Discovery Schoolhouse
Tel:
(617) 333-9876
- 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.
Quick Stats (2020-21)
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
- Students: 28 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
School Overview
| School Type | Early Childhood / Day Care |
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered | Grades Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten |
Student Body
| Total Students | 28 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 50% State avg.: 23% |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 3 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 9:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
Nearby Private Schools
- The nearest high school to Discovery Schoolhouse is Boston Trinity Academy (1.3 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school and preschool is The Children's Cooperative Montessori School (0.5 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Hyde ParkThe Children's Cooperative Montessori SchoolMontessori SchoolGrades: NS-3 | 5 students
0.5 miles
268 Fairmount Ave
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 792-4032 0.5 NS-3
5 - Milton Grades: PK-8 | 154 students
0.8 miles
564 Blue Hill Avenue
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 333-9610 0.8 PK-8
154 - Hyde Park Grades: 6-12
1.3 miles
17 Hale St
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 364-3700 1.3 6-12
n/a - Milton Grades: NS-8 | 210 students
1.5 miles
1425 Blue Hill Ave
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 361-2522 1.5 NS-8
210 - MiltonThe Campbell SchoolDaycare / PreschoolGrades: PK-K | 72 students
1.8 miles
180 Blue Hill Ave
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-4222 1.8 PK-K
72
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