What does my four-year-old do all day here?
Discovery Academy teaches the foundations Grade 1 assumes your child already has — phonics, memory, fine motor, focus.
- 7:1 ratio
- 二十年
- 列治文山
Grade 1 has expectations. Most JK/SK programs don’t meet them.
Your child isn’t lazy. They never were.
“Doesn’t focus.” “Isn’t ready.” “Needs to try harder.” These aren’t answers — they’re labels. A four-year-old hasn’t lost focus. It was never trained.
When learning feels too hard, children stop trying.
It’s not laziness. It’s protection. Children who succeed early want to come back the next day. We make sure your child does.
Grade 1 assumes a foundation. Public JK/SK doesn’t always build it.
Letter recognition. Number sense. The attention to listen for five minutes. One teacher, twenty-six children, no time. At a 7:1 ratio, we teach the foundation directly — by name, every day.
It looks like play. It builds the foundation Grade 1 assumes.
Public JK and SK assume your child arrives able to sit with a task, notice details, manage frustration, and recognize patterns. If they can’t, there’s no catch-up.
At Discovery Academy we build it through games, stories, and play — attention to detail, patience, pattern recognition, emotional intelligence — from day one. Daily, by name, at a 7:1 ratio.
瑪麗娜·布魯明醫生
她於 2006 年創辦了 Discovery Academy，2026 年是 DA 成立 20 週年。館內所有教師均由她親自面試和挑選。學生的進步是她關心的重點。.
See a real classroom today.
If you’d simply like to learn more about our school, please fill out the form, and our representative will briefly explain our prices, schedule, and advantages. There’s no obligation and no upfront payment. You can also book a school tour. A tour runs 30–45 minutes. You’ll watch a real JK/SK classroom and meet the teacher who would be your child’s.
預約參觀學校
JK / SK · Richmond Hill
We reply within one business day. No mailing list.
遊覽前您應該知道的.
視乎課程而定。可提供付款計畫。.
早上 8:30 開始繳交。.
包含熱午餐。.
通常有 10 至 14 名兒童，配有一名老師和一名助理。.
成立於2006年，地點在安大略省列治文山市。.
家長在參觀前會問的事情.
Don’t see your question? Ask it on the tour — that’s what it’s for.
How small are the classes, really?
We run a 7:1 ratio. Classes are typically 10–14 children with a teacher and assistant. Every child is known by name.
What if my child has never been in school before?
Most haven’t. We expect first days to feel big, and we plan for them. Children settle in within the first two weeks — usually sooner.
Do you give homework in JK/SK?
A small amount — a book to read together, a sound to practice. Five to ten minutes. The point is the habit, not the volume.
What happens after JK/SK?
Most of our families continue with us through Grade 8. Children who go on to other schools arrive ahead of their peers.
What does a tour actually look like?
30–45 minutes. You’ll watch a real morning, meet the JK/SK teacher, and ask anything you want. No script, no pressure.
來看看真正的早晨。.
If you’d simply like to learn more about our school, please fill out the form, and our representative will briefly explain our prices, schedule, and advantages. There’s no obligation and no upfront payment. You can also book a school tour. A tour runs 30–45 minutes. You’ll watch a real JK/SK classroom and meet the teacher who would be your child’s.
預約參觀學校
JK / SK · Richmond Hill
We reply within one business day. No mailing list.