Buzzing with Books! Infants and young toddlers appreciate books through touching, listening, and looking. Though they might not understand the meaning of the book, exploring them will help them learn. Research shows that the most important thing a parent or teacher can do to help their child acquire...
Meet the Director of School Age Programs, Anjali Gallup-Diaz on Tuesday, June 10 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Spruce Building's Small Gym. Come with your questions about camp!
Written by Rainbows Assistant Teacher Denise Brice Greetings, just look how lovely my veggies are coming along. Yummy! I'll be making a fresh salad right from my deck before I know it. I'm happy to say I'm enjoy a few new berries each week and sharing them with my grandchildren. Can you tell that I...
Sunshines Love Parent Participation Completing your Parent Participation Program (PPP) requirement is a great opportunity for parents to be actively involved at PIC. There are many opportunities to help out. Parents can sign up to wash laundry, wash toys, repair books, attend center-wide workdays...
Eating Right from the Start written by Lead Teacher Joann Schock In all the years that I have been teaching and with all the kids that have come through my classroom, I can tell you that everyone is interested in what is good for their bodies. The idea that food can help you to be healthy and strong...
Wild Things Welcome Nature Over the past few months, the Wild Things classroom has acquired not only several hanging plants, but also a freshwater fish tank. Both of these are easy ways of incorporating nature into the classroom. The simple additions have not only provided our children with a more...
An Award Winning Surprise! Every Friday in the After School Center is Surprise Friday, a day that the children do not know what they will be doing before they arrive. On a recent Friday, the Startlights and Dragontails got a great big surprise when they got to PIC! Several judges from the...
The much anticipated renovations to the After School's Stucco Building are progressing well! The demolition work is complete and new bathrooms have been framed. The HVAC and plumbing are being installed this week. We are on target to be complete in early June, when we will start to get ready for...
Recently, the Dragontails, one of our after school classes, took a trip to the Schuylkill River where they visited the outdoor areas of Fairmount Water Works and some galleries of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The trip began at the water. As they watched the water flow over the dam, children and...
We have been waiting for some time to make the much-needed renovations to our After School Center facility known as the Stucco Building. With its wonderful open floor plan, it is an ideal space for after school activities including a variety of clubs, games, reading, snack, homework, computers, and...
