Discovery Blog
Stay up-to-date with all things happening at Discovery Child Care. If you are looking to see what our month usually looks like this is the place for you! We update our blog monthly with highlights and some great pictures of our interactive activities!

Creating an Indoor Bean Garden
Discovery General, Forest School, gardeningThe kinders have been rediscovering the wonders of gardening even as the earth rests for the winter. While exploring outside together, BW, HV and CL found some white little “things” near the end of the skating rink, under some brush....
Giving and Taking in our Many Relationships With The World Around Us : A Lesson in Reciprocity’
Discovery General, Forest SchoolThe kinders were really excited about the fire and storytelling that was planned as part of our Walk for Wenjack. We noticed though, that we had gotten a little low on kindling for starting the fire and wondered about getting some from...
Where Seven Ripe Strawberries Can Lead Us!
Discovery General, Forest SchoolThe Kinders have experienced their first harvest of the season! We were delighted to discover just a few ripe strawberries in our very hot and very humid patch but, as you’ll see, this isn’t really about the strawberries but, rather,...
Reciprocity and Connection as a Natural Guide for Learning
Discovery General, Forest SchoolThe children have been delighting in their reciprocal relationship with winter birds. The children sing in the forest; the birds sing back to us, the children offer nourishment to the birds in the form of sunflower seeds; they, in tu...
What have the children taught me about democracy?
Discovery GeneralI was inspired to share a recent experience that I had while observing children engaged in playful learning experiences in our kindergarten program. I am always amazed at the lessons we can learn about ourselves when we are co-learning w...
Learning Alongside the Preschool Children and Educators. What am I thinking about now?
Discovery General, PreschoolI have been privileged enough to spend the week of November 30-December 4, 2020 in the preschool program. I spent the days working, learning, and noticing alongside Angie, Lisa, and Sam. I noticed how the educators have a passion for c...