Discovery Children's Centre

As we approach the half way mark of our first year of the Field and Forest Nature School (Manitoba’s first Forest School) we continue to reflect on the experience of this program and know that we truly have created a very unique and educational experience for the children who

We are very excited to share information with you about the new addition to our website. We have found an environmentally friendly way to give you a quick glimpse into your child’s classroom. All of Discovery’s programs have started to BLOG. The staff have been working very hard

In case you missed the well wishes to Discovery Children’s Centre, Assiniboine Children’s Centre and other St. James Child Care Centres in the Metro One here you go. /content/images/wordpress/2015/12/Metro-One-Article.pdf

Jordana Kilgour attended Discovery Centre for many years until she became to old for our School-age program.  She has struggled with many medical challenges but has always been an overcomer, and we are so happy to here that she will be graduating from St. James Collegiate in 2016.  She and

The Centre will be closed at 2:00 pm on December 24th (Christmas Eve). We will be closed at 5:00 pm on December 31st (New Year’s Eve). These dates and times are also listed on the Events Calendar for future reference.

Discovery’s cash raffle is back this year. Raffle tickets will be handed out next week. We are asking every family to take a minimum of 1 book of tickets to sell. All ticket stubs and money collected must be returned to the office no later than 5:00 pm

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 the Men in ECE Roundtable which was formed by the College of ECE’s in Ontario (the College).  All ECE’

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 over 95 children in the orphanages, hospitals and villages near their home in Romania. Doris recently called and

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 fortunate than us.  By early next week you should see a wrapped cardboard box in the hallway by the office.

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 program (at Discovery) and traveling to B.C. where dozens of these programs exist, can be somewhat overwhelming.  If