If you are handy with a chain saw or miter saw, you can earn PPP hours by sawing tree limbs into classroom manipulatives like tree "cookies" and tree blocks. Email Preschool Program Coordinator Tamara Clark for more information.
Meet Sonja Claxton. Sonja's daughter Lailah went through PIC's early learning program. She is spending the summer in PIC's camp and will return to the After School Center in the fall. Like all parents, Sonja wanted to give Lailah the best start in life, but as a single mom she could not afford the...
This year, we are moving our March In-Service day to the fall. On August 29, before we begin the next school year, Early Learning teachers will work together to deepen our understanding of the connections between nature, classroom environments, and curriculum, as well as literacy development. Summer...
Help with our upcoming social Watermelon Wednesday on August 13 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm on the PIC blacktop. We are looking for volunteers to donate a watermelon and/or help with set-up and clean-up at the event. Tasks include cutting melon (to begin between 4 - 4:30 pm), setting up tables, restocking...
PIC is thrilled to announce that the recently completed Magic Circle Nature Playground has earned national certification as a Nature Explore classroom from the Dimensions Educational Research Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation. With this recognition PIC joins a network of organizations that...
Summertime Transitions at PIC Summer is a time of transitions at PIC as children move from one classroom to the next age group. For some children, these transitions are a breeze, and they barely look back to their old classroom. For others, moving to a new classroom is about building trust all over...
The Challenges of Change We all know that children and adults respond to change in many different ways. While some seem to hardly bat an eye, others dig their feet in and resist with all their might. After spending close to two years in an infant room, parents and children are not sure what to...
PIC's annual Ice Cream Social will be held rain or shine on Thursday, July 31 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Stop by the blacktop after you pick up your child(ren) for a refreshing sweet treat.
