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PlusKids activities

Workshops, team games, trips and themed projects — the activities we photographed and wrote about.

We picked 311 activities for you, from 2021 to today

July 20266 activities

24 Jul· 67 photos

Art Week: Picasso, Matisse and Van Gogh, explained to children

Five days about Picasso, Van Gogh and Matisse, about colour theory and what happens when you mix yellow with blue — art learned with your hands, not just your eyes.

The PlusKids Edu app home screen: "Learning through play!" and the list of maths games

23 Jul· 1 photo

PlusKids Edu is now on Google Play: 16 free educational games

The PlusKids Edu app has arrived on Google Play: 16 educational games in Romanian, entirely free and ad-free, for children aged 6 to 18.

19 Jul· 80 photos

Week 4: a journey through time, from the Stone Age to the dinosaurs

We set off from the Stone Age, passed through the world of the dinosaurs and arrived in the future, among robots and inventions — a whole week of time travel.

11 Jul· 35 photos

Week 3: little doctors discover what a physician does

"Dream jobs" week began with white coats and stethoscopes: what a doctor does, the instruments they use and why our health is worth looking after.

5 Jul· 34 photos

Little scientists: first day inside the human body

Cells, DNA and questions you cannot answer from memory: the first day of "Little scientists" week began by exploring the human body.

2 Jul· 23 photos

"The Giant Turnip": a day of stories and hands-on activities

We read "The Giant Turnip", talked about cooperation and patience, then got to work: a vegetable salad made by the children, with radishes in the leading role.

30 Jun· 1 photo

The story behind PlusKids: the days that start at 6 a.m.

Thousands of materials prepared, activities thought through with care and alarms that ring at 6 a.m. About the work behind every day spent with the children.

24 Jun· 33 photos

The World of Stories: Little Red Riding Hood, retold by the children

We discovered Little Red Riding Hood step by step, picked out the main ideas, then turned the story into theatre — plus the English lesson with Olga to close the day.

22 Jun· 32 photos

Summer School opened with Alice in Wonderland

The first day of "The World of Stories" took us into Alice's universe: characters, events and integrated learning — reading, retelling, drawing, counting and teamwork.

18 Jun· 13 photos

How to choose a genuine Cambridge English preparation centre

More and more courses use the Cambridge name. Five things every parent should check before enrolling a child: the centre's status, the exam, the certificate, the teacher and the venue.

12 Jun· 4 photos

More than 45 pupils sat the Cambridge exam

A day of good nerves at PlusKids: more than 45 pupils sat the Cambridge English exam at our own premises in Măgurele, in a calm and familiar atmosphere.

31 May· 1 photo

On 1 June we offered 10% off the 2026 Summer School

On Children's Day, every booking for the PlusKids Summer School 2026 came with 10% off — one day, one gift, ten themed weeks ahead.

30 May· 54 photos

A week of adventures, discoveries and revision

A maths treasure map, poppies in language work, fractions and multiplication, tortoises and ice-cream cones — a week in which revision looked like an adventure.

27 May· 8 photos

The adventure continues: enrolment for Summer School 2026

Ten themed weeks, English lessons included and the freedom to pick exactly the weeks that suit you — enrolment for the PlusKids Summer School 2026 opened.

25 May· 15 photos

An integrated lesson in the preparatory class, inspired by the poppy

A single flower, three subjects: maths, language and environmental studies, tied together in one lesson designed for the preparatory class.

15 May· 76 photos

Strawberries, syllables and shapes in a week of integrated activities

Syllables with strawberries, numbers compared with Pac-Man, telling the time, money at the supermarket and the number family on Family Day — a week of integrated activities.

4 May· 25 photos

A maths adventure on Planet Cifron, in the preparatory class

A mission on an imaginary planet, with odd and even number monsters to put in their places — preparatory-class maths, taught step by step.

26 Apr· 26 photos

"Pippi Longstocking": reading and characters full of energy

We read "Pippi Longstocking", described the character's physical and moral traits, coloured her stockings and, at the end, "held a horse in the air".

19 Apr· 37 photos

Reading workshop: the world of "Alice in Wonderland"

A story map, the main ideas, a little house painted after the Mad Hatter's tea party and an exercise in telling the time — the Alice reading workshop.

3 Apr· 42 photos

Easter workshop: colour, joy and emotion

Creative activities, an egg hunt and a conversation pitched at the children's level about what Easter means — love, kindness, light and the joy of being together.

31 Mar· 1 photo

Free educational games for curious children

The PlusKids educational games are free and play straight in the browser: maths, Romanian, geography and logic, in a format that looks nothing like homework.

23 Mar· 5 photos

After School enrolment for the preparatory class is open

Small groups, a dedicated teacher, collection from school and homework done with guidance: what the first year of school looks like at PlusKids After School.

8 Mar· 19 photos

8 March: about the women who changed the world

We discovered important women from Romanian history together and talked about mothers — about the patience, gentleness and strength with which they accompany a child.

4 Mar· 1 photo

Mother's Day workshop: a flowerpot painted with their own hands

A small flowerpot painted by the children as a gift for their mothers, and a conversation about remarkable women in history and what it means to be a mother.

$Revision before fractions and geometry — photo 1$

3 Mar· 5 photos

Revision before fractions and geometry

After three school modules, a short and efficient revision — plus theory and exercises designed so that parents can help at home without difficulty.

17 Feb· 27 photos

International Reading Day, celebrated with stories

We read, retold, drew and built sentences with the PlusKids app — and because the sun was on our side, we carried the fun on into the park.

14 Feb· 25 photos

The magic flowers workshop: an experiment with coloured water

White flowers placed in coloured water and three days of watching: how a flower "drinks" through its stem and how the colour slowly climbs to the petals.

The edu.pluskids.ro home screen showing the four maths games: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

23 Jan· 1 photo

Four free educational games that make maths fun

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — four free games, with three difficulty levels and a leaderboard, that turn practice into competition.

19 Jan· 1 photo

Science Club: a journey into the world of cells

What a cell is, how animal and plant cells differ and what each part does — modelled by hand and examined under the microscope.

5 Jan· 1 photo

Extra maths tutoring for grades I–IV

A primary-school maths programme built on understanding rather than memorising: logical thinking, doing homework independently, and confidence.

Two girls at a maths game in the PlusKids room, in front of the board with subtraction exercises

1 Jan· 1 photo

PlusKids 2025 in review

A year of curious children, creative activities, play and learning — and of a community that grew month by month.

1 Dec· 37 photos

1 December: National Day, celebrated with the children

We talk to the children about courage, unity and love of country — and show them that Romania is not only its history but also its people.

The Advent Learning Calendar with its 24 illustrated doors and the message "Building skills through play"

29 Nov· 1 photo

A Learning Advent Calendar for December

Every day in December, a worksheet building one specific skill and a small themed craft — learning woven into the magic of the holidays.

27 Nov· 53 photos

At PlusKids children really work and really learn

Every exercise, every page written, every step forward builds a more confident child. Success is not chance — it is built through work.

16 Nov· 20 photos

"Horia Hulubei" High School Day, marked with a physics lesson

Who Horia Hulubei was, why he matters to Măgurele and how light breaks into colours — a lesson that ended with the prism experiment.

12 Nov· 45 photos

After school means more than homework

The team teaches, explains and works one-to-one, and the materials are prepared to fit each child. What counts is real progress, not time spent at the table.

6 Nov· 80 photos

Halloween at PlusKids: costumes, a parade and plenty of fun

Spectacular costumes, a colourful parade, games, themed crafts and sweets — an evening the children left with a week's worth of energy.

1 Oct· 28 photos

Pumpkin Day: learning with a smile

An orange vegetable turned into a pretext for learning: counting, measuring, observing and working as a team, on a colourful autumn day.

25 Sept· 37 photos

Numbers from 0 to 1000 and other core skills

Building numbers up to 1000, punctuation marks, comparing and rounding — a week devoted to consolidating core skills.

22 Sept· 21 photos

The autumn equinox, explained to children

The day when day and night are equal, and a six-month day begins at the South Pole — plus the seasons explained, starting from the tilt of the Earth's axis.

16 Sept· 62 photos

A new beginning: after school as the children's second school

From homework to educational games, from experiments to creative workshops — what the first days of a new year look like at PlusKids.

8 Sept· 35 photos

The first day back, with excitement and big plans

The joy of seeing each other again, the excitement of a beginning, and a team welcoming the children with energy and plans for the year ahead.

16 Aug· 62 photos

At grandma's: childhood as it once was

We built the "household's plenty" from grain, just as it was done at our grandparents' homes, and played the games of childhood past — a day about the joy of simple things.

12 Aug· 80 photos

LEGO, coding and new friendships at Summer School

Worlds built from LEGO, ideas brought to life through coding, adventures in Minecraft and Super Mario — plus English slipped in among the games.

7 Aug· 30 photos

Monopoly, to close a week of financial education

We closed the week about money with a classic: the children negotiated, invested and learned what a sensible decision looks like — alongside the AIESEC volunteers.

1 Aug· 80 photos

Week 6: financial education for children

Needs and wants, saving and budgeting — with piggy banks the children built, banknotes they invented and a little town where they were sellers and buyers.

25 Jul· 24 photos

Italy: taste, colour and... a Vespa

The Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Vespa, followed by a serving of real gelato — the second stop of "Around the world" week.

24 Jul· 24 photos

Around the world: first stop, France

The Eiffel Tower, famous painters, fresh baguettes and colourful macarons — the day the children reached the heart of Paris in their imagination.

17 Jul· 69 photos

A journey inside the human body

Organs, muscles, bones and senses, an educational book made by the children, "Human body maths" and a STEAM tasting: sweet, sour, bitter and salty.

15 Jul· 80 photos

STEAM week: states of matter, deliciously explained

Solid, liquid and gas learned by melting chocolate, then simple circuits, lit bulbs and first steps into the world of electricity.

13 Jul· 22 photos

Art Week: the geometric shapes of Piet Mondrian

Lines, squares and primary colours with Mondrian, scissor collages after Matisse, and at the end the link between the art you see and the art you hear.

8 Jul· 28 photos

Art Week: the week colours come alive

Van Gogh, with his dancing stars, and Picasso, who showed us the world can be seen from a thousand angles — the first two days of Art Week.

3 Jul· 37 photos

Isaac Newton and the apple that changed science

What gravity is, why the planets do not fly off through space and how Newton turned white light into a rainbow.

2 Jul· 32 photos

The phases of the Moon and astronaut self-portraits

From New Moon to Full Moon and back, then paintings in which each child placed their own face on the surface of the Moon.

30 Jun· 35 photos

Space week begins: rockets, planets and the ISS

What there is in space, how rockets work, what the International Space Station is and which planets make up our solar system.

27 Jun· 40 photos

Dry ice and the riddle of the seven bottles

Dry ice experiments, number practice and a logic riddle inspired by Harry Potter, which the children solved together.

25 Jun· 33 photos

A Harry Potter escape room at Summer School

A coloured castle, wands the children made themselves and the spell spoken with confidence that unlocked the escape room.

24 Jun· 70 photos

The first week of summer: an Escape Room in search of the key to education

PlusKids Summer School 2025 opened with a week of mystery: enchanted clocks, craft workshops and hidden clues, with the children hunting together for the key to education.

19 Jun· 14 photos

The first Cambridge exams taken at PlusKids itself

PlusKids has become the first Cambridge test centre in Măgurele, and the children sat their Starters, Movers, KET and PET exams in the very room where they had studied all year.

1 Jun· 1 photo

1 June at PlusKids: happy Children's Day to our wonderful children

On Children's Day we wished a happy day to the children who come through our door every morning, and said out loud what guides our work: education with joy and care for each one.

23 May· 18 photos

News day: young reporters and the history of television

The children found out what the first black-and-white broadcasts looked like, then each chose a news item and presented it to the group — an exercise in diction, courage and critical thinking.

20 May· 20 photos

Bee Day: honey, honeycomb and a lesson in pollination

We tasted real honey and natural honeycomb and talked about pollination and the balance bees keep in nature — a lesson in ecology that stays with you.

8 May· 25 photos

Bonjour, France! A day with the Eiffel Tower and French art

The Eiffel Tower, the colours of the flag, French food and French art, discovered through games, stories and creative activities on the third day of European Week.

7 May· 23 photos

Ciao, Italy! The Colosseum, the tower of Pisa and pizza

The second day of European Week took us to Italy: the Colosseum, the tower of Pisa and pizza, discovered through games, creative activities and plenty of good cheer.

6 May· 31 photos

European Week begins: an imaginary journey across Europe

A new adventure at PlusKids: the children discover the European Union, its countries, traditions and symbols through games and creative activities, one stop a day.

3 May· 33 photos

Minecraft week: logic, strategy and a picnic to finish

We turned the Minecraft universe into a learning setting: consolidating knowledge, logic and strategy problems, games invented by the children and a picnic on Friday.

13 Apr· 37 photos

Green Week: about water, pollution and the power of recycling

The children found out how much harm a single wrongly discarded wrapper can do, sorted recyclable materials and discovered through experience why water is worth protecting.

5 Apr· 27 photos

The universe through a child's eyes: an integrated project about space

We discovered the Solar System, built rockets, solved maths challenges and invented intergalactic stories, in a project linking science with language and art.

3 Apr· 15 photos

A day in Wonderland: Alice, the White Rabbit and telling the time

We explored the world of Alice in Wonderland, played, stayed curious and learned to tell the time — with a character who is always late as a very good reason.

29 Mar· 10 photos

One worksheet, four skills: reading, writing, attention and vocabulary

Reading a short text, copying the words out, hunting for them in a letter grid and picking up new words about fantasy and adventure — one activity working on several levels.

26 Mar· 14 photos

Special mission: the children discovered the world of the police

Armed with investigation sheets, our young detectives solved mysterious cases and found out what equipment a police officer uses, their role in society and why rules matter.

24 Mar· 17 photos

The spring equinox: why day equals night

An interactive lesson about the seasons: the tilt of the Earth's axis, the difference between equinoxes and solstices, and why astronomical seasons do not match meteorological ones.

19 Mar· 29 photos

First steps in geometry: shapes, lines and a new way of looking at the world

Our young geometry explorers took their first steps into the world of shapes and lines and learned to look at the things around them with a mathematician's eye.

16 Mar· 80 photos

Discovering spring: plants, insects and seeds put in the ground

A week about nature: how plants grow, what the insects around us are up to, and what it means to look after the seeds you have just planted, day after day.

7 Mar· 55 photos

Super Mario week: challenges, interactive worksheets and plenty of imagination

The children ventured into the world of Super Mario, where every day brought interactive worksheets, creative activities and challenges to solve before the next level.

1 Mar· 8 photos

Fractions learned with pictures: the circle divided into equal parts

The children grasped fractions quickly by matching pictures to numbers: a circle divided into equal parts shows at a glance what a quarter or a half really means.

20 Feb· 73 photos

Winter holidays at PlusKids: lessons, snowball fights and laughter

During the holidays learning does not stop — it simply changes pace: interactive methods in the morning, snow and play in the yard as soon as the activity is over.

17 Feb· 1 photo

The PLUS for Education Foundation has been set up

As a natural evolution of the PlusKids project, we have set up the PLUS for Education Foundation, through which we aim to support access to quality education.

5 Feb· 17 photos

International Read Together Day, spent in the open air

The cold weather did not stop us reading outdoors: we discovered stories, found out how a book comes into being and how precious the trees that give us its pages are.

1 Feb· 13 photos

Checking addition and subtraction, understood by every child

Every child present understood how to check addition and subtraction, and the joy of discovering they could manage on their own was the most valuable part of the activity.

19 Jan· 75 photos

Culture Week: Eminescu, the Romanian Athenaeum and Grigorescu's colours

A week about what culture means: a virtual visit to the Romanian Athenaeum, Eminescu's verses recited and understood, painting inspired by Nicolae Grigorescu.

13 Jan· 42 photos

The secrets of the calendar and the Day of the Word "Thank you"

Why we have leap years, how many months a year has and how the calendar works — plus a day devoted to a small word that changes a lot when it is said in time.

9 Jan· 25 photos

The key to a successful year: the first school day after the holidays

We talked about our goals for the year ahead and how to turn them into reality, and every child received a bracelet to remind them daily of their own strength.

31 Dec· 1 photo

At the end of the year: thank you for everything we have done together

We are closing the year with gratitude for everything we have built together and with enthusiasm for the projects we are preparing for the year ahead.

8 Dec· 69 photos

Winter has begun: snowflakes, snowmen and boots left out

We talked about winter and the wonder of snowflakes, made snowmen, and Saint Nicholas did not overlook the boots we had carefully polished and left out.

1 Dec· 42 photos

National Day at PlusKids: what it means to be Romanian

Through games, stories and creative activities, the children discovered what unity, tradition and belonging to a place mean — and why 1 December matters to us all.

30 Nov· 63 photos

Choose the Leader: the children's own first election

Rudolf the Reindeer, the Ice Queen, the Snowman and Bookish the Elf presented their programmes, and the children weighed the promises and voted for the leader who won their trust.

23 Nov· 73 photos

Not just finished homework: why we insist on understanding

We believe every child deserves to genuinely understand what they are learning, not just tick off the homework. So we work on the misunderstandings, not on mechanical repetition.

17 Nov· 80 photos

Catching up and consolidating: support for children who have fallen behind

Sometimes children do not manage to grasp everything taught at school, and that discourages them. At PlusKids we go back over the lesson at their own pace, in a warm setting.

4 Nov· 44 photos

The Halloween party: a costume parade and the witch's house

We painted the witch's house, paraded in costume, ventured through magical mazes and left colourful watercolour fingerprints — an evening to remember at PlusKids.

31 Oct· 62 photos

Autumn holidays: educational activities and Halloween preparations

During the holidays the children enjoyed educational and entertaining activities that help them discover the world through play, with the Halloween party waiting at the end.

16 Oct· 35 photos

Autumn at PlusKids: we made pickles and enjoyed pumpkin pie

The children made pickles with enthusiasm and energy, and autumn was rounded off with a pumpkin pie — a day about harvest, tradition and work done together.

5 Oct· 13 photos

On Education Day, extra tuition with the second-graders

We marked Education Day the way we know best: extra tuition in Romanian and maths, exercises at the board and teamwork, alongside the second-grade children.

5 Oct· 8 photos

Education Day, celebrated by the PlusKids team

After the morning planning meeting, the team celebrated Education Day with an outing in town: taking stock, planning new activities and strengthening team spirit.

4 Oct· 41 photos

Researchers' Night: dry ice, microbes under the microscope and robots

Dry ice experiments, microbes seen under the microscope, painted plaster figurines, programmed robots and logic games — an evening when science was pure fun.

2 Oct· 48 photos

Week three: homework, educational projects and growing confidence

In the third week of after school, the children consolidated what they learn at school, worked on educational projects and took important steps in their development.

26 Sept· 17 photos

Awards for the children who passed the Cambridge exam

On Saturday we gave out awards to the children who passed the Cambridge exam, in the same year we received our official Cambridge preparation centre certificate.

20 Sept· 62 photos

The second week of after school: PlusKids has become their second home

In just two weeks of after school the children have settled in completely, and their cheerfulness says more than any description of the programme could.

12 Sept· 53 photos

The first day of school: a new adventure begins at PlusKids

The first day of school was full of smiles, curiosity and enthusiasm, and we have set ourselves a year in which the children grow confident and happy.

25 Aug· 80 photos

Week 9: maths and music, at the same table

Fractions, comparing and adding natural numbers, then the C major scale played together on boomwhackers — a week in which maths and music explained one another.

19 Aug· 76 photos

Week 8: the elements of art, from snails to Brâncuși

The elements of art, the snail as a source of inspiration, painting techniques, icons painted on glass and a day about Constantin Brâncuși and Van Gogh.

12 Aug· 68 photos

Week 7: choosing to be healthy, from the food pyramid to sleep

The food pyramid and what a calorie is, salads and smoothies made by the children, exercise, dental care and the importance of sleep.

4 Aug· 53 photos

Week 6: road safety, with a practical course in the yard

Road signs, crossing safely, construction zones and personal protection, all put into practice on an interactive course.

28 Jul· 80 photos

Week 5: ecosystems, nature reserves and a soil made of biscuits

The ocean, the savannah, the desert and the forest, then the layers of the soil explained through an edible model of biscuits, pudding and jellies.

21 Jul· 80 photos

A week about emotions and feelings

The children learned to identify and express their emotions through role play, art workshops and guided discussions — a week of emotional intelligence.

13 Jul· 68 photos

Week 3: health education, from hygiene to first aid

The human life cycle, the habits that keep us well, personal hygiene, healthy teeth, a balanced diet and simple, practical lessons in giving first aid.

6 Jul· 67 photos

Week 2: the world of jobs, tried out one by one

Doctors, firefighters, cooks, researchers and teachers — the children discovered how varied jobs can be, with a Cambridge English lesson in every week.

30 Jun· 62 photos

The first summer week: transport, maps and Christopher Columbus

Compass points and orientation, the story of Christopher Columbus, writing from other countries, urban and rural settlements, maps drawn by the children and the traditions of Mexico.

18 Jun· 28 photos

The end-of-year show: a journey around the world

Italy, Egypt, Romania and China in a single afternoon: dances, traditional songs, history and new flavours at the end-of-year show.

9 Jun· 80 photos

How the 2024 Summer School was built: ten themed weeks

Ten themed weeks, outings, interactive workshops, holiday homework done on time and Cambridge English lessons — the shape of summer 2024 at PlusKids.

3 Jun· 10 photos

Little weather forecasters at PlusKids

Changeable weather gave us the perfect excuse to learn about a meteorologist's work and about weather phenomena, with the children presenting the forecast themselves.

30 May· 52 photos

A summer where children have fun and catch up on the syllabus

Themed weeks, lessons that turn learning into something enjoyable, skills built and syllabus caught up — plus English twice a week.

23 May· 18 photos

Coins, personalised cards and the PlusKids fair

The children received personalised cards and collected coins all week, to spend them on Friday at the PlusKids fair — a lesson in saving lived at first hand.

27 Apr· 31 photos

The last day of green week: food waste and an Easter workshop

We talked about how to cut down on food waste, then made a fruit salad together and opened the holidays with a creative Easter workshop.

25 Apr· 25 photos

Green week: flowers and seeds planted by the children

The children explored the world of plants by sowing flowers and seeds, and found out why that gesture matters, for them and for the environment they live in.

22 Apr· 29 photos

Earth Day: a journey into the depths of the planet

We travelled in our imagination into the depths of the Earth and marked Earth Day by learning about recycling and protecting the environment.

19 Apr· 27 photos

Eclipses, a violin and the giant number line

The mystery of solar eclipses, a violin performance, the secrets of colour, the story of clocks and carrying in addition, on a giant number line.

13 Apr· 15 photos

Friday at PlusKids: cocktails, music and the mystery box

We closed the week with refreshing cocktails, surprises from the mystery box and music all afternoon — a day made for memories.

10 Apr· 55 photos

What we offer at PlusKids, in brief

Reading and writing, deeper work on the school syllabus, homework support, work on texts and vocabulary, plus training in problem solving.

5 Apr· 20 photos

Yellow Friday, with lemonade and a Mystery Box

We celebrated "Yellow Friday" with lemonade and surprises from the Mystery Box, on a day when the whole room was tuned to a single colour.

4 Apr· 14 photos

How to read a chart, in the primary classes

We had fun learning to build and read charts — an exercise that develops logical thinking and teaches children to read information, not just numbers.

1 Apr· 18 photos

The layers of the soil and the world beneath our feet

The children explored the underground world and discovered how important the layers of the soil are for plant life and for the whole ecosystem.

22 Mar· 18 photos

World Water Day: curiosities about the Blue Planet

70% of the Earth's surface is water, raindrops are not tear-shaped, and water is the only element found in all three states of matter.

20 Mar· 13 photos

World Oral Health Day, marked at the after school

We discovered how regular brushing and dental floss keep our teeth healthy, and learned about the structure of the mouth and the teeth.

18 Mar· 16 photos

World Recycling Day: how to sort waste

The children learned how to sort waste, what makes sorting go wrong and what impact our daily actions have on the environment we all live in.

15 Mar· 18 photos

Reading and theatre: stories invented by the children

The children invent stories, practise creative writing and act — activities that build imagination, vocabulary and self-confidence.

11 Mar· 24 photos

Maths, made fun and interactive

Absorbing games, open discussion and team projects — the way we work on maths at PlusKids, so that every pupil takes an active part.

9 Mar· 35 photos

"Parents' Saturday": eight free hours and the human body

The parents had a day off while the children explored the fascinating world of the human body through a series of educational activities — the first Parents' Saturday.

1 Mar· 31 photos

Mărțișoare, a fair and a pizza party

The children made mărțișoare and sold them at a colourful fair, then celebrated with a pizza party — a lesson about work and cooperation.

26 Feb· 40 photos

Activities during the holiday week

Science experiments, art projects and interactive activities, prepared specially for the holiday week, when the programme can unfold without hurry.

16 Feb· 16 photos

The reading challenge: every child with their own bookshelf

Each child received their own bookshelf and, after every book, fills in a reading sheet and colours the book in — a challenge with criteria set by year group.

14 Feb· 26 photos

School Valentine's Day, celebrated at PlusKids

We celebrated friendship and the things we like about school, through creative activities in which the children discovered the finest lessons: love and friendship.

6 Feb· 13 photos

Safer Internet Day

We talked with the pupils about cyberbullying, unsuitable content, identity theft, online fraud and interaction with strangers.

5 Feb· 15 photos

Surprise boxes, with educational challenges inside

The little ones stepped into the world of surprise boxes and found not only presents but educational challenges calling for critical thinking and cooperation.

2 Feb· 53 photos

Why we make our own worksheets

Our worksheets are not exercises pulled off the internet but materials designed for our own groups, adapted by level and paired with personalised feedback.

27 Jan· 24 photos

How day and night come about

Together we uncovered the mysteries of the Earth's rotation and found out why it gets dark here while the sun is rising somewhere else.

24 Jan· 21 photos

24 January: the Little Union, explained to the youngest

165 years since the 1859 Union of the Romanian Principalities under Alexandru Ioan Cuza — a day of history told in a way children can follow.

18 Jan· 18 photos

World Snowman Day

A day full of cheer and creativity at PlusKids, when the little ones celebrated World Snowman Day with busy hands and plenty of good spirits.

15 Jan· 27 photos

15 January: National Culture Day and Mihai Eminescu

On the day marking 174 years since Mihai Eminescu's birth, the children celebrated National Culture Day with creative projects and educational activities.

11 Jan· 16 photos

International Thank You Day

The children took their first steps into the world of gratitude and discovered how much it matters to say "thank you" and to appreciate those around them.

8 Jan· 13 photos

Starting the year at the after school, with goals for 2024

The children set themselves goals for the new year and took part in activities designed to help them take the first steps towards them.

24 Dec· 26 photos

Christmas at PlusKids: carols, decorations and secret Santas

A party with carols, sparkling decorations and plenty of activities, where the children made the finest secret Santas, giving presents to one another.

19 Dec· 25 photos

"The Gingerbread Man": a story, cinnamon and orange

We travelled into the world of "The Gingerbread Man", and the children decorated the gingerbread prepared by Cristiana Ghiță.

18 Dec· 12 photos

Modern methods in maths and in Romanian

Interactive techniques and adapted resources, used to build skills in maths and in Romanian — and the children are delighted with them.

15 Dec· 13 photos

At the magic show organised by Măgurele Town Hall

The PlusKids children went to the magic show organised by Măgurele Town Hall, where every trick had them spellbound and left them wondering how it was done.

6 Dec· 11 photos

Saint Nicholas called in at PlusKids

A morning of surprise presents from Saint Nicholas, with smiles, happy excitement and children who waited to open them all together, without a hint of envy.

5 Dec· 17 photos

Decorated boots, waiting for Saint Nicholas

The children did their homework seriously, filled in their worksheets happily and decorated their boots, waiting eagerly for Saint Nicholas to arrive.

1 Dec· 19 photos

1 December, celebrated together with the children

On Romania's National Day we discovered our traditions and values together with the little ones, through activities suited to their age.

25 Nov· 10 photos

Odd and even numbers, put in ascending and descending order

We recognised odd and even numbers, then put them in ascending and descending order — small ideas that everything else in maths later leans on.

23 Nov· 15 photos

PlusKids money: financial education learned by earning it

Children earn PlusKids money by completing tasks, from homework to responsibility at the table, then use it to choose a toy for themselves from the ones on offer.

16 Nov· 16 photos

Comparing numbers: greater, smaller or equal

A week given over to comparing numbers, with games and hands-on activities, because "greater" and "smaller" land differently when there are things to count on the table.

7 Nov· 21 photos

How much sugar hides in the products children eat most often

We analysed the sugar content of products children eat often, and the results surprised them. Then we talked about hydration, movement, stress and a balanced life.

31 Oct· 57 photos

The Halloween party at PlusKids

Games, creative activities, music and dancing, plus sweet prizes for effort and imagination — a Halloween afternoon the children talked about for a long time.

23 Oct· 31 photos

Harvest Festival: a fruit salad from the riches of autumn

At the Harvest Festival the children made a salad from autumn fruit: they combined ingredients, shared out the tasks and talked about the cycles of nature.

19 Oct· 35 photos

Why we reinforce lessons through activity, not dry repetition

Experiments, games and discussion instead of memorising: what reinforcing a lesson looks like when the child is actively involved, and what they really gain from it.

13 Oct· 14 photos

Fresh fruit, the star of our days

The children discovered the secrets of balanced eating, and the fresh fruit snack became one of the most anticipated moments of the after-school day.

5 Oct· 18 photos

On Education Day, thank you to teachers, pupils and parents

Education is not only marks and homework; it is growing together and learning from one another. On Education Day we thanked everyone involved in that journey.

4 Oct· 15 photos

Maths exploration: spatial positions

Above and below, in front and behind, left and right: exercises for developing spatial thinking, with objects the children could move around for themselves.

2 Oct· 44 photos

Researchers' Night: dry ice, robots and painting on clay

Dry ice, vitamin C, painting on clay, programming robots, face painting and colourful balloons — a Saturday when science moved in among the children.

21 Sept· 17 photos

The Day of Peace, explained to children

We marked the Day of Peace by talking about tolerance, communication and empathy — and how every small act of kindness changes the mood of a group of children.

19 Sept· 4 photos

The first generation of PlusKids children with a Cambridge certificate

The first children prepared at PlusKids earned their Cambridge certificate. The courses are taught by a CELTA-certified teacher and every child sits the official exam.

11 Sept· 20 photos

A new school year, like a book with pages still blank

At the start of the school year we wished the children success, discoveries and unforgettable memories — and set off alongside them on this journey of learning.

25 Aug· 67 photos

Week 10: heroes, superheroes and the firefighter's job

The world of firefighters, comic strips drawn by the children, a day of Super Maths and the discovery of symmetry — a week about courage and balance.

19 Aug· 80 photos

Wonderful nature: landforms, animals, plants and Navy Day

We explored the colours and shapes of nature, learned about landforms, animals and plants, then made a pact: to become guardians of the water.

8 Aug· 50 photos

Time travel: from the Stone Age straight into the age of pirates

We shaped clay pots as they did in antiquity, then weighed anchor: pirate captains hunting treasure, with mysterious clues to solve along the way.

4 Aug· 19 photos

World Watermelon Day at Summer School

We marked World Watermelon Day in the middle of summer, with cold slices shared between activities — the most fitting break for a hot August day.

2 Aug· 39 photos

Engaging, interactive education at the PlusKids Summer School

Every activity is built to be interactive, to inspire and challenge the children's imagination, with teachers alongside them in a friendly way all day long.

27 Jul· 61 photos

Little artists discover colours, techniques and Constantin Brâncuși

A week about colours, brushes and painting techniques, with Brâncuși among the artists discovered — and the first days alongside the AIESEC student volunteers.

22 Jul· 80 photos

Week 5: robots, electric circuits and our first instructions

The history of robots, telling the time, the invention of the light bulb, circuits lit by the children, and a game in which they became robots following commands.

16 Jul· 34 photos

What a day at Summer School looked like, from morning to free play

A morning warm-up, a fruit snack, morning activities, English with a Cambridge-certified teacher, lunch, holiday work and free time to play.

13 Jul· 63 photos

Who am I? A week about the heart, the bones and the brain

How the heart works, why bones are so important and how the brain helps us think and learn — plus fascinating images seen through an electron microscope.

7 Jul· 4 photos

The clearest sign that our work matters comes from the children

A message received on a birthday confirmed what we had set out to do: to give children chances to grow, confidence and joy. The rest is built day by day.

5 Jul· 69 photos

Theatre and film week, with puppets, screenings and a circus

A puppet theatre company performed in our own hall, then we talked about all the work that goes into a film and finished the week with circus acrobatics.

2 Jul· 69 photos

Week 2: planets, constellations, the Sun and the Moon

The children explored the solar system, ran experiments and wondered what life on other planets might look like — a week spent with our eyes on the sky.

25 Jun· 38 photos

Aloha Summer: the first holiday week, with dancing and teamwork

The first week of Summer School was about energy: dance sessions, teamwork activities and English lessons with our Cambridge CELTA-certified teacher.

20 Jun· 29 photos

Summer School has begun, with eleven themed weeks

The first week was "Aloha Summer", with space, the human body and maths still to come — eleven summer weeks, each with its own theme and its own world.

5 Jun· 5 photos

On Teachers' Day, a thank-you to our teachers

We thank our teachers for their smiles, their warm embraces, their unconditional support, the knowledge they share and the confidence they have in the children.

1 Jun· 21 photos

Children's Day at PlusKids: lemonade, an inflatable slide and dancing

A lemonade stand, watermelon and pineapple, a giant inflatable slide, sack races, an exhibition of drawings and soap bubbles — 1 June spent with a hundred children.

30 May· 15 photos

A reading day: "The Cookie Mouse and the Surprise in the Garden"

We read a book full of imagination and gentle lessons together, on a day given over to reading — because a book read in a group is discussed quite differently.

23 May· 3 photos

A Bookster library subscription for children and parents alike

We arranged a collaboration with Bookster so that every enrolled child has a library subscription — and parents can order books to read at home free of charge.

19 May· 16 photos

The world of bees, with real honeycomb and fresh rapeseed honey

The children saw honeycomb and cappings up close, found out how honey is made and why bees matter so much — then tasted biscuits with fresh rapeseed honey.

18 May· 22 photos

Units of measurement, learned with a ruler and a scale in hand

A week of measuring and weighing: the children compared objects, used rulers and scales, and understood why we measure the things around us.

12 May· 14 photos

The world of insects under a magnifying glass: ants and their anthill

Magnifying glass in hand, we watched ants at work, then built a miniature anthill from recycled materials and finished the day with painting.

4 May· 11 photos

Villages and towns, with a detour through the history of Măgurele

We compared village life with town life, talked about the history of Măgurele, and then each child built their own town out of coloured paper.

25 Apr· 15 photos

Green Week: an ecosystem built inside a plastic bottle

We talked about the links between plants, animals and their environment, then built a mini ecosystem in a plastic bottle to see how it works.

24 Apr· 19 photos

The layers of the soil, explained with a dessert that imitates them

Lithosphere, humus, regolith and bedrock: we talked about the role of each layer, then made a dessert in which every ingredient stood for one of them.

14 Apr· 38 photos

Easter at PlusKids: workshops, egg experiments and contests

Decorations made by the children, experiments with eggs, conversations about what the holiday means and themed contests — a whole week of Easter preparation.

31 Mar· 19 photos

Jack and the Beanstalk: from beans to sentences and a short play

We built sentences with beans, planted "magic beans", read the story together in a circle and finished with a short play performed by the children themselves.

27 Mar· 20 photos

Road safety: how to cross the street safely

Alongside homework and practice sheets, the day included road safety: how to cross properly, which rules to follow and why each of them matters.

22 Mar· 22 photos

World Water Day, marked with games and experiments

Through hands-on activities, games and experiments, the children learned to save water, to prevent pollution and to see the most ordinary resource differently.

18 Mar· 10 photos

The PlusKids team at the "A team beside you" conference

We attended the conference hosted by Oana Moraru, because a good after-school programme is also built from what you learn outside your own classroom.

13 Mar· 20 photos

Little gardeners: we planted seeds and opened the Plant Journal

The children planted seeds, learned what a plant needs in order to grow and opened a journal in which they track, day by day, what changes in the pot.

8 Mar· 20 photos

8 March: flowers with petals of love, painted for mothers

For Mother's Day the children painted pots at the "Flowers with petals of love" workshop and added drawings, poems and messages written in their own hand.

7 Mar· 15 photos

Mărțișoare made by the children, sold at a fair to fund a theatre show

The children made mărțișoare, sold them at the Mărțișor fair and raised the money themselves for a show by the Zburdalici puppet theatre.

5 Mar· 15 photos

A mărțișor workshop at Auchan Titan, with over 250 children

The PlusKids team left Măgurele for a weekend: hand-painted clay mărțișoare, recycled paper for the colouring sheets and over 250 children.

2 Mar· 14 photos

Words have colour: why we keep art and reading together

Art and literature work on the same skills: communication, creative and critical thinking, and expressing emotion in a constructive way.

1 Mar· 23 photos

1 March at PlusKids: spring, the mărțișor and verses known by heart

"Spring is coming" — we welcomed the first day of March with verses, snowdrops and mărțișoare, at the start of the season when everything returns to life.

20 Feb· 15 photos

Steady in an earthquake: safety rules learned on the day of the tremor

After the earthquake in Gorj we learned the self-protection rules and the action plan, and an experiment showed us what happens to a structure in a tremor.

19 Feb· 12 photos

Constantin Brâncuși, the sculptor who took simple shapes to infinity

We paused on Constantin Brâncuși, the artist who wove Romanian values into world culture and whom children understand at a glance.

17 Feb· 3 photos

We started free extra tutoring in Romanian and mathematics

From February 2023 we offered free extra tutoring in Romanian and mathematics for reception through fourth grade, open to every child.

14 Feb· 13 photos

On Valentine's Day we learned to be heroes against bullying

On 14 February we talked about bullying and about what a child can do when they see someone else being hurt. At PlusKids we choose respect.

31 Jan· 9 photos

Bookster at PlusKids: books delivered free to children and parents

We gave the children and parents of our before and after school a Bookster subscription: their favourite books arrive free, delivered to us.

26 Jan· 13 photos

We play and learn the points of the compass

North, south, east and west, learned through play: with a compass in hand and a map on the table, orientation becomes something you do, not something you memorise.

25 Jan· 12 photos

The Day of the Union of the Principalities, celebrated at PlusKids

We marked 24 January in the way that suits their age: with the tricolour, the hora of the union and a story about how two countries became one.

24 Jan· 2 photos

164 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities

On 24 January 1859, Moldavia and Wallachia united under the rule of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Today marks 164 years since that moment.

15 Jan· 8 photos

15 January, National Culture Day and Mihai Eminescu's birthday

15 January is the birthday of Romania's greatest poet and, for that reason, National Culture Day. We marked it too, with verses.

12 Jan· 9 photos

Boomwhackers: colourful tubes for learning music

Each tube has a colour and a note, and the tune only works if every child comes in at exactly the right moment. Music learned together, not in turns.

11 Jan· 13 photos

We started the year learning about SMART goals

The first subject of 2023 was the goal: how to phrase it in terms of wish and action, so that at some point you can measure the result.

An open notebook on a desk and a hand writing down goals at the start of a new year

1 Jan· 1 photo

Happy 2023! A year of projects, homework and discoveries

We start the year with projects that reach beyond the daily homework routine: educational activities chosen to match each child's age.

Children colouring cards at the work table next to the Christmas tree, at the PlusKids charity workshop

25 Dec· 1 photo

The PlusKids elves brought joy to ten children

The charity workshop held before Christmas ended just as we hoped: with joy for ten less fortunate children, gathered by our families.

13 Dec· 18 photos

Christmas is coming: we get ready for the holidays

December has taken over at PlusKids: ornaments, decorations and preparations made by the children, with patience and plenty of joy.

7 Dec· 10 photos

What great joy: Saint Nicholas has come

The boots polished two days earlier got their answer: Saint Nicholas stopped by PlusKids too, to the delight of all the children.

5 Dec· 19 photos

The boots are ready for Saint Nicholas

Once their homework was done, the children got their boots ready for Saint Nicholas — the first winter custom of December.

1 Dec· 19 photos

1 December: happy National Day, Romania

We celebrated Romania's National Day and the Great Union with the children: the tricolour, songs and a story told in words they understand.

22 Nov· 18 photos

From the November activities at PlusKids

An album from the activities of late November 2022, showing what an ordinary after-school week looks like at PlusKids Măgurele.

20 Nov· 38 photos

What after school actually means

We guide children through the biggest challenge of the day — homework — but after school also means play, friendship and educational activities.

7 Nov· 7 photos

November, our month dedicated to books and reading

We dedicated November to reading: activities and events designed to spark the children's interest in books, plus a contest that drew everyone in.

2 Nov· 6 photos

The Autumn Fairy paid PlusKids a visit

Early November brought the Autumn Fairy: warm colours, leaves gathered from the yard and artwork made from what the season provides.

31 Oct· 46 photos

The Halloween party: a costume parade, games and a piñata

Skeletons, witches, bats and carved pumpkins opened the costume parade, followed by team games, a piñata, a photo session and suitably spooky dancing.

25 Oct· 11 photos

The first day of the holiday, spent in the yard and the park

The gentle autumn sun greeted us on the first day of the holiday: plenty of time outdoors, in the yard and the park, with creative activities in between.

25 Oct· 16 photos

The partial solar eclipse, watched at the Institute of Space Science

The partial solar eclipse became a subject of study at PlusKids too: a rare moment, watched safely, which fascinated children and adults alike.

16 Oct· 21 photos

Human body week: muscles, skeleton and internal organs

We learned about the muscular system, the human skeleton and the internal organs, and at the end the children revised it all by playing doctor.

9 Oct· 30 photos

A full week: World Animal Day, Education Day and self-portraits

We learned about forest animals, celebrated Education Day with our teachers and closed the week talking about how each person is unique.

5 Oct· 16 photos

World Teachers' Day: many happy returns to our teachers

5 October marks the role of teachers around the world. We celebrated the day with activities designed for the children.

2 Oct· 38 photos

Harvest Day: pickles, landforms and Researchers' Night

The yard filled with workshops: pickling, landforms and tree types, painting for World Heart Day, a family tree in English and Researchers' Night.

24 Sept· 25 photos

Autumn week: grapes, the equinox and the movement of the Earth

We learned about vines and grape varieties, tasted freshly picked grapes and found out what the autumn equinox is and how the seasons come about.

21 Sept· 11 photos

The International Day of Peace, marked at PlusKids

21 September is the International Day of Peace, declared by the UN General Assembly in 1981 a day of non-violence and ceasefire.

17 Sept· 26 photos

Times tables on a keyring, the water cycle and the pumpkin, star of autumn

The second-graders each received a times-table keyring, we ran an experiment on how rain forms, and we turned the pumpkin into a pie.

16 Sept· 1 photo

Over 30 kilos of fruit every week

Every week the children at PlusKids eat more than 30 kilos of fruit. It is one of the simplest good habits formed at after school.

14 Sept· 9 photos

13 September, Firefighters' Day in Romania

We marked Firefighters' Day in Romania, a good occasion to talk with the children about courage, fire, and what it means to run in where everyone else runs out.

10 Sept· 27 photos

The first week of school, with a jar of courage sweets

Nerves for the reception class, the joy of reunion for the older ones, and a little jar of "courage sweets" for the harder moments of the day.

5 Sept· 11 photos

The first day at PlusKids, before and after school

The first day of the new school year at before and after school: excited faces, new school bags and a routine that starts settling in from tomorrow.

27 Aug· 36 photos

Summer School 2022 ended after eleven weeks

Pirates, bees, a trip around the world, farm life, art, experiments, ancient Egypt and the magic of stories — eleven weeks, closed with a party.

21 Aug· 1 photo

One year of PlusKids: over 150 children and two sites on the school lane

One year after the first step, the record looked like this: over 150 children, two sites, an 800-square-metre yard and a computer lab.

17 Aug· 36 photos

Harry Potter week: competition, teamwork and a magic show

This week's theme showed us that magic exists: the children learned what competition means, how to work as a team and how to write a letter.

11 Aug· 53 photos

STEM week: volcanoes, rainbows, space and microbiology

STEM education links mathematics, physics and chemistry to examples from nature and real life. In week nine we started with volcanoes and reached microbiology.

4 Aug· 42 photos

Week 8: ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs and gods

We told the children about Egypt, the land on the banks of the Nile: the life and social hierarchy of those times, the gods and hieroglyphic writing.

30 Jul· 35 photos

A trip to the Animal Farm

We closed our week about country life with a trip to the Animal Farm, where everything we had learned in class could be seen and touched for real.

27 Jul· 47 photos

Week 7: on the farm, just like at grandparents' in the countryside

We milked the cow, planted cabbage, learned about animals, vegetables and farm machinery, and the surprise of the week was Bulgăraș, a very charming little rabbit.

21 Jul· 51 photos

Week 6: art in all its forms, from colour to saxophone

Colour theory, the great painters and famous paintings, then the saxophone and the flute, sound and how it is made — and, at the end, icons painted by the children.

16 Jul· 19 photos

Romania, my dear country: landforms, regions and workshops in weaving and clay

We learned Romania's landforms and regions, wove at the loom and modelled little clay plates — a week in which geography passed through the hands, not just the exercise book.

13 Jul· 40 photos

Week 5: "Romania, my dear country", in a setting to match

During "Romania, my dear country" week the PlusKids setting changed along with the theme, and the children learned things and put them straight into practice, through play.

6 Jul· 34 photos

Week 4: "Under the sea", a week spent below the waves

The fourth week's theme took us underwater: "Under the sea", with educational and entertaining activities prepared by the PlusKids team for every day of the week.

29 Jun· 23 photos

Week 3: "Around the world", knowledge gathered from everywhere

The third week's proposal was a journey around the world: the children learned wonderful things about different countries, enriching their knowledge in a natural way.

24 Jun· 10 photos

24 June, the Day of the Romanian Blouse, celebrated at PlusKids

"Romania, wear the blouse with pride" was the call of 24 June, when we celebrated the Day of the Romanian Blouse at PlusKids, overlapping with the Sânziene feast.

22 Jun· 23 photos

The bees came to Summer School: honeycomb, wax and a drone in the palm

The children saw a bee colony, touched a drone, tasted honeycomb and honey and made a candle from natural beeswax — a day at Summer School 2022 when a whole trade came to them.

21 Jun· 6 photos

21 June: the summer solstice and the longest day of the year

World Sun Day and the summer solstice, marked with a piece of astronomy the children can check for themselves that very evening, from their own window.

20 Jun· 16 photos

Week 2: where there are bees, there is life

The second week of Summer School 2022 was about bees: why they matter, pollination, the hive and bee products, learned, as always, while we were having fun.

18 Jun· 52 photos

The first week of summer: pirates, maps and hidden treasure

Pirates, ships, maps, messages and hidden treasure — the first week of "PlusKids Summer School 2022" set off as a proper adventure, young and old alike.

14 Jun· 16 photos

The holiday programme is under way: pirate week

We started the PlusKids holiday programme, and the first week was given over to pirates — a theme chosen precisely because it catches the children on the very first day.

6 Jun· 7 photos

At Bookfest, every child chose their own book

We went to Bookfest, and every child picked a book that looked interesting and started reading on the spot. The choice made by the child is the part that matters.

3 Jun· 11 photos

Green Week: recycling and care for the environment

Teaching children to protect the environment is the same as showing them how to build a safe and healthy future. With that in mind we gave a whole week to nature.

1 Jun· 15 photos

1 June at PlusKids: a dreamcatcher workshop

Happy Children's Day! We celebrated at PlusKids with a dreamcatcher workshop, a piece of work that demands far more patience than it appears to at first sight.

31 May· 8 photos

Happy Children's Day to all!

A day before 1 June, the celebrations began at PlusKids — a day spent together in good spirits, right on the border between the school year and the holiday.

30 May· 21 photos

A workshop about healthy teeth, learned in verse

A workshop about looking after your teeth, with the lesson set to rhyme: a hygiene rule said in prose is forgotten by the next day, while the same rule in verse stays.

28 May· 6 photos

English time: English learned through play and song

An English lesson at PlusKids at the end of May, with the songs and characters the children already know by heart from cartoons — English used rather than studied.

25 May· 11 photos

English through play: we answered every question, each in turn

Play increases children's motivation to learn English. We played and answered every question in turn — a format in which nobody hides behind anyone else.

20 May· 6 photos

World Bee Day, celebrated with a warm cup of tea and honey

After finding out how important bees are, we enjoyed a warm fruit tea with honey together at after school — one of the few biology lessons that can end with a tasting.

19 May· 6 photos

International Museum Day: little artists in Picasso's shoes

On 18 May the little artists stepped into Picasso's shoes and hung their striking work in our own small art museum, set up right there in the classroom for everyone to see.

18 May· 6 photos

The year's first strawberries, from local growers

Today we tasted strawberries from local growers. They were delicious, and we were already waiting for the cherries — the year's first fruit marks the passing of time.

12 May· 9 photos

The riddle of the day and a first lesson in telling the time

"Day and night you can hear it, tick-tick, wherever you put it" — with this riddle we began the day we learned to tell the time, an idea that is only apparently simple.

9 May· 18 photos

9 May, Europe Day: flags placed on the map with their own hands

The PlusKids after-school children marked Europe Day with educational activities, the best-loved of which was placing the flags on the map of Europe themselves.

5 May· 14 photos

A small newsroom at PlusKids: editor-in-chief, designer and sub-editor

PlusKids set up a small newsroom for the children, and they slipped into their roles at once. A newspaper made by children is a job nobody can do alone.

3 May· 8 photos

The history of cinema and a film of our own, with fresh popcorn

We discovered the history of cinema, staged a PlusKids film of our own and closed the day with a screening and freshly made popcorn — a film looks different afterwards.

2 May· 15 photos

PlusKids turned into a television studio

On the first day back from the holiday the children presented their own shows, learned how the television set evolved and then built one of their own.

22 Apr· 6 photos

22 April, Earth Day: a treasure hunt in the open air

Earth Day deserves to be celebrated outdoors. We suggested a nature treasure hunt: a list of things to find and an hour spent looking closely at what is around you.

16 Apr· 10 photos

A craft workshop: the napkin technique, just before Easter

The children did splendidly at the napkin-technique workshop, a craft that forgives no haste at all, and then we played bingo and had a great deal of fun.

15 Apr· 10 photos

"The story of money" and the bunny piggy bank

A financial education workshop that began with "The story of money" and ended with a bunny piggy bank for the after-school children to keep their savings in.

13 Apr· 5 photos

Curious facts about the life cycle of the hen

An April day spent on one of the most fitting themes of spring: the road from egg to chick and from chick to hen, plus a few curious facts gathered along the way.

10 Apr· 10 photos

"The story of the Easter bunny", played at the puppet theatre

After many adventures, Little Bunny, the smallest of them all, reaches the children with the red egg unbroken — and remains, year after year, the true Easter Bunny.

8 Apr· 9 photos

We played with geometric shapes

Geometric shapes, picked up and fitted together — that is how maths turns fun and interactive, right from a child's very first encounter with geometry.

6 Apr· 4 photos

"Read me 100 stories": reading-aloud workshops

"Reading aloud gives children a voice" — the PlusKids after school runs reading workshops as part of the "Read me 100 stories" project, designed to encourage reading.

31 Mar· 16 photos

"Come on, giant turnip!", at the workshop on early vegetables

Heave-ho, heave-ho — we all pulled at the giant turnip, in a workshop timed to the season: the end of March brings the first early vegetables, radishes among them.

30 Mar· 6 photos

Polly the parrot showed us that maths can be fun

Polly the parrot came to visit PlusKids to show us that maths can be genuinely fun — and the children who usually hesitate to put their hand up simply had a go.

25 Mar· 10 photos

Happy birthday to the Romanian Police! We turned into little officers

We marked Romanian Police Day by turning into little officers and learning road safety rules — among the few lessons that get used that very same day, on the way home.

24 Mar· 12 photos

Let the children be creative: English learned through workshops

We learn English through appealing activities and inventive workshops, where the language becomes a tool rather than a subject — the children use it before they study it.

22 Mar· 5 photos

World Water Day: water means life

We marked World Water Day at after school, with one of those topics that look obvious and turn out surprising the moment you start asking the right questions.

21 Mar· 9 photos

The world seen through a child's glasses

The world seen through a child's glasses: an ordinary March day at PlusKids, on which nothing spectacular happened — and which is worth keeping for exactly that reason.

20 Mar· 40 photos

An experiment Sunday: erupting volcanoes and rainbows

Fun for the children, rest for the parents: a Sunday at PlusKids with erupting volcanoes, rainbows made on a tabletop and a great many questions afterwards.

18 Mar· 10 photos

A workshop about the Sun and its role, opened with a poem

At the educational workshop we learned about the Sun and its role, starting from a poem in which the star keeps huge ovens at home for baking fruit and ears of wheat.

11 Mar· 8 photos

Maths turns fun when it is learned through play

Fun, educational activities from the PlusKids after-school programme, built on a simple conviction: in maths, the fear of being wrong appears early and lasts a long time.

8 Mar· 7 photos

8 March at PlusKids: poems, songs and pizza bought with the fair's takings

We sang, recited poems about mothers and ate pizza bought with the money raised at the mărțișor fair — a whole cycle run from end to end, from work to result.

7 Mar· 9 photos

The week dedicated to mothers began, with petal jam

"The fairies are among us, and their code name is MUM." We lovingly made petal jam, an activity in which nothing at all can be hurried, from the first step to the last.

5 Mar· 10 photos

Jack and the Beanstalk: we read the story, then we planted the beans

Spring is in the air at PlusKids: time to plant seeds and beans, dreams and wishes. After the story, the children planted beans of their own and waited for them to sprout.

1 Mar· 5 photos

1 March: special mărțișoare and a thought for peace

The first day of spring turned our thoughts to peace and quiet for everyone. We made special mărțișoare, in a year when that small object carried a different weight.

27 Feb· 13 photos

Spring is coming: a workshop of mărțișoare and flowers for mothers

We busily made mărțișoare and flowers for mothers at the PlusKids craft workshop — the end of February is the busiest handicraft period of the whole school year.

26 Feb· 5 photos

Meet Vernie, the Robot: robotics in the coding course

Vernie is the robot the children meet in the coding and robotics course at PlusKids — a robot you build yourself first and then program to move about the room.

24 Feb· 5 photos

Mens sana in corpore sano: movement every single day

Our Ladybirds do a little sport every day, for a healthy way of life, and the fun is in proportion. A little, but every day, is the part that really counts.

21 Feb· 9 photos

Constantin Brâncuși's sculptures, remade from clay and plastic cups

The children made the Table of Silence from clay, built the Endless Column from cups and drew The Kiss, alongside educational facts about the artist himself.

15 Feb· 7 photos

National Reading Day: the children wrote their own stories

We marked National Reading Day the way it happens here every day, with books open, but also with stories written by the children themselves, of which they were very proud.

14 Feb· 10 photos

Love in all its forms, at the PlusKids workshops

On 14 February we chose to celebrate the love that is closest to us, the love for our own children, in two educational workshops held on the Saturday and the Monday.

2 Feb· 13 photos

International Day of Non-Violence in Schools, marked with talks and games

On 30 January we talked about tolerance, respect and settling conflicts through communication, and the children showed through games that they can put it into practice.

24 Jan· 8 photos

24 January: 163 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities

Together we marked the day Moldavia and Wallachia united under the rule of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, with the Hora Unirii and a conversation pitched to the children.

19 Jan· 7 photos

Our youngest learners pick up English through play

They are small but remarkably capable: at PlusKids our youngest learners take up English through play and interactive methods, not through rules learned by heart.

15 Jan· 9 photos

15 January: National Culture Day and Eminescu's birthday

On 15 January we celebrated National Culture Day, the day Mihai Eminescu was born, with verse read and heard together, at the age when poetry is caught by ear.

14 Jan· 15 photos

Healthy eating week: fruit salad and a blindfolded tasting

How to keep your energy up all day and how to fend off colds, plus workshops, a fruit salad made together and a blindfolded tasting of fruit and vegetables.

23 Dec· 8 photos

Merry Christmas from PlusKids

The last days before Christmas at PlusKids, in the festive atmosphere of late December, and the wish we sent then to all the children and their parents.

21 Dec· 9 photos

What we celebrate on 25 December, learned through play

The holidays were coming on fast, and at after school the children found out through play what we celebrate on 25 December, with carols playing softly and plenty of good cheer.

15 Dec· 7 photos

The letter to Father Christmas, written by hand

A few days before Father Christmas was due, the children wrote their letter — the most motivating writing exercise of the year, because it has a real recipient.

9 Dec· 7 photos

English through play: songs, colours and hats for penguins

Our youngest pupils sang, coloured and put hats on penguins, and their vocabulary grew without their noticing, among the games and with no word list in sight.

7 Dec· 11 photos

An ice cream made of numbers: place value, through play

The children built their own ice cream out of digits and, through play, broke down numbers from 0 to 100 — a hard exercise done with a great deal of delight.

5 Dec· 6 photos

On Saint Nicholas' eve: two colouring and cutting activities

For the evening of 5 December we prepared two colouring and cutting activities to do at home together with the children — simple at first glance, but useful.

30 Nov· 7 photos

A celebration for Romania's National Day

Ahead of 1 December we put on a celebration at PlusKids, with everything a celebration means at primary-school age: rehearsals, nerves and applause at the end.

25 Nov· 9 photos

Hands-on activities in "Proud to be Romanian" week

In the week devoted to identity and tradition, the children at after school and in the courses worked with their hands, because a theme like this is not retained from explanations.

23 Nov· 4 photos

The opening of "Proud to be Romanian" week

We opened the week devoted to Romanian traditions with hands-on activities, starting from the simplest and hardest question of all: what the place you come from means.

20 Oct· 4 photos

Cutting and gluing: the activities of the day

The day's activities were about cutting and gluing — more serious work than it looks, because it prepares a child's hand for the writing that comes later.

19 Oct· 1 photo

An activity for home: every food in the right basket

We prepared a simple cutting and sorting activity for families: the child places each food in the right basket and learns, through play, to group things by a criterion.

6 Oct· 2 photos

800 square metres of green space and a playground for the children

In October 2021 we took over the plot across from the after school and announced the plan: lawn, park and playground, for the children who study at PlusKids alone.

21 Sept· 9 photos

The PlusKids Scratch coding and robotics course

In the Scratch coding and robotics course, children build for themselves what they then see running on screen, and learn to hunt for the mistake when something fails.

12 Sept· 8 photos

The first days of the 2021–2022 school year

Photographs from September 2021, at the start of the school year, when the children came back to after school after the summer holiday and the daily routine began to settle.

12 Sept· 3 photos

A new school year, with a reading corner and English every day

At the start of the school year we welcomed the children with a corner for reading and relaxing, with English lessons every day and with capable computers.

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