An Award Winning Surprise! Every Friday in the After School Center is Surprise Friday, a day that the children do not know what they will be doing before they arrive. On a recent Friday, the Startlights and Dragontails got a great big surprise when they got to PIC! Several judges from the...
Sunshines Love Parent Participation Completing your Parent Participation Program (PPP) requirement is a great opportunity for parents to be actively involved at PIC. There are many opportunities to help out. Parents can sign up to wash laundry, wash toys, repair books, attend center-wide workdays...
Mediocrity Is Not an Option Recently I heard the following statistics concerning the current state of early childhood programs in the United States: 10% of the child centers in this country are considered high quality programs, those that are accredited by the National Association for the Education...
As PIC's major renovation of our main playground and After School facility continues, we have seen classrooms seize the moment and turn change into a variety of learning opportunities. These two construction projects have brought many different "big trucks" to PIC, such as bulldozers, earth movers...
At last night's annual family meeting, Executive Director Debbie Green highlighted projects and events from the past year and presented what families can expect at PIC in the year ahead. Board President (and PIC alumni mom) Carol Lerner shared about the 2014-2015 budget. See the 2014-2015 tuition...
We are looking for volunteers to finish painting the After School art and book cubbies during afternoon hours. Cubbies are located on PIC's porch (by the blacktop). Painting will be done outside between 2:00 - 5:00 pm on any afternoon(s), hopefully before June 6. Plan to dress appropriately-- things...
Here is an update on the current improvement projects at PIC: Magic Circle Outdoor Classroom: Progress on the playground has had a slight delay due to a backup on boulders! We are waiting on a shipment of boulders that will be be installed around the playground along with log steps between nearby...
Mark your calendar for Storytime in Clark Park! Beginning May 29, families will gather on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm by the turtle sculpture in Clark Park (between 43rd and 45th Streets) for read-aloud stories for children ages 7 and under. Many folks bring blankets and picnics, and we always...
We are looking for a volunteer to install a small rain barrel behind the bike shed. The purpose of the additional rain barrel is to help divert storm water run-off and provide water for the garden. If this job is for you, email Operations Manager Alison Williams or stop by her office on the ground...
Preparations have begun for Storytime in Clark Park, PIC's summer outreach program promoting literacy and pre-literacy as a family activity. We are looking for readers and hosts — choose one night or volunteer for several. It's a great way to earn PPP on a summer night! Mark your calendar! Beginning...
