Each Thursday, PIC's Diversity Committee hosts Storytime in Clark Park. This past Thursday, PIC Grasshoppers Lead Teacher Brooks Wilson brought his banjo for a musically inspired good time. Thank you to PIC dad Stephen Hunt for sharing these great photos!
Want to get more involved at PIC? Come to the next Parent Involvement Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 22 in the Teacher Resource Room (Spruce Building) from 5:45-7:00 pm . Learn more about this working group of families committed to strengthening the PIC community and the family experience at PIC...
This summer, PIC welcomes local high school and college students in the classroom to provide training and meaningful experiences in the field of early education. At the same time, these young volunteers provide hands-on help to our teachers and support the development of our children. Through the...
written by Lead Teacher Jacob Kerner Planting seeds of community and learning A Peanut sunflower study As long as I’ve been working with young children, I have found that play surrounding plants has held incredible appeal and potential for learning. The speed at which plants grow from seed to sprout...
written by Rachel Isaacson Last Wednesday evening, PIC staff gathered for professional training on encouraging children to make meaningful connections with nature. We were grateful for the beautiful summer night! We began in small groups on the playground where teachers taught teachers. There was a...
Last Friday PIC children and teachers spilled out onto the blacktop and into the Magic Circle Playground for a whole lot of messy fun. In celebration on International Mud Day children and staff stomped, squished, rolled, crawled, and played in the mud!
Buzzing with Books! Infants and young toddlers appreciate books through touching, listening, and looking. Though they might not understand the meaning of the book, exploring them will help them learn. Research shows that the most important thing a parent or teacher can do to help their child acquire...
PIC wants to thank our friends at UC Green and their fabulous UC Green Corps greening maintenance crew who have been caring for our new Magic Circle nature playground. Twice a week these hardworking folks brave the heat to help our plants stay watered and keep them green. They spend several hours...
Our new Magic Circle playground needs lots of care to stay green! In addition to the crew from UC Green who help us on Monday and Wednesdays, we are looking for a volunteer to do early morning watering on Fridays. It will take about an hour and include watering the sod and plantings. Depending on...
