Milpitas Discoveryland preschool has been in the same location for more than a quarter century. We first opened our doors in 1974, serving children 2 to 6 years of age.
Discoveryland is a clean, child friendly, safe and well maintained facility both indoors and outdoors. Our children spend their days engaged in developmentally appropriate readiness activities that promote early learning. Our well trained, nurturing and responsive teachers celebrate the uniqueness of every child in a Christian setting that exceeds all licensing regulations.
Our program is designed to meet the educational needs of the whole child. Each little one is valued as a unique creation, gifted with talents and abilities all their own. Our desire is to maximize the God given potential of each child. We provide age appropriate experiences in preparation for Kindergarten and beyond.
We believe childhood is a time to be enjoyed and savored while learning and exploring. At Discoveryland, children have the freedom and support they need to learn while having fun and discovering new things. We paint, and dig in the dirt; we listen to stories and write a few of our own; we count and graph; we sing and plant and celebrate and think and do, ----- all the while growing into competent, confident and caring individuals.
Fun Facts
We believe that growth is sequential and orderly and that children pass through stages of predictable development. We believe that children profit from the opportunity to make choices. We endeavor to provide stimulating opportunities upon which each child can progress in accordance with his or her own personal rate of development.
Our "Hands On" program involves children in developmentally appropriate activities throughout the day. Our playground with it's park like atmsophere, allow young developing bodies to use their large muscles as they explore nature in a beautiful setting.
Some activites include:
Milpitas Discoveryland preschool operates in harmony with the guidance and direction of the Office of Education, North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
License and Non-Discrimination
Discoveryland is licensed by the State of California, Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing; License Number 430700419, and operated by the Milpitas Adventist School Board. Children are accepted without regard to sex, race, religion or ethnic background.
We exist to help students grow in their love for Jesus. While spiritual growth can’t be measured and quantified with numbers, we do see it happening every day. It starts with our commitment to making Christ the center of all we do––not just the subject of a single Bible class. And it continues through our focus on the Bible as the sole guide for our beliefs and behavior as Protestant Christians. We invite you to visit our campus and experience how our teachers and staff model their love for God and nurture it in our students.
Our goal is to develop Christians with wisdom, not just knowledge. So we’ve structured our academic program to put God first and we find that, like Adventist schools of all sizes across the country, this results in students who grow academically at a higher rate than their peers in other schools (see the next paragraph). It really is true that when we “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) To learn more about the specific results of our school, schedule an Education Success Consult with our principal.
Students in Adventist schools outperform. In a three-year study of 51,000+ students in Adventist schools (kindergarten through high school), researchers documented that they outperformed the national average. At all grade levels. In schools of all sizes. And in all subjects.
Students in Adventist schools overachieve. Additionally, researchers compared student performance on standardized tests with what would be predicted based on their Cognitive Abilities Test scores, and found they performed above what would be predicted.
Students in Adventist schools gain even more with time. One of the most dramatic findings is that students who transferred to Adventist schools saw a marked improvement in test scores. Furthermore, the longer students are in Adventist schools, the better their achievements and abilities.
Making healthy choices is a way of honoring our bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). And plenty of research documents the importance of healthy bodies in developing healthy brains. So we include learning about taking care of our bodies with daily exercise, good sleep, healthy eating, and more. To see how we integrate wise lifestyle choices into our curricula, come visit our campus.
Loving and serving others is part of God’s plan for each of us and something we practice daily. As we interact with each other here at school and as we practice service in our community, we are guided by Paul’s words, “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2) While we are not perfect, we are constantly aiming to be more Christ-like with each other and to serve our community. Come see how this influences our students with a visit to our campus.