On Thursday, October 30, with help from our friend Representative Jim Roebuck, PIC hosted its first Lights on Aftershool event. After decorating the inside of the Stucco Building, our after schoolers gathered to talk a little about the importance of quality after school programs like PIC. Children...
Loose Parts Spark Imaginations I vividly remember playing in the “forest” behind the home of my aunt and uncle as a child. I would collect sticks with my friends and create “firepits.” We would add rocks for “food” and sit on piles of leaves. Chestnuts became fairies and the local outside cats...
Celebrate the joy of reading with your child at the Parent-Infant Center’s Family Book Fest on Saturday, November 22 from 9:30 am to 12 pm at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street. With stories and crafts for ages 7-under, this event is free and open to the public. In addition to stories, crafts, and...
The Fireflies took a field trip recently when Jessica McAtamney, Tiernan's mom, invited them to visit her at work. Jessica is a teacher at W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences located in Upper Roxborough. It provides an unique educational experience of academics and agriculture. According...
We are excited to introduce PIC's newly established Recyleteria, which is housed on the first floor in the Spruce Building in the former copy room. This space has been transformed with the addition of metal shelves and containers and is designed to as a place to collect ordinary items that can be...
Today, a group of students from the Villanova University College of Nursing helped staff PIC's flu clinic, providing free flu shots to over 50 adults at PIC and in the community. This is an annual project sponsored by the City of Philadelphia. PIC participates in this outreach program as part of our...
photo credit: Thank you PIC dad and professional photographer Bryan Lathrop. See more photos below. Last Thursday, event-goers had the opportunity to dine, socialize, view a magnificent display of children’s artwork, and bid on 85 of unique auction items and packages. The year's event was a great...
On Thursday, October 30, PIC will host its first Lights on Aftershool event from 4:00 - 5:00 pm . Please join us in the Stucco Building for a mini-art festival and "lighting" ceremony. As a registered participant in this nation-wide "call to attention," we acknowledge the need for more, and...
It all started with the leaves The Starfish recently found several leaves on a tree at Penn Alexander's playground. Upon closer observation, they noticed how these leaves were the same. They all had bulbous growths on their undersides that opened up to holes on the tops of the leaves. This began a...
Reggio in the Room The Sunshine teachers have been very busy working on our classroom environment. We were one of the first classrooms to volunteer to start implementing the Reggio Emilia approach in the classroom. Reggio Emilia is a small town in Italy where innovative ideas about early childhood...
