In a little more than a week, PIC will open the doors to St. Andrew’s Chapel (next door to PIC) for its annual Plant Sale Days. Sale hours are Friday, April 29 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Stop in for a great selection of houseplants, container plants, and pre...
More Than Just Play Play-dough is a staple around PIC, but parents may not realize just how valuable a learning tool it can be, hitting just about every developmental area. The magic often begins first thing in the morning, when a teacher and the earliest arriving children take a few simple...
Handy person needed for re-finishing a shelf (sanding, priming, painting). We will provide materials. This job can be done at home or at PIC. Email Preschool Program Coordinator Tamara Clark if interested.
Written by Roadrunners Teacher Danny Galpern Using Laughter to Resolve Feelings Children are naturally joyful and excited. But if something scary or painful happens, they can feel alone with powerful emotions. As Preschool Program Coordinator Tamara Clark wrote in her recent blog post, children need...
It is time to top up our raised garden beds with some fresh compost. We can get it for free from the Dirt Factory or the Fairmount Park Recycling Center. All we need is the transportation. Email Preschool Program Coordinator Tamara Clark to learn more
Spring has Sprung! With the season of spring upon us, the Caterpillar room has a lot more energy. What we have come to realize is that we all love the outdoors. We learned this during an exploration of our senses: hearing, taste, smelling, sight, and touch. While exploring the senses we have made...
Tech Learning Still in Season As spring begins and After School students start spending more time outdoors, the technological learning that began in the colder months does not stop. If anything, the Eagles (and Hawks) are more fascinated than ever in both robotics and 3D printing and drawing. In...
Bob Behr and Nancy Juergens enrolled their daughter Annie at PIC in the early 1980s. Longtime residents of West Philadelphia, they have remained actively involved in PIC ever since. They were among the earliest supporters of the Sweet Dreams Campaign to expand the center and have participated in...
Big news! The National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAEYC ) has featured PIC Rainbow Lead Teacher Joanne Browley on the cover of the April/May issue of their professional publication Teaching Young Children (TYC) . The magazine is designed especially for preschool educators. It...
PIC Plants... Cookies without the Calories! It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm that spread through PIC as the annual Plant Sale got underway last week. On its opening day, the online store had over 200 visits and did over $2,000 in sales. By the end of the first week, over $5,000 in plants had...
