May 2023 - Parent Update

Term 3  Reminders

• Club registration is still open. If you would like your child to stay at school on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, click here and register your child for a club

• Primary Sports Day will take place on Saturday, 3rd June from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, please mark your calendars

• Sports' Day dress code: Discovery Tshirts and a pair of black or navy blue shorts

• Our End of Year Celebration will be held on 17th June 2023 in the morning

• Every class has a field trip this term, teachers will be sharing more information soon

Important Announcement

Ms. Mashi Ntimama recently submitted her resignation, effective immediately, due to unforeseen personal circumstances. During her time at Discovery, Ms. Mashi made valuable contributions to our school community. We wish Ms. Mashi the best in her future endeavors.

Upper Primary Business Fair

• A Business Expo by Upper Primary: our upper primary classes will hold their own small business expo as their capstone project for term 3

• Your children will launch their very own startup business! They will develop a brand, create a product or service, raise capital, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our end-of-year marketplace. 

• This will be their end-of-year presentation on 17th June 2023.

• Classes involved: CE2, CM1, CM2, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

• Student-led and student-owned! Parents, your support as coaches and mentors will be necessary however the business development process should have your child in the driver's seat at all times. 

Principled entrepreneurs will be some of the heroes and role models for the next generation. 

Discovery International School is hiring!

We are currently recruiting for the following positions as we prepare for another academic year.

• A principal with extensive school leadership and instructional expertise (ideally in language and literacy) for a July/August 2023 start

• A bilingual Operations Officer with adequate prior experience in customer-facing services

• Teachers/Enseignants for both French and English sections, primary and early years/maternelle (rolling recruitment)

• Strong bilingual classroom assistants and para-educators (rolling recruitment)

Interested applicants are requested to send their CVs and motivation emails to info@discoveryrwanda.org

Discovery T-shirts for all presentations and field trips!

• All Discovery students should have a Discovery t-shirt for their field trips and on their Sports Day

• Click here to order your child's T-shirt

• Students should put on plain black or blue pants/shorts for their field trips

• Prepare navy blue or black shorts for Primary Sports' Day (Ages 5+)

• If your child already has the blue Discovery t-shirt from last year and it is in good condition, you do not need to purchase another one

Holiday Activities (July 11th - August 11th, 2023)

• Discovery will provide summer activities this holiday

• The program will run from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm, Tuesday to Friday.

• A full-day option will be provided upon demand

• Activities will include soccer, basketball, ballet, traditional dances, taekwondo, art, chess, music, character-building activities, and more

• We will also expand our music offering to include more piano classes, saxophone, and guitar

• More details will follow soon

Making Payments to Discovery

You may pay your child’s fees using MTN Mobile Money 182*8*1*040894

Bank Payments: Urwego Bank

The account name is DISCAL LTD.

RWF 111 6293050122

USD account 111 6293050114

• Please send proof of payment to info@discoveryrwanda.org,  and copy finance@discoveryrwanda.org.

• Always specify the child’s name on the bank slip, and in the email, that 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