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Dear Parent,
Dear Parent,
We are excited to usher your child into a new season of learning, in partnership with you. We are confident that their education experience at Discovery will be nothing short of life-changing!
Firstly, we would like to remind you that school will resume on Monday 6th September, 2021 for most students.
Our 2 and 3 year old classes will start school on Tuesday the 7th of September 2021.
Your child will also have an opportunity to meet their class teacher before reporting to school. The class teacher will call each parent and propose a convenient meeting time. This will be the first step towards a strong partnership between you and the teacher, one that is central to accelerated student progress, personal growth, and achievement.
You can be confident that in terms of COVID19 prevention, we have put in place the precautions to keep everyone healthy and safe while learning in school.
If your child is not assigned a class by September 2nd, please send an immediate email to info@discoveryrwanda.org with the full names and the birth date of your child.
In preparation for the new academic year, kindly review all of the sections in this message and read all of the Discovery guiding documents.
We look forward to a successful year with all of our students, and in partnership with each parent.
Registration completion
If you have not already, it is important that you make sure you submit these documents by 31st August 2021
Child(ren)'s birth certificate
child(ren)'s vaccination record
2 passport photographs per child
Proof of school attendance from their previous school - if they attended one (ages 4+)
End of term reports for their last academic year for children who have attended school elsewhere
For the primary section, ages 6+, please attach end-of-year reports for the last 2 academic years where relevant
Bank slips
Hardcopies: You are also welcome to submit hard copies in one go and in one envelope clearly labelled with your child’s full names
Softcopies: Please send an email and attach all the documents in one email. The subject of the email must include the full names of your child. Send the email to info@discoveryrwanda.org
Covid19 testing and parent-teacher meetings
All students should present their Covid19 results before their parent-teacher meetings
Covid19 results must not be dated earlier than 2nd September 2021
Parent-teacher meetings will be held on Friday the 3rd or Saturday 4th September 2021
Two parents can present test results on behalf of a child aged 4 and below
Children are strongly encouraged to attend their parent-teacher meetings and see their class.
For 2 and 3-year-olds starting school for the first time
For 2 and 3-year-olds starting school for the very first time, this is a special time for both a child and their family. The key to success is trust, positive communication, and forming a partnership early on that your child recognises and responds to.
This important page on our site is dedicated to making this very special milestone for your child as enjoyable as possible, please read it carefully.
Important arrival and dismissal information
All students ages 5+ are in the full-day program
All students will arrive at 7:50 am.
Half-day students will be picked up at 12:30 pm (only for a few children aged 4 and below)
All full-day students will be picked up at 4:00 pm
Termly Tuition payments are ongoing and should be cleared in advance and before the start of every term
Access cards are required at student arrival
Pick-Up cards are required at student dismissal
Important documents for Discovery parents
Guidelines for student pick-ups, drop-offs, and parking (arrival and dismissal protocols).
Due to Covid19, prepare for the possibility of online primary classes and early years home learning provision; click these links to get an overview of our online provision
Before your child reports to school;
Submit all required documents
Process your access card and pick-up cards: Clear with the finance department in August or at the latest by the 2nd of September so that your child's Access Card and Pick Up cards can be issued on time; pick them up on Saturday the 4th of September
Bring the following material when you come to pick your child’s access card
3 packs of dry tissues,
3 packets of wet wipes,
6 packets of wet wipes - children still in diapers
500mls to 1 liter of hand sanitiser;
Students will not be allowed into the school campus without a new September 2021 access card
Curriculum overview
Overview of our Early Years approach (for children aged 4 and below)
Late confirmations and admissions
Late confirmations and admissions
From Monday, September 6th, 2021, our finance office will only be available from 1pm to 6 pm, to process late student admission/clearance.
During morning hours in September 2021, we will not issue students' access cards or respond to administrative queries.
Bank slips, school supplies, and student documents will be received only in the afternoons as outlined previously; weekdays from 1 pm to 6 pm.
Access Card (for arrival only)
Access Card (for arrival only)
This is a separate card and is used at arrival only as proof that parents have cleared with the finance department before entering the building.
Access cards will be issued within 48 hours if your child was not at Discovery last term. A separate pick-up card will then be issued within 5 working days, which bears your child's photo and which will be used to pick up children especially where other adults pick your child from school.
Parents whose children were attending Discovery last year will also get new access cards, which will be used in addition to the pick-up cards that have their child's photo.
The access cards are already available for parents who have cleared with the Finance Office
Please ensure you have collected your access card before school opens for your children.
Parents are kindly requested to process their access card at least 24 hours before bringing the child to start school.
At student drop-off, all families are required to present their access card or show proof of tuition payment. Please do not bring your child to school without an access card or proof of payment.
Please keep your child's access card safe. Continue to bring the access card every day when you drop off your child.
A new arrival access card will be issued every term.
Pick-Up Card (with the student's photo)
Pick-Up Card (with the student's photo)
The card above must be carried by anyone picking your child up from school, especially if it is not a parent.
Existing students will use their existing access cards\
If a nanny, friend, or taxi does not show this card, your child will not be released to them.
Any person who is bringing or picking up your student must have the pick-up card that bears the child's photo.
If your cards need replacement, replacement costs are at a fee of RWF 15,000 per pair, kindly use the payment methods below.
If you need new/replacement Pick-Up cards - please take a passport photo of your child and complete this form
The photo can be taken with a phone, against a white wall, and preferably outside your house to allow adequate lighting. The photo must cover the child's head and the tip of their shoulder and they must face the camera directly.
Communicating with Discovery
Communicating with Discovery
Class WhatsApp: You will be added to a class WhatsApp group, the group content should only pertain to messages that are relevant to the whole group. If you have a concern about an issue specific to your child or you, please contact the teacher privately
Class Teacher: For any learning and student well-being concerns, your child's class teacher is the first point of contact. Please contact teachers before 5 pm and remember that messages and phone calls will only be responded to after children are dismissed or are under the care of another adult.
SeeSaw: In the event of online classes due to Covid19 or lockdowns, there will be key information on both SeeSaw and Whatsapp, please check both daily if your child has any online classes.
For finance queries, please send an email to finance@discoveryrwanda.org or please contact the Accounts Department on +250783627836 or the Discovery Hotline on 0781111002
Discovery Hotline: For administrative, operational and day to day, finance queries, please use call/WhatsApp this line: 0781111002, you can also send a quick email to info@discoveryrwanda.org
For academic queries: please send an email to academics@discoveryrwanda.org
In order to engage heads of departments, you can contact the following;
Early Years English Section: Alpha Akariza: +250788306754
French Section: Irene Nzigire: +250 739 237 622
Primary Section: Matt Samples +250 786 724 078
Administrative, financial and operational issues: Gloria Tunga +250781111002
School board and management team: Alpha Akariza: +250788306754
School Email: info@discoveryrwanda.org and copy admin@discoveryrwanda.org
Please send a response to this email in case you have any further questions or points for clarification
Finance Department Information
Finance Department Information
Thank you to all parents who have settled their termly fees already. This allows us to continue to offer outstanding provision to your children.
You may pay your child’s fees using MTN Mobile Money 182*8*1*040894
Bank Payment
Urwego Bank
The account name is DISCAL LTD.
RWF 111 6293050122
USD account 111 6293050114
Please send proof of payment to info@discoveryrwanda.org or finance@discoveryrwanda.org.
Always specify the child’s name on the bank slip, and in the email, you send to the school.
For finance information, please contact the Accounts Department on +250783627836 or the School Admin line on 0781111002
To contact our finance department, please send an email to finance@discoveryrwanda.org and copy info@discoveryrwanda.org
Office Hours
Office Hours
Before school opens, our offices are open Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30 pm,
School will be open on the Saturday right before children report to school from 10 am to 4.00 pm as well as during the working week.
From September 6th to September 30th, the administration and finance offices will receive parents/appointments only in the afternoons from 1pm to 5:30 pm
In October, full day appointment services will be available again from 9am to 5:30 pm
Late Pick-up Fines
Late Pick-up Fines
Please pick up your child on time.
There are late pick-up fines that apply 40 minutes from the dismissal time.
RWF 15,000 from the 41st minute and RWF 25,000 every hour after the first hour.
Fines are to be cleared within 24 hours.
Contact Us!
Contact Us!
Reach us on WhatsApp at +250 781 111 002
You can click here to give us your feedback as a supportive or concerned parent
For any queries or information, please email info@discoveryrwanda.org.
We appreciate your partnership!
Have a wonderful and well-deserved holiday, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
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