In June, the federal government announced September 30, 2021 as a new annual federal statutory day to reflect on the history and ongoing trauma caused by residential schools and to honour those who were lost and the survivors, families and communities who continue to grieve. On September 3, 2021, it...
- Sep2021
Discovery Children’s Centre will be closed on Thursday, September 30, 2021
September 13, 2021
- Aug2021
Join Discovery’s AGM Via ZOOM on September 28, 2021
August 23, 2021
Discovery’s Board and management have decided to proceed with planning a virtual meeting for Discovery’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) once again this year. The AGM will take place on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 from 6:30pm – 7:30pm. This meeting is your Board’s once a year opportunity to share with you...
Discovery Children’s Centre is moving ahead cautiously and continuing to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of masks continues to be recommended by public health for all indoor spaces and is strongly recommended for those who are not fully vaccinated, including children under 12 years of...
Save The Date For Discovery’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)
August 12, 2021
All members (parents) are strongly encouraged to join us for our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021. (Time of meeting TBA) As you likely know, Discovery Centre is a community owned and operated centre. At this meeting we will share some of the highlights of the last year, approve the...
- Jul2021
Early Closures For Staff Professional Development
July 14, 2021
Once again, this year Discovery’s Board, following the lead of many other Centres, has agreed to close our programs in the early afternoons, four times per year so that the staff can engage in staff meetings and professional development without incurring the need for overtime pay. The Board approved this...
- Jun2021
School-age Remote Learners Return to Discovery July 5th
June 21, 2021
Rochelle Squires, Minister of Families, announced Friday, June 18th that all school-age children who were remote learning will be allowed to return to childcare on July 1st. We are excited to welcome back all of our School-age children who were remote learning on July 5th. Discovery will be closed July...
- May2021
Parade To Celebrate Ron Blatz’s Retirement Postponed
May 21, 2021
Due to new Public Health Orders the parade to celebrate Ron Blatz’s retirement on Tuesday, May 25 th will be post ponded. We are hoping that when we are able to celebrate with a parade, there will be less restrictions and group gatherings will be safe. There have been no...
Matthew Bordush Receives MCCA’s ECE Of The Year!
May 18, 2021
Our very own Matthew Bordush has received Manitoba Child Care Association’s recognition award for Early Childhood Educator of the year. Matthew Bordush works as a teaching partner in our School-age program and he is our lead teacher in our Outdoor Nursery School programs; Field and Forest and Nature Nursery School....
Effective May 12 to May 30th all licensed facilities will be able to apply for additional funding support to offset the loss of parent fees for kindergarten and school-age children for those families whose children are not allowed to attend their before and after school programs as a result of...
New health orders were announced Sunday afternoon. These new orders are being labelled as a proactive decision around safety for school age children. ”All K-12 schools in Winnipeg will move to remote learning from May 12 to May 30”. Students whose parents/caregivers are deemed “ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS (E.S.W.) will have...