During the week of February 16-20 (Reminder that we are closed February 16 for Presidents Day), we will be celebrating Staff Appreciation Week at PIC. For those of you who haven’t participated in Staff Appreciation Week, it is a several-day celebration of our teachers. It is a chance for PIC's...
photo from westphillylocal.com PIC mom Asali Solomon (her son M'kale is a Sunshine) is an Assistant professor of English at Haverford College where she teaches fiction writing. Her recently published novel Disgruntled was launched on February 3 at the Penn Book Center. Two days later her interview...
post updated February 24, 2015 RSVP DEADLINE EXTENDED to end-of-day February 25! It is time to sign-up to join this year’s round of Community Potluck Dinners to be held on Sunday, March 1 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. See the event flyer These potlucks are organized annually by the Parent Involvement...
PIC is ready for camp! We have planned a great summer filled with art, sports, dance, reading, outdoor fun and much more! Summer Camp at PIC is divided into five two-week sessions, each with a focus on different theme-related activities. Join us this summer for Sports of All Sorts, Around the World...
We are thrilled to share that PIC Grasshoppers Teacher Nichole McLeer has been named a 2015 Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Award recipient. Each year, child care teachers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and on U.S. Miltary bases around the world apply...
Celebrating Diversity Throughout the Year Two children are playing together in the dramatic play area and a third child comes over to join the fun. A teacher overhears one of the children say, “you can’t play with us because your skin is dirty.” It is not unusual for an exchange like this to occur...
Last week's PIC Parent Happy Hour was a "swinging" good time! An enthusiastic and fun group of parents turned out for the event, which included a special swing dance lesson given by PIC parents Anna Kashina and Dawei Dong (David is in the Fireflies and daughter Diana is a PIC alumna). The steps were...
The Parent Involvement Committee is looking for hosts for this year’s round of Community Potluck Dinners to be held on Sunday, March 1 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. These potlucks, held in the homes of PIC families, are one of the Center's popular community builders. They are open to adults and children and...
Loving Literacy The Starfish Room recently received an easel and a dry erase board (squeal!), so now the Starfish’s meeting time conversations are more exciting than ever. “That’s a lot of letters,” one Starfish remarked as her teacher wrote down what her friend had just said. As we talked, we...
written by School Age Programs Director Anjali Gallup-Diaz Waiting is a skill that needs developing. When we tell children to “Wait!” “Be patient!” “No, you can’t … not yet!” aren’t we teaching them to wait? No. What we’re really teaching is frustration. And when the child asks, “why?” we provide a...
