Last month, PIC early learning families met "out of school time" for a Sunday guided hike in the Wissahickon led by PIC Nature Educator Rob Wiest and PIC mom Marina Borker. Rob wrote about their journey. We set off from the Chestnut Hill Springside Academy parking lot to a trail on Hartwell Lane...
STARR Restaurants has joined Beijing and the Jeff "City" Block Team as sponsors of this year's ArtStart. On Thursday, October 18, you are invited to dance the night away while enjoying appetizers from STARR flagship restaurants and a buffet dinner from our friend Alex Yuen and his team at Beijing...
Are you a skilled graphic designer, passionately creative, and familiar with all the standard computer applications? We need you to help design this year's ArtStart invitations during the month of August. Email Development Manager Karen Stachelek at kstachelek@parentinfantcenter.org if this is the...
Let's advocate for all children Advocacy in the field of early childhood education is so important, and it is a part of my job that I take very seriously. We have moved beyond the era where parents need a safe place to leave their children while they are at work, to one where we understand the...
After School Center Orientation Wednesday, August 8 5 pm Small Gym (Spruce Building) We are getting ready for the 2018 - 2019 school year. All After School families are invited to come meet Director of School Age Programs, Anjali Gallup-Diaz and Enrollment Coordinator, Grace Piana, along with one or...
ArtStart 2018: PIC Fever! Have you added October 18th to your calendar yet? Celebrate 40 years by joining in an evening of 70's fun! The planning committee has had its first meeting and is moving full steam ahead on getting ads, sponsors, and donations from local businesses, employers and...
How they will impact you This year, Philadelphia public schools will start and end earlier than in any prior years. This has caused us to make changes to some of our billing. The first day of school for ALL grades is August 27, 2018. The last day of school for ALL grades is June 4, 2019. For...
The 2018 Family Feedback Survey received 218 responses. PIC's Quality Committee, chaired by Nancy Rimmer and made up of PIC parents and Board members, found the 2018 Family Feedback Survey responses to be very positive and to show high ratings in key areas. Here are the highlights. You're Very...
Enriched Nature Learning at PIC As we dive deeper into outdoor education at PIC, we want to introduce our new Nature Educator (a newly created position) who will further engage PIC children in enriched discovery, as well as support teachers with less experience outdoors to incorporate nature in...
Enriching Nature Education PIC is ready to take outdoor education to a new level, and we are eager to share with you our latest plans to deepen nature learning at PIC. Four years ago we opened the Acadia Woods Magic Circle Nature Playground, named for a special place where former PIC Executive...
