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Discovery Schoolhouse

865 Brush Hill Road, Milton, MA, 02186-0218 -

School Notes Overview:

Discovery Schoolhouse provides full and part day, year-round, educational childcare to children two-years-nine-months through Kindergarten, as well as some after school care for children seven through nine. The program uses an interactive, child-centered, developmentally appropriate approach which assumes that children learn through active participation and discovery. The curriculum emphasizes child-initiated activities, problem solving, fostering independence, social skills, respecting cultural diversity, creativity, and individuality. At Discovery Schoolhouse each child is respected as an individual and given maximum support for learning and development. The curriculum is designed to nurture the development of the whole child, addressing cognitive, intellectual, social, emotional, ethical, and physical needs. The curriculum and classrooms at Discovery Schoolhouse are designed so that children have a wide variety of appropriate activities available to them. Teachers are active facilitators of children’s learning, constantly adjusting the curriculum to meet the needs and interests of each child. Teachers act as guides, helping children make choices, work out and discuss conflicts with their friends, answering and asking questions, modeling appropriate behavior, and monitoring children’s progress....

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School Overview:

	Discovery Schoolhouse
School Type	Early Childhood / Day Care
School Membership(s)	National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Prekindergarten
County	Norfolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	28 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	50%	21%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 26 students
	Kind - 2 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	3 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	244 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Discovery Schoolhouse provides full and part day, year-round, educational childcare to children two-years-nine-months through Kindergarten, as well as some after school care for children seven through nine. The program uses an interactive, child-centered, developmentally appropriate approach which assumes that children learn through active participation and discovery. The curriculum emphasizes child-initiated activities, problem solving, fostering independence, social skills, respecting cultural diversity, creativity, and individuality. At Discovery Schoolhouse each child is respected as an individual and given maximum support for learning and development. The curriculum is designed to nurture the development of the whole child, addressing cognitive, intellectual, social, emotional, ethical, and physical needs. The curriculum and classrooms at Discovery Schoolhouse are designed so that children have a wide variety of appropriate activities available to them. Teachers are active facilitators of children’s learning, constantly adjusting the curriculum to meet the needs and interests of each child. Teachers act as guides, helping children make choices, work out and discuss conflicts with their friends, answering and asking questions, modeling appropriate behavior, and monitoring children’s progress.
Profile last updated: 01/28/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02186)	School Zip (02186)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	26,062 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	59%	43%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$78,985	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	69 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	84% / 16%	58% / 42%