A Canadian school wants to change the way children learn in Romania: making mistakes and asking questions is crucial

Canadian school Maple Bear has recently opened its first school in the country, in Sibiu, in central Romania. The pre-elementary school is the Canadian network’s first one in Central and Eastern Europe, and an elementary school is to follow next year. Maple Bear president Rodney Briggs told Romania-insider.com more about the school’s model and plans for the local market.

Maple Bear first started looking at the Central and Eastern Europe region two years ago. “We did a visit here just to get a sense of the market; we looked at Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and we came to the conclusion that there was a population here that would be interested in what Maple Bear has to offer,” Rodney Briggs recalls.