Curriculum, Planned Possibilities, and Play “Where’s my house?” a Firefly asks, looking intently at the West Philadelphia map spread across the table. Nearby, a child drives a toy truck through a “map” of blocks laid out in a grid, and at the Writing Center, another child tells her friend, “This is...
Exploring Light and Color This month, the children in the infant and toddler classes at PIC are exploring light and color. Light, shadow, and color permeates everything we see and captures children’s interest from the earliest moments of infancy. Our intention in the classroom is to give the...
Birding at Tinicum One of the best things about PIC's After School Center is being located in an urban setting. We easily expand our classroom and enrich learning by visiting to nearby sites and destinations. The Starlights took a trip recently to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum...
Building Up, Up, Up The Moonbeams have really been into building lately. This includes building with blocks, Legos, and most recently, the sound tubes. While building, children are developing social and emotional skills, learning teamwork and experiencing feelings of competence. They are also...
What IS a Roadrunner? PIC's first Fall Festival flowed like a warm autumn breeze. The various activity stations set up invited engaging interactions as our community witnessed a collection of creativity in various areas of emergent curriculum. Each classroom designed t-shirts with a collective theme...
PIC will have our annual Winter Open House this Thursday, December 11 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. In the beloved PIC tradition, this is a pot-luck event and a terrific opportunity to chat with other families and to not have to think about preparing dinner. We hope that you can join us! Please sign-up so...
Post revised: January 6, 2015 Coming soon! In addition to the usual communication channels, PIC will use School Messenger to announce school closings and other important messages via text and/or email. Many of our families may already be familiar with this platform as it is the same alert system...
PIC's Early Learning program will host a Winter Open House for families on Thursday, December 11. All PIC families are invited to visit each classroom for sensory and make-and-take activities and enjoy festive hallway potlucks. Here's your roadmap to the fun! SPRUCE Building First floor Bumblebees -...
December 2014 I recently spoke with the parent of a PIC alumni who proudly shared with me her daughter’s recent successes. She credited PIC with giving her a wonderful start during her early childhood years. She fondly talked about traditions, projects, field trips, teachers, and friends. I was...
Snow. While we hate to even put this word in writing, we want to be pro-active and clear about PIC closing in the event of snow (especially since we continue to get predictions of another rough winter). PIC will continue to work hard to stay open in inclement weather. However, we will use these...
