Beyond the
Classroom
Discovery Day Academy's enrichment programs are woven into every student's day — nurturing the whole child through fine arts, music, physical education, Spanish, life skills, and our beloved Soil-to-Plate food program.
Programs
Every School Day
Levels
of Excellence
Middle School
Bonita Springs, FL
Learning Model
Nurturing the Whole Child
Six enrichment programs woven into every school day — developing creativity, wellness, language, and life skills in every student.
Students learn the elements of art, including color, form, line, shape, texture and value.
Art theories and artist studies are explored.
Our school's innovation hubs allow students to work with various art mediums, recyclables, wood working tools, sewing and fabric, and technology. Tool safety, techniques and the design thinking process are core to our Makers philosophy.
Our art/makers teacher coordinates with C-PBL teachers to integrate student capstone projects within the innovation hubs, as model making is an aspect of project-work.
Students engage hands-on with our innovation hubs, working with tools, recyclable materials, fabric, sewing machines, and a wide range of technology to bring their ideas to life.
Our Makers/Tech program builds technical literacy through proper care of devices, internet safety, keyboarding, and creative digital media skills.
Students learn the design thinking process — empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test — applying it to real projects and challenges.
Our Makers/Tech teacher coordinates with C-PBL teachers to integrate model making, capstone prototypes, and digital research into every project cycle.
Through virtual fieldtrips, online research, and interviews with community partner professionals, students see technology as a tool for inquiry and creation.
In preparation for competitive sports, students engage in the eight elements of physical education. This includes cardiovascular endurance, local muscle endurance, strength, strength endurance, power, flexibility, balance and agility.
We also focus on the mind body connection, through yoga and meditation, learning self-regulation skills.
Students engage in soccer skills and the martial arts through weekly enrichment, with partner organizations.
Students learn Spanish, through the 6 elements of language learning. This includes vocabulary, speaking, listening, grammar, reading, and writing.
Through a project-approach, our language teacher explores Spanish-speaking countries, where students explore cultural elements, including language, cuisine, music, and other customs.
Students also have an opportunity to explore their own cultures, through an in-depth project, that culminates in a heritage luncheon.
Students learn the five areas of social-emotional development, and the corresponding skills. This includes self-awareness, self management, responsible decision making, relationship skills, and social awareness.
Equally, students explore the 21st century literacies, including financial, civic, health, and technological.
Students learn responsible technology use, including web-safety and typing through key-boarding without tears.
CASEL — our social-emotional learning framework is grounded in the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning standards.
Our school chef prepares meals "from-scratch", ensuring nutritious meals.
Our school strives to increase the percentage of organic dairy, proteins, fruit, and vegetables within our school meals. This includes snacks and school lunches.
Child Nutrition Resources — learn more about the importance of nutrition for children's growth, development, and learning.
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