PIC's Diversity Committee has produced this 6-minute video entitled, Diversity Matters, to share how diversity is experienced at PIC. We hope that this will be the first in a series of videos on the topic. Watch Jacob Kerner, Lead Teacher in the Peanut classroom as he discusses how diversity matters...
Children Know Toys Best With world-class universities and medical institutions nearby, the Parent-Infant Center periodically receives requests to help with research studies relevant to child development. Most recently we were contacted by educators and graduate students at the University of...
This summer, a family at PIC wants to help the Spruce Hill Bird Sanctuary, a wonderful community resource that is open to the public and has been visited by children from PIC. Hannah Bush, now in PIC's After School program visited the Bird Sanctuary when she was a Grasshopper. While there she and...
Pictured with PIC's Amanda Schroeder (third from left) are Mastery Charter's internship coordinator Kerry Sorenson and students Tanesha Johnson and Amy Parker. We believe that all children deserve the same high quality learning experiences PIC teachers provide in their classrooms. One way we believe...
We are so excited that the Magic Circle plants have arrived! We anticipate getting them in the ground this week, to be followed by the placement of sod in the center of our "circle." Here's a glimpse of the latest changes.
Make Music Philly is coming to PIC as part of the larger Make Music Philly city-wide festival! The live summer solstice event will be held Saturday, June 21 on the PIC blacktop. People are encouraged to enter at the PIC driveway on the corner of 42nd and Locust Streets. From 10:00 am to 12:30 pm...
Written by Rainbows Assistant Teacher Denise Brice Greetings, just look how lovely my veggies are coming along. Yummy! I'll be making a fresh salad right from my deck before I know it. I'm happy to say I'm enjoy a few new berries each week and sharing them with my grandchildren. Can you tell that I...
Work on PIC's nature playground and upgrades to our After School Center Stucco building continues. The playground will continue to be closed this week. The installation of giant boulders is complete and await eager children ready to climb. We have graded the area between the playground and garden to...
Come play with us at Smith Playground on Thursday, June 19 from 6 - 8 pm! This year, PIC's Early Learning and After School traditional summer cookouts are moving to Smith Playground in East Fairmount Park and becoming one picnic. We are excited to invite all families and staff to gather together at...
Last week, despite weather than felt more like March than May, 10 families turned out for PIC's summer series Storytime in Clark Park. Amy Hillier Fraatz read four books including The Color of Us, Mole and Baby Bird, and It's a Tiger. The group seemed a little rusty with their Hokey Pokey, but with...
