Following a Path to Emergence Submitted by Roadrunner Assistant Teacher Angel Brice Who's the teacher here? The Roadrunners have not engaged in any of the activities we have prepared for them this morning. Instead they are beating on drums and tambourines, singing, running, and dancing! As a teacher...
Pretend Play is Serious Business! PIC is known for encouraging children to learn through play. In the Caterpillar infant/toddler room, the children learn through pretend play every day. Pretend play requires children to use their imaginations. Through pretend play children develop essential social...
What Will They Come Up with Next? Submitted by Eagles Lead Teacher Carolanne Mitchell The Hawks and Eagles’ Nature is Awesome! Club was started last year with the intention of getting kids outside and connecting them with nature on a regular basis. We are fortunate to be in an area with lots of...
Would you like to help bring Make Music Philly to PIC? All PIC parents, staff, and alumni are invited to explore the possibility of having a Make Music Philly concert at PIC. Come to an organizational meeting on Monday, March 31 in the Teacher Resource Room (Spruce Building) from 5:00 - 6:00 pm...
We are grateful to PIC's After School teachers and students who worked extremely hard in order to make priceless contributions to the PIC Plant Sale. The Stucco Building, the Spruce Building, and the Sweet building all have beautiful banners in the windows and in the stairwells. Next time you are at...
Posted by PIC Mom and Plant Sale Committee Member Mariko O'Byrne (Zach is a Sunshine). Living in Center City, we have no yard and very little outdoor space. However, we discovered that with some herbs and a variety of smaller flowers we could create a cute little garden that was the perfect size for...
Last Friday and Saturday, PIC staff attended the annual conference of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, which this year focused on nature-based learning . Many workshops highlighted best practices in environmental education to help promote active nature exploration...
Did you know that you can earn PPP by selling plants? Every family is encouraged to try to sell $100 worth of plants. It's not as hard as it might sound being that gardeners are planning for spring and Plant Sale weekend is a week before Mother's Day. For every $20 over $100 you will earn 1 hour of...
We are looking for someone to assemble two child size picnic tables for the main playground. We also need someone to sand the large spool that is sitting on the blacktop. Mutually agreeable time will be arranged. To get involved email Operations Manager Alison Williams.
