PIC is looking for a contractor to build a sandbox and a dirt box for our newly envisioned Tot Lot. We have specs for the two boxes and just need the right person to get the job done. Email Executive Director Debbie Green for more information or to volunteer.
Supporting families in our community has long been a value strongly held at PIC. Recently, Fireflies teacher Joanne Schock was contacted by staff from Lacey Community Care for assistance. In the past, PIC families have donated coats to this group through the One Warm Coat initiative. Now Lacey is in...
Cooling Off with Camp On a recent very hot day, I joined our summer campers on an adventure to Marsh Creek State Park. As you may know, I have had a long career in the early learning field. It was a real treat to spend an entire day with our school-age program staff and children. When arriving at...
PIC not only provides high quality care, we strive to be innovative in our programming. The creation of the Magic Circle Nature Playground and PIC's Recycletaria are two such initiatives we have incorporated into our curriculum. As such, we have a wish list of items that we know will inspire...
Here is some big news! PIC’s Magic Circle Nature Playground has been accepted as one of 40 designs to be exhibited in How We Play, an exhibition of international best practices in the design of outdoor play spaces for children. We are so proud of our Nature Playground. It is a beautiful space that...
Watermelons and Volunteers needed! Watermelon Wednesday is on August 12 and we need donations of watermelons (1 PPP hour for the shopping) and 2-3 people to help cut up watermelons and staff the table that day. Contact Family Life Coordinator Lynne Piersol if you can donate a melon and/or help set...
Moving the Peanuts Towards Water and Sky In the Peanut classroom our teaching team is focued on what we know the Peanuts themselves are excited about and ready to learn. But, how do we balance what the Peanuts are interested in with what we know they need to be learning through play? The most...
Summer Fun at Camp This summer, camp got off to a great start. The children are enjoying time at PIC, as well as taking many excursions off-campus. Here are some photos of the fun. At the Wissahickon. On the move. In the Wissahickon. Art at Camp. At Penn Museum. Exploring Eastern art and calligraphy...
You Can Go Home Again It feels like yesterday that I was packing up my classroom at Wilmington Friends School and looking forward to my summer at PIC as the Summer Camp Leader. I remember marveling at how quickly the school year had flown by and wondering what it might feel like to be back at camp...
