We believe we have a responsibility to spend moments each day cultivating gratitude. We believe these early experiences create unity and togetherness. It is strongly associated with greater happiness, positivity, health improvement, and building strong relationships for children & educators.

We believe that children deserve optimistic educators with a growth mindset. We encourage educators to be innovative in their approaches and be willing to see the possibilities within our current reality.

The process of reflection inspires a proactive mindset that Discovery values in all its educators. Planning for children’s learning in a natural environment involves a process that recognizes evaluating yourself, the environment, and experiences you are providing to enrich children’s learning and discovery experience.

We believe our work should respond to the question:  What is the world we want to live in?

We believe education is the vessel to social and collective healing and change. We believe educators have a responsibility to develop an understanding of current issues that impact our society. We believe educators can be stewards of change and integrate social justice perspectives into their curriculum and pedagogical practices.  We believe that what we do today has an impact on future generations to come.

Fostering a natural passion within our educators, children, and families for the well-being of the natural world. We provide a program that encourages children to respect and care for nature while our educator’s role model valuing others and the natural environment. Through our daily interactions we encourage children to view the beauty of the environment and we discuss and reflect upon our environmental practices with children.

Outdoor learning for both children and educators is about the process. This process values witnessing the children’s thinking, meaning making, and memories. When operating from a joyful disposition we recognize that opportunities for possibilities are endless.