Discovery Children's Centre

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

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 that was.  The next day we took advantage of some spare time and with all the boldness 2 prairie

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 on your calendars as the entire centre will be closed for the whole day on March 24th.  This is the

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 had filled the wheelbarrow up with some dirt and was putting it around the end of the bridge. Once the

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 towards Management training for Mrs. Gordon.  Mrs. Gordon has returned to University to upgrade her education to an ECE III

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 Pizza Day on October 23th.  You should find order forms on your child’s locker or in their classroom. The

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 us. Our quarterly (April – June) report from the United Way showed that about $200 was passed on to Discovery