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...
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...
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 -...
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...
Last month's Family Book Fest was a wonderful morning filled with crafts, music, stories, and most importantly, books! Volunteers from University of the Sciences helped us set the stage by working with teachers to create a crafting area, a snack table, and the ever popular Book Swap. As we welcomed...
Last week, families invited their "grandparents/friends" to visit PIC. Our special guests were not only from the Philadelphia area, but also came from Florida, California, Michigan, China, India, and Mexico. Over coffee and pastries, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and friends of our children met...
Around the world, people are taking part in this global day of giving. We hope you will, too! A gift to the Parent-Infant Center on #Giving Tuesday will help us continue to spark young imaginations through play. With over 35 years of experience, we know that play helps develop the skills that lead...
A Season of Simplicity Prior to joining the PIC community I spent nine years working in a Quaker school in Montgomery County. I had never been in a Quaker community before and I spent much of my time there learning the values of Quakerism and how those values apply to young children and families...
