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...
Buzzing with Books! Infants and young toddlers appreciate books through touching, listening, and looking. Though they might not understand the meaning of the book, exploring them will help them learn. Research shows that the most important thing a parent or teacher can do to help their child acquire...
PIC wants to thank our friends at UC Green and their fabulous UC Green Corps greening maintenance crew who have been caring for our new Magic Circle nature playground. Twice a week these hardworking folks brave the heat to help our plants stay watered and keep them green. They spend several hours...
Our new Magic Circle playground needs lots of care to stay green! In addition to the crew from UC Green who help us on Monday and Wednesdays, we are looking for a volunteer to do early morning watering on Fridays. It will take about an hour and include watering the sod and plantings. Depending on...
Early Learning families are invited to join us on the PIC blacktop at 10:30 am to parade to Penn's Campus or meet us on Locust Walk where we will gather by the red sculpture.
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...
