Founded by a group of parents in 1994, Discovery is one of three "Choice" elementary schools in the Lake Washington district. It couples parental participation with developmentally appropriate curriculum in a smaller, supportive environment. Housed at Carl Sandburg Elementary on Finn Hill, students are grouped in three multi-aged classes: grades one and two, three and four, and five and six.
Teachers and parents foster a noncompetitve family environment and provide hands-on, real-life lessons. Results of standard state testing show scores that compare favorably with state and district averages