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Enjoy a Saturday morning with PIC friends as we prepare for the Plant Sale and take on other center-wide projects. We will gather in the Spruce Building's Small Gym from 9:00 am - noon. Child care will be available if you sign-up in advance and snacks will be provided. Please email Operations...
Look for a sign outside your classroom showing the great items your classroom will enjoy if early learning classrooms reach 100% participation--each family and teacher makes a Plant Sale purchase or sale--or if in the After School Program families and staff meet their goal of raising $6,000. Also...
This summer, PIC will make a wonderful West Philly venue for sharing music with our neighbors! All PIC parents, staff, and alumni are invited to be involved in planning, and even performing, at this fun event. Make Music Philly 2014 will take place on June 21, 2014. Make Music Philly is a city-wide...
Post updated on 4/21/14 Unfortunately, due to the wild success of TreePhilly's tree give-aways, they are unable to come to the PIC Plant Sale. We hope to have them next year! Don't miss this year's Plant Sale Saturday on May 3 when our friends from TreePhilly join us in the chapel next to PIC from...
Preparing a Toddler for a New Sibling A new baby brings big changes to a family. Parents of young toddlers will need to do a lot of preparation before the baby comes and their attention becomes consumed by the newborn’s needs. Understand that c hange can be difficult for older siblings. They may...
PIC offers tuition assistance to families who need help meeting tuition payments. Any family is welcome to apply, with preference given to those families whose income is less than 300% of federal poverty guidelines ($70,650 for a family of 4). Learn more about tuition assistance at PIC. Download an...
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...