Posts by Donna Freeman
College of ECE in Ontario start Men in ECE Roundtable
Thanks to a connection made in Puerto Rico at the World Forum back in 2014 I, (Ron Blatz) was invited to travel to Toronto to address the first meeting of…
Read MoreRomania Christmas Bag Campaign to end November 30th.
A great big thank-you to all who so generously donated to the Christmas Bags for Romania campaign. The money collected will help Doris & John Storey (Doris is a former staff) bless…
Read MoreChristmas Cheer Board Donations Now Welcome
Once again the Board of Directors of our Centre are organizing a campaign to help the Christmas Cheer Board make the season a bit better for those who are less…
Read More“Growing More Knowledge” – Victoria Conference October 23 & 24th
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a gathering of “Forest School” enthusiasts in Victoria B.C. WOW! Coming from Manitoba, where we have only one Forest School…
Read MoreEvergreen Brick Works – Toronto
Matt Bordush and I were asked to travel to Toronto to address a group of Early Childhood Educators (ECE’s) on the topic of Men in ECE. What a special day…
Read MoreStaff Professional Development Day
Discovery Centre is closed one day each year for staff professional development. In 2016 we have chosen to make this closure date March 24th. Please be sure to mark this…
Read MoreWeek Two of Two Weeks Outdoors – October 8
The children were busy watching Mr. Buckley fixing the bridge on the hill today. They were asking him lots of questions about what he was doing and why. Mr. Buckley…
Read MoreThe Winnipeg Foundation approves grants to Discovery
We would like to give a great big thank-you to The Winnipeg Foundation for the most recent approvals of two separate grants. Grant #1 – was for $3000 and will go…
Read MoreHot Lunch Days return to Discovery!
With some extra help in the office we are once again finding a way to offer our ever popular “Hot Lunch Days” at Discovery. The first one will be a…
Read MoreThank-You to our “United Way” and “All Charities Campaign” contributors.
Recently we received a 2014 annual report from the “All Charities Campaign” showing that over $1,600 was donated in the name of Discovery Centre and has been passed on to…
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