Primary School
Education at Avenor College is founded on a skill-based curriculum, where teaching and assessment by means of project based learning (PBL) create real opportunities of progress.
Primary classes are divided into Lower Primary (Grades Pregătitoare – 2) and Upper Primary (Grades 3 and 4), with teachers specialised in children’s learning needs.
Primary School
by the numbers
280
STUDENTS
40
TEACHERS
50
CLUBS
5
HOURS OF PBL/WEEK
Curriculum
In primary classes, the requirements of the Romanian National Curriculum – standards, reference objectives and competences -, as well as learning contents and evaluation forms are followed. 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.
Drama, Science, Ant and PSHE (personal, social and health education) classes are examples of the special attention given to the value of individual potential, beyond that of age.
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…
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 topics. 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.
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Trips
All trips in Primary are related to the PBL Themes throughout the year, being an excellent opportunity to deepen learning, in real life context. Also, every trip organised together with colleagues from other grades have clear objectives related to learning and developing Avenor Learner Profile. Lear…
All trips in Primary are related to the PBL Themes throughout the year, being an excellent opportunity to deepen learning, in real life context. Also, every trip organised together with colleagues from other grades have clear objectives related to learning and developing Avenor Learner Profile. Learning Expeditions reunite the trips organised at the end of each school year, very much awaited by students from all grades.
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Co-curricular activities
We provide opportunities for our students to practise and develop all 7 intelligences (including musical, kinetic, spatial, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence) so that learning and self-discovery are complete. We have a wide range of co-curricular activities that help build and develop stu…
We provide opportunities for our students to practise and develop all 7 intelligences (including musical, kinetic, spatial, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence) so that learning and self-discovery are complete.
We have a wide range of co-curricular activities that help build and develop study skills, while allowing students to explore their interests and develop their talents.
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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.
In Pregătitoare and grade 1, there are initiation and experimentation clubs, created to meet the age-specific needs of the children. Through direct experimentation, students will have the opportunity to make contact with the specificity of the clubs, with the skills demanded by such clubs, with the resources they need in order to access these clubs successfully.
After two years of experimentation and initiation, students in grades 3 and 4 can and must make decisions with regards to the cultivation of their talents and passions at a level that reaches performance.
We can thus move to the next level, an intensive level when performance is also viewed in relation to the other class and contestants.
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…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-identify and self-evaluate when the child comes into contact with colleagues, teachers and even people outside the community. It encourages them to respect values and those around them, to develop a sense of belonging to the community and motivation for learning.
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…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 consolidate their self-care abilities, so including in the co-curricular selection some movement clubs is just what your child needs!
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…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.
PSHE classes
Every week, Avenor College students have a personal development class in which, through discussions and thematic projects, they learn to understand each other and to understand those around them.
Assembly
These meetings attended by children from different grades, grouped by age, point out the key aspects of school life, through experiential learning activities. These meetings are organised on different topics and they are an excellent peer-to-peer learning opportunity. Also, in Assembly, special dist…
These meetings attended by children from different grades, grouped by age, point out the key aspects of school life, through experiential learning activities. These meetings are organised on different topics and they are an excellent peer-to-peer learning opportunity. Also, in Assembly, special distinctions are offered to students or remarkable merits are recognised.
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Avenor College Assessment System.
This system is one that encourages personal development. Regardless of the activities in which they participate (curricular or co-curricular), children are always evaluated taking into account both the “Attainment” (results) and the effort and progress for each subject.
“House points” system
Children from the entire school are divided into four houses and accumulate points for joint activities and projects, school events or volunteer activities. Belonging to houses helps them to develop relationships with older or younger students and to join forces in common goals.
Student council
It is the way in which students can express their point of view (through representatives elected by vote in each class) on how they think school activities should be conducted, but also an opportunity to develop their leadership skills.
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.
Primary 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.Primary 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.Primary 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…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 team, answer questions and help them integrate more easily into the student-parent-teacher community at Avenor College.
Primary 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…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 had excellent academic results and have been role models, attitudes and involvement for their peers and for our entire community.
Primary 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 – …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 – take part in the races organized by age categories, assisted by an enthusiastic team of volunteers – students of Avenor College. Romsilva is a partner of this event.
Primary 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…Primary 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.Primary 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…Primary 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.Primary 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…Primary 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…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 students to join them. And at the end of the day, we all gather – students, teachers, parents – on the sports field and sing together.
Primary 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 …Primary 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…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, investigate hypotheses, make predictions, measurements and calculations and reach conclusions that they present to colleagues and teachers. For the middle school students, a project competition is organized, judged by specialists.
Primary 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…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 Exhibition Boulevard. The exhibition project is organized by Avenor College and has a different theme each year.
Primary School
Interschool Swimming Challenge
The annual swimming competition organized by Avenor College brings together competitors aged between 6 and 18 from several schools in Bucharest. It is an event in which participants show fair play, wh…Primary school team
Alexandra Pădurariu
Learning AssistantAlexandra Vasile
Form Tutor 2 DeltaAna Popescu
Form Tutor 4 DeltaAnca Costea
Teacher of EnglishAndreea Dumitrescu
Form Tutor 3 DeltaAndreea Popa
Form Tutor 3 AlfaAndreea-Ancuța Floreanu
Form Tutor Pregătitoare DeltaAndrei Rusu
Teacher of ESLAntonia-Cristina Gojgorea
Learning AssistantCorina Iacob
Fom Tutor 1 DeltaDaniela Radu
Form Tutor 4 OmegaDaniela Stăvaru
Form Tutor Pregătitoare OmegaFlavia Sentea
Learning AssistantFlorina-Mădălina Poenaru
School CounsellorIoana Gafencu
Teacher of MusicIrina Anghel
Teacher of ArtsIuliana Condrea
Form Tutor – Pregătitoare AlfaJulie Neish
Teacher of DramaMiruna-Roxana Iacob
Learning AssistantMonica Voicu
Teacher of EnglishNikki Ireland
PBL Curriculum Leader & PBL TeacherPetre Stăncele
Learning AssistantRaluca Roșu
Form Tutor 4 AlfaSteliana Curelea
Teacher of Sports & PEValentina Pache-Nistor
Form Tutor 1 AlfaYasmina Iqbal
Form Tutor 1 OmegaAvenor Blog
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