Discovery Nest Early Learning Center

08/04/2023

"I never realized that we were only seeing part of a lot of children's personality when we're inside the classroom, but when we go outside you see confidence starting to develop, you see some children have a lot of knowledge about nature that sometimes they are not able to share in the classroom."

"We take them outside and they blossom into a new student who is curious about the world and ready to learn!"

Come enjoy a day outside with these Ottawa teachers and their students as they engage in cooperative, inquiry-based learning using loose parts. More info on ...

06/02/2023

In the spirit of the "walking school bus" (where neighborhood kids band together with a couple of adults to walk to school together) this community established a once-a-week "Bike Bus" where school kids and a few adults bike a route together to school. We loveeee this idea!!
Promotes exercise
Strengthens friendships
Gets children excited for school
Gives children a sense of freedom
Boosts self-confidence
Could your community do something like this too?

On Earth Day 2022, Physical Education teacher Sam Balto - inspired by Barcelona's Bici Bus - decided to attempt to start his own at his school in Alameda neighborhood…

05/12/2023

Check out this inspiring video showing the beautiful transformation of a school recess with loose parts and storage!

So simple yet so powerful!

This video documents a pilot project of Portland Free Play to introduce 'Adventure Play' into recess at Vernon Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. Kids w...

03/23/2020

Bed time story from our family to yours💕

03/18/2020

Story time with Educator Fiona!

03/17/2020

Hi!
Here is our infant morning routine...sadly our breathing exercises went missing!
Enjoy!
What did you think? Let us know below :)

03/17/2020

Hello toddler room families!!
We are sharing our toddler morning routine, we hope your family enjoys!
We would love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below!