitator at the first agile school in Romania, Rubik School. This school was the place where I got in touch with alternative education, acquiring skills about agile learning and free learning. The group of children was wonderful, and the new learning perspectives delighted me, motivating me to become better.

In 2020 I joined the Avenor College team with a lot of enthusiasm, emotion and confidence, being one of the youngest teachers. I am glad to have to opportunity to be Form tutor and I hope to become a good friend of my students, helping them to navigate as easily as possible through the Middle school.

The proposal to be the educational coordinator of the Avenor Summer School programme for Middle School has been both a challenge and an extraordinary opportunity for me to blend my teaching experience with that beyond the school walls. 

With a dedicated team of teachers by my side, I am confident that the programme we are proposing for the Summer School has all the qualities to ensure that middle school students say “Present!”.