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A Special Report
from Tileagd Nursery
on the UK Visit - February 2008
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On February 11th, 2008, Mrs.
Hazel Jaques, head teacher and host for the week, welcomed and
introduced Delia and Lidia to all the staff and children of Ashbourne
Hilltop School during the morning assembly. |
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 “It
was a pleasant and positive experience to spend time in the nursery
every morning - and then to spend the afternoons in the reception
class and main school. We soon realised that the curriculum is very
similar to the Romanian one for the nursery, but it’s quite different
once you get in school. In nursery and kindergarten we have the same
areas of learning: Communication, Language and Literacy; Mathematics;
Knowledge and Understanding of the World; Personal and Social
Development; Physical Development; Creative Development.
We were also part of a staff
meeting, which we found similar to the ones we have in our nursery and
school in Tileagd. It was good to see that no matter if you are a
Romanian or English nursery, the main purposes are the same: to
develop a learning environment where everyone feels valued and
respected, to maintain high standards of achievement, to build on the
success of the past and prepare for developments of the future.
I would like to thank very
much everyone that made it possible us to be part of this educational
exchange for a week! This opportunity came from last year’s
Educational Challenge and we have learned so much from our time at
Hill Top. It is good to develop professional partnerships like this.”
Delia Bideran: Director of
Tileagd Nursery, Romania
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 “I
have always wanted to see how the educational system works in another
country - and I would like to thank those who gave us this
opportunity. I have to say that it has been a very enjoyable and
beneficial educational exchange, where I could see and learn so many
new things. In some ways the Romanian system is similar to the English
educational system, (e.g. the same curricular areas and management of
the class); but there are also some differences, like the methods and
ways used in the teaching-learning process, (e.g. working in groups),
achieving some skills and concepts earlier than our children do, such
as: reading, writing and counting).
The staff and children were
all friendly, open and cooperative, answering our questions and
offering us so much information. I learned a great deal from my visit
and have many new ideas to introduce for my children.”
Lidia Chis : Teacher at
Tileagd Nursery, Romania
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