We recently were given a very special gift from Jim and Marcy Lilly, owners of the University City Metropolitan Bakery & Cafe. For the second year, Metropolitan celebrated the store's anniversary by holding "Cindy Days" in memory of their good friend and PIC's former Executive Director, Cindy...
Mark your calendar for Storytime in Clark Park 2017! This year's story sessions will run from June 8 - July 13. Children and grown-ups 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...
This past Saturday, PIC held its very first Day of Play featuring music, games, plants, good food, and friends. Over 250 people came out to PIC to help raise over $16,500 for the Tuition Assistance Fund. The Day of Play was made possible through support from our lead sponsor, Blue Stone Construction...
Exploring Power It is not uncommon to see children running around open spaces, chasing one another, perhaps even pointing pretend weapons at each other. Postures of heros, doctors, and even families show an understanding of natural orders of power. “Good guys” and “bad guys” are common archetypes in...
Building Bridges to Kindergarten The transition from prek to kindergarten is a big one. New teachers and a new school can be hard for most five year olds, not to mention the change from learning through play to direct instruction and more academic skill building. In the Starfish classroom we took a...
Recently I saw a three-year-old on our nature playground building with the outdoor blocks. Each block was carefully placed in ways that did not follow the typical “build up” type of block play. The blocks were each balanced with incredible skill and clearly there was more intentionality going on...
Come Potluck and Play All PIC families and staff are invited to join us at Smith Memorial Playground in Fairmount Park on Thursday, June 1 from 5:30 -7:30 pm. RSVP ONLINE TODAY! PIC will provide sandwiches and drinks and we ask families to bring side dishes and desserts (and earn a PPP hour for your...
This Monday, Executive Director Deb Green picked up her hammer and the walls in the Spruce Building literally came tumbling down. Actually, it was Bluestone Construction that got to work reconfiguring the upper level of the Spruce Building to create two new preschool age classrooms. We are grateful...
Be a Leader at our Inaugural Day of Play! May 20 will be a community celebration for all ages with a morning family music concert, art, music, and activities for children, plus PIC's annual plant sale. The evening features an adult-only concert with a great lineup of West Philly bands. Sponsor our...
