What happens below the four-foot level Those of us who communicate through the medium of in-the-classroom-notes or the PIC newsletter are adults. As adults, we hope to convey something interesting about children’s programming at PIC, such as a classroom innovation, or a STEM initiative that is...
We have exciting news! We have just hung a show of children's art from last month's ArtStart event at University City's Metropolitan Bakery & Cafe! After attending ArtStart last month and seeing such an impressive showing of children's art, Metropolitan owners Jim and Marcy Lilly invited us to have...
On Tuesday, November 29th, PIC is taking part in #GIVINGTUESDAY, a day set aside to give and give back. On #GivingTuesday, gifts to PIC will help us as we continue on a journey to give more families who qualify for government subsidy access to high quality child care at PIC. "Give back" on...
written by Rainbows Lead Teacher Joanne Browley Loose Parts, Provocations, Oh My! Completing a Reggio-inspired training recently has peeked my curiosity and professional hunger for something new and exciting. The training was called Loose Parts, Provocations, Oh My! and it triggered my own early...
An experiential study of community At ages 3-4 years, children begin opening themselves up to the world. In turn they navigate a world much bigger than the one they’ve previously known. Models of child development such as Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems theory and Vygotsky's constructivist...
Coping With Toddler’s Possessive Stage One of our older bumblebees was in the kitchen area with a bowl and a spoon in hand, mixing away at his latest culinary creation. He placed the bowl and spoon down on a nearby table to gather more ingredients, when a friend reached out to grab his bowl. Our...
written by Dragontails Lead Teacher Paul Graff They love art! If you know a kindergartener, odds are you know an artist. One would think that, after a full day of schoolwork, the last thing a five year old child would want to do is sit in a chair with a pencil in hand. And yet, this year’s...
On Tuesday, November 29, PIC will participate in #GivingTuesday, a worldwide movement for a day of generosity. Created in 2012, #GivingTuesday follows on the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday and encourages you to give to the organizations most important you . Next year, PIC will continue our...
At PIC's Fall Family Festival we celebrated the season with lots of fun. Children experienced play-dough, glue goop, spaghetti worms, and pools full of leaves. Young artists used acorns covered in paint to make masterpieces. Outside there was a giant parachute set up over the slide. Some children...
A season of gratitude In this season of giving thanks, I have a heightened awareness for all the thanks to go around at PIC. This is a community of caring, of dedication, of reflection on our past and of intentionality about our future. At PIC, I am so grateful for… A NATION that is understanding so...
