As 2016 winds down, it is a great time to celebrate many recent achievements made by PIC staff. In addition to earning bachelors and masters degrees, PIC staff have been making contributions to conferences, curriculum-based books, and early education associations. Help us congratulate: Wild Things...
Sharing Traditions Growing up in Bethlehem, PA, I assumed that everyone celebrated Christmas, simply because I didn’t know anyone who didn’t. It was not until I went to high school that my world suddenly widened. I learned that one of my new friends celebrated Hanukkah in December. I still remember...
On Thursday, December 15, PIC after school and early learning families are invited to celebrate the season at our annual Gala and Open House. The After School Center will hold its annual Gala Talent Showcase from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in the Stucco Building followed by an after-party. The Early Learning...
On November 29, on #GivingTuesday, we officially launched our end-of-year fundraising campaign that will give more children a better today, so that they see a better tomorrow. Your gift will give more children a chance to experience high quality learning at PIC. Every day at PIC, our children engage...
Gifts during the holiday season It has long been a tradition at PIC to collect monetary gifts from both the Early Learning and After School families during the holiday season and share them among our staff. It helps teachers stretch their modest incomes during the holidays, and it makes sure that...
On November 29, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season of holiday and end-of-year giving. It is easy to share about PIC's participation in #GivingTuesday. Just email, post, and tweet about how important PIC is to you. EMAIL On #GivingTuesday, please join me in making a donation to the Parent...
We've just wrapped up two amazing days of welcoming Grandparents and Grand Friends. We had a great turnout with close to 120 guests who took time to discover what goes on in PIC classrooms. We thank them all!
On Tuesday, November 29th, PIC is taking part in #GIVINGTUESDAY, a day set aside to give and give back. On #GivingTuesday, gifts to PIC will help us as we continue on a journey to give more families who qualify for government subsidy access to high quality child care at PIC. "Give back" on...
What happens below the four-foot level Those of us who communicate through the medium of in-the-classroom-notes or the PIC newsletter are adults. As adults, we hope to convey something interesting about children’s programming at PIC, such as a classroom innovation, or a STEM initiative that is...
We have exciting news! We have just hung a show of children's art from last month's ArtStart event at University City's Metropolitan Bakery & Cafe! After attending ArtStart last month and seeing such an impressive showing of children's art, Metropolitan owners Jim and Marcy Lilly invited us to have...
