Next week, we will begin the last stages of our Magic Circle outdoor classroom installation. Keep an eye on the main playground as the Messy Materials and Art Areas are created and hundreds of plants and shrubs are planted. Restricted areas will be roped off for safety. We expect the process to take...
Composting at PIC is not really a new thing. PIC's Roadrunner preschool classroom and After School Center have been worm composting since 2001! But more recently, the entire Center has gotten involved and the amount of organic materials we collect has increased. During the week, all of our...
Did you know that several of our classrooms are actively participating in recycling programs? PIC works with the TerraCycle and Crayola ColorCycle recycling programs to help divert difficult-to-recycle waste from landfills. To date we have five programs in place. All PIC families are invited to drop...
Grandfriends Days are coming November 25 - 27-– the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Thanksgiving! All the "grandest" grownups in your child's life are invited! Grandparents/friends may mail back the RSVP postcard included in their invitation or tell your teacher directly if your child will be...
The following article written by PIC After School Teacher Carolanne Mitchell appeared recently in the Fall 2013 Pennsylvania School-Age Child Care Alliance newsletter. Blogging with 8-11 year olds Blogging with kids is a great way to get them writing and to teach 21st century skills. I started...
Recently, Executive Director Debbie Green was in State College with Early Learning Director Kharma Hicks and PIC infant teachers Chelsea Reichert and Monica Williams for the the three-day PA Early Childhood Education Summit.The Governor was there to announce the beginning of the Rising STARS Tuition...
Parents Sharing with Peanuts There are many important ways families help the Center while logging those ever-needed parent participation hours, but coming into your child’s classroom to share just about anything with the class is the most powerful thing you can do. Are you wondering what you have to...
Next Committee Meeting: Tuesday, November 12 All interested PIC families are welcome to find out more about parent involvement at PIC. Join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, November 12 from 5:45 to 7:00 pm in the Teacher Resource Room. Items on our agenda include exploring family mentoring and...
High Quality in Our Infant Room The Parent Infant Center is widely known in the early childhood education community for the high quality of care we provide. Not everyone however may know all the steps that go in to ensuring high-quality care. There is intentionality behind everything we do in the...
Setting Limits with Toddlers is Tough We all know that setting limits with young children, especially toddlers, is challenging. We read an article recently that had useful information for parents who may be struggling with setting limits at home. Young children depend on the adults in their lives to...
