Want to learn more about ArtStart and it's theme for 2014, Enchanted Garden? Stop and chat with one of this year’s committee members to find out about this fall fundraiser or email Development Manager Karen Stachelek . Planning is moving forward for ArtStart 2014, which will be THE social event of...
written by Rachel Isaacson Have you seen the sunflowers? Today, on my way into work, I noticed two very tall stalks with a burst of bright yellow on top! When I got to my desk, I called the Peanuts classroom to see if they saw what had happened to the seeds they had planted earlier in the summer...
Last week, Executive Director Deb Green joined our summer campers at Marsh Creek where there was swimming, a cookout, and a whole lot of fun. Here are some of her photos from the trip.
If you are handy with a chain saw or miter saw, you can earn PPP hours by sawing tree limbs into classroom manipulatives like tree "cookies" and tree blocks. Email Preschool Program Coordinator Tamara Clark for more information.
Meet Sonja Claxton. Sonja's daughter Lailah went through PIC's early learning program. She is spending the summer in PIC's camp and will return to the After School Center in the fall. Like all parents, Sonja wanted to give Lailah the best start in life, but as a single mom she could not afford the...
Help with our upcoming social Watermelon Wednesday on August 13 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm on the PIC blacktop. We are looking for volunteers to donate a watermelon and/or help with set-up and clean-up at the event. Tasks include cutting melon (to begin between 4 - 4:30 pm), setting up tables, restocking...
PIC is thrilled to announce that the recently completed Magic Circle Nature Playground has earned national certification as a Nature Explore classroom from the Dimensions Educational Research Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation. With this recognition PIC joins a network of organizations that...
Summertime Transitions at PIC Summer is a time of transitions at PIC as children move from one classroom to the next age group. For some children, these transitions are a breeze, and they barely look back to their old classroom. For others, moving to a new classroom is about building trust all over...