Posts by Donna Freeman
Seeking Board Members for 2017-2018 – Interested?
On September 19th the parents of Discovery will gather for our Annual General Meeting (AGM). As a Not-for -Profit organization we will need to elect this coming year’s slate of…
Read MoreSchool-age 1 – New Floor Now Completed
Many of you will not have children in room #4 and will have missed all the excitement as their old flooring was removed and their new flooring installed. Here is…
Read MoreReminder – Cash Payments Coming to an End August 31st.
If you have been paying with cash and will not be using cheques (starting in September) consider filling out an EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) form in the office. The staff…
Read MoreSeeking Interest in Home-Stay Accomadations for Children From China
We have just completed a four week, first time, experimental program with four 10 year old’s from China. The students had a wonderful time in our School-age program and their…
Read MoreDiscovery’s Outdoor Pedagogy
At our June Staff Meeting, Mr. Blatz, Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. Gordon shared some of their experiences and reflections from their professional development journey to New Zealand. Staff enjoyed seeing…
Read MoreRBC Volunteers & Donation at Discovery
9 wonderful volunteers from the RBC Customer Service Centre in Winnipeg (and a few of their family members) came together on Saturday to donate 3 hours of their time to…
Read More“The Biggest Risk is Keeping Kids Indoors” – Participation 2015 Report
At Discovery we continue to take efforts to break the Canadian Child Care pattern of spending 95% of the time indoors and only 5% of the time outdoors. There are many benefits for children that motivate…
Read MoreWindow Installers Take Over Parking Lot Starting Today
As of May 30th (Tuesday) we will be vacating the parking lot east of the Preschool wing of our building. The window installers will be using the parking lot for…
Read MoreDiscovery Opens Arms to 4 Chinese Children In July
Last year on a Friday afternoon in July, two young ladies from China showed up at Discovery Centres front door. I was about to leave for the airport to pick…
Read MoreCash Payments Being Phased Out
As a part of a multiple step process, Discovery Centre is discontinuing cash payments in the Flex room as of the end of May. All cash payments after that time…
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