Early Learning families are invited to join us on the PIC blacktop at 10:30 am to parade to Penn's Campus or meet us on Locust Walk where we will gather by the red sculpture.
Reading Rainbows Books, books, books! While many of us don’t often have time to read for our own enjoyment, as teachers it is something we do everyday. As a toddler teacher, you frequently read the same book for what seems like a thousand times! While it may begin to feel tiresome, you know that it...
June, My New Favorite Month... but here comes July! While I’ve always loved the change of seasons, this past winter has diminished my love of winter and honestly, I can now just do without it. April and May were quite beautiful to be sure, but it is June that I now deem as my favorite month at PIC...
This summer has brought many new faces to PIC! We invite you to take a moment to meet the new Early Learning and Summer Camp staff. J anine Beckles, Summer Camp Assistant Tamara Clark, Preschool Program Coordinator Emily Duenkel, Peanuts Classroom Assistant Laura Graham, Caterpillars Lead Teacher...
Photos courtesy of PIC Dad Bryan Lathrop. ArtStart 2014 is on the horizon! The planning for our fall fundraiser--a fun-filled adult evening of buffet dinner and cocktails, art appreciation, silent auction bidding and prize drawings--has begun. If you are interested in putting together this October...
Last Thursday, as the day of PIC's first center-wide picnic unfolded, we all kept a careful eye on the drizzly weather. But, by the time families began to gather at Smith Playground in Fairmount Park, the sun had come out to shine. Upon arriving, families and staff (several with their own families...
Great Music! Great Nature Play! On June 21, o ver 165 people came out to PIC for a community concert organized as part of the city-wide Make Music Philly festival . After a few random rain drops fell, we enjoyed a very sunny morning. From 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, there was a live lineup of performers -...
We are so excited to announce that work on our Magic Circle nature playground has been completed! (Well, except for a few finishing touches.) Over the past weekend, our contractor ThinkGreen put in a lot of hours to finish the plantings and lay down sod throughout. Unfortunately, the playground...
PIC's Diversity Committee has produced this 6-minute video entitled, Diversity Matters, to share how diversity is experienced at PIC. We hope that this will be the first in a series of videos on the topic. Watch Jacob Kerner, Lead Teacher in the Peanut classroom as he discusses how diversity matters...
Children Know Toys Best With world-class universities and medical institutions nearby, the Parent-Infant Center periodically receives requests to help with research studies relevant to child development. Most recently we were contacted by educators and graduate students at the University of...
