Starting this year, the programme welcomes children aged 24–36 months, because it’s never too early to learn.
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Every child begins with potential, we help it grow.
At Acorn International School in North Rome, the Early Years programme is enriched by an approach inspired by the Reggio Inspired Approach, which values exploration, creativity, and the active role of the child in the learning process. Starting this year, the programme is open to children aged 24–36 months, because it’s never too early to start learning.
Each daily experience — through play, language, relationships, and exploration — helps build the foundations for lifelong learning within a fully immersive environment guided by native English-speaking teachers. Extended hours from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm also provide families with flexibility within a safe and nurturing setting.
In the early years, every moment matters.
During the first five years, a child’s brain forms over a million new connections every second. By age five, it has already reached nearly 90% of its adult size. Every sound, touch, interaction, and emotion strengthens or reshapes these neural pathways which means early experiences don’t just matter; they define how a child learns, speaks, and relates to the world.
arly learning builds brain architecture.
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Our educational model
Reggio Inspired Approach
Our Early Years programme adopts a Reggio Inspired Approach, transforming learning into a journey of discovery, creativity and exploration.
Children are immersed in carefully designed environments that encourage curiosity, collaboration and hands-on learning experiences, including:
- A creative atelier for art, expression and open-ended exploration
- Nature-inspired learning spaces designed to stimulate curiosity and discovery
- Sensory-rich environments that encourage movement, investigation and creativity
- Outdoor learning experiences within our educational forest
- Bilingual immersion supporting natural language development and communication skills
Every experience, activity and discovery helps children build confidence, autonomy and a lifelong love of learning from the earliest years.
Why Choose Acorn
Acorn International School is a school with an international outlook and strong local roots in Rome.
We offer an education inspired by research and guided by empathy, where every child can grow intellectually, linguistically, and creatively.
A learning path tailored to every stage of growth.
The Early Years Foundation Stage welcomes children from 24 months to 5 years, with classes designed to nurture every stage of growth and learning.
Nursery from 24 months
KEY OBJECTIVES:
Socialisation, separating from care-giver, fine & gross motor development, English through songs and flashcards, Italian through instructions and stories, music & movement, art, indoor and outdoor play.
3 – 4 Years
KEY OBJECTIVES:
Socialisation and sharing, gaining independence, fine motor skill development and manipulation, English immersion through stories, instructions, flashcards and games, pre-writing & reading skills, pre-numeracy skills.
4 – 5 Years
KEY OBJECTIVES:
Learning classroom rules, introduction to phonics, reading and writing readiness, number quantity and recognition, supervised play, explore, develop, imagine & investigate the world around me.
Every child begins life full of potential.
At Acorn, we give it the space, time, and care to grow.