Summer Campers Go Places With the start of summer, there are new groups of Dragontails and Starlights at camp. Everyone is having a great time making new friends and having lots of fun together. The past several weeks have been very busy for the younger campers. They were excited that PIC's nature...
Is your child entering Kindergarten in the fall? PIC invites all families in the community who have rising kindergarteners to join us at PIC on Sunday August 17 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm for a fun play date. Enjoy a casual time together with soon-to-be kindergarteners and their families. Learn what you...
Each Thursday, PIC's Diversity Committee hosts Storytime in Clark Park. This past Thursday, PIC Grasshoppers Lead Teacher Brooks Wilson brought his banjo for a musically inspired good time. Thank you to PIC dad Stephen Hunt for sharing these great photos!
Want to get more involved at PIC? Come to the next Parent Involvement Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 22 in the Teacher Resource Room (Spruce Building) from 5:45-7:00 pm . Learn more about this working group of families committed to strengthening the PIC community and the family experience at PIC...
This summer, PIC welcomes local high school and college students in the classroom to provide training and meaningful experiences in the field of early education. At the same time, these young volunteers provide hands-on help to our teachers and support the development of our children. Through the...
Reading Rainbows Books, books, books! While many of us don’t often have time to read for our own enjoyment, as teachers it is something we do everyday. As a toddler teacher, you frequently read the same book for what seems like a thousand times! While it may begin to feel tiresome, you know that it...
June, My New Favorite Month... but here comes July! While I’ve always loved the change of seasons, this past winter has diminished my love of winter and honestly, I can now just do without it. April and May were quite beautiful to be sure, but it is June that I now deem as my favorite month at PIC...
This summer has brought many new faces to PIC! We invite you to take a moment to meet the new Early Learning and Summer Camp staff. J anine Beckles, Summer Camp Assistant Tamara Clark, Preschool Program Coordinator Emily Duenkel, Peanuts Classroom Assistant Laura Graham, Caterpillars Lead Teacher...
written by Lead Teacher Jacob Kerner Planting seeds of community and learning A Peanut sunflower study As long as I’ve been working with young children, I have found that play surrounding plants has held incredible appeal and potential for learning. The speed at which plants grow from seed to sprout...
