MANSFIELD — Discovery School is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Clark as interim Head of School for the 2026–2027 school year. Clark brings more than two decades of experience leading independent schools. He has served as Head of School at four Montessori schools, most recently at Lexington Montessori School in Lexington, Massachusetts. He […]
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Intergenerational Pen Pal program connects seniors & students through the power of letters
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. has announced the success of a heart-warming partnership with the Discovery School through its Intergenerational Pen Pal Program. Created by Carlee Lightle, Marketing Coordinator at the Area Agency on Aging, the inspiring initiative brought together senior adults at local meal sites and 3rd and […]
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Discovery School welcomes UK Visiting Preservice Teachers
MANSFIELD – Most university students at York St. John in York, United Kingdom, were were enjoying their winter break when 2026 dawned. But six special students were checking boarding passes and passports, and packing suitcases bound for Mansfield, Ohio. From Jan. 3 through 17, these six preservice teachers are staying locally with host families as […]
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Discovery kindergarten students ask questions that make learning concrete
MANSFIELD – It all started with a connection to a story, and led to 30 excited children seeing a cement truck up close in the school parking lot. They had barely made it out of the building before Moritz mechanic John Gould and driver Jeff Gledhill were fielding eager questions like: “Can we drive it? […]
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Discovery School celebrates 50 years of beyond-the-desk learning
MANSFIELD — The founding of Discovery School was, in many ways, a leap of faith. “We announced in the (Mansfield) News Journal that we were going to have a school,” co-founder Margaret Black said. “We didn’t know where we were going to have it, and we had no teachers, but we announced we were going to […]
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Discovery School to celebrate 50th anniversary this weekend
MANSFIELD — When Dr. Shirley Heck and Margaret Black came together to plan what education could look like in Mansfield, they had a vision for students learning through action, impacting the community, and taking the classroom from rows of desks to dynamic, individualized education. Over the last half century, the school has grown from its […]
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Discovery School’s state tax-credit scholarship fund has successful 1st year
MANSFIELD — Tax season is not normally an exciting time for schools, but this year has changed all of that for one area school. Discovery School was showered with generous donations this year to fully fund their new scholarship fund, a part of the Ohio Scholarship Donation Credit through the state of Ohio. With over […]
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Discovery School celebrates 5th annual Intercultural Fair
MANSFIELD – Students at Discovery School explore global perspectives from a very young age. Starting in preschool, students take part in learning about people and cultures close to home and from around the world as a part of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. Every spring, the students focus their learning on a specific country […]
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Mansfield awards $330,240 to Columbus firm to oversee B&O Trail connective paths
MANSFIELD — A Columbus-based engineering firm will be paid $330,240 for construction administration and inspection services for two connective projects related to the B&O Trail. CTL Engineering was awarded two contracts on Tuesday by the Mansfield Board of Control to oversee a multi-use connector between the trail and the tunnel beneath Trimble Road and also […]
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Mansfield Board of Control awards more than $20 million for infrastructure work
MANSFIELD — The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday unanimously awarded more than $20 million in 2025 infrastructure improvement contracts, with most of the funds coming from outside the community through grants. All of the projects have previously been approved by City Council and the contracts awarded by the Board of Control followed a bidding […]