February 10, 2017 Dear Friends, One year ago today, former Executive Director Cindy Roberts lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. Cindy was a part of PIC's culture for more than 30 years -- as a parent, a Board member, an administrator, and Executive Director. She was dedicated to the children...
We believe that one of the many ways to teach children to embrace our diverse world is through books! This is a brief list of books with characters who are diverse in skin color, race, culture, ability, class, sexual orientation, language, family structure, gender, and religion. We encourage you to...
I needed the Children's Book Fest I write this as I return from PIC’s Children’s Book Festival, an annual event that was re-envisioned and led by our Diversity Committee. What a wonderful event! What a needed event! As our country faces such frightening and frustrating divisiveness, bringing...
Thanks to all you book lovers and volunteers who came to PIC's Children's Book Festival on Sunday afternoon. Over 100 parents and children gathered at PIC to hear guest readers read an array of books that featured diverse families and diverse settings. We listened to PIC dads play music and sing...
written by Bucky Stanton Imaginary World Club My favorite club to offer at PIC is the Imaginary World Club (IMC). For students, imagining a world does not mean that they must take a hyper realistic approach to world building with intricate Tolkien-esque lore. Rather the primary aim of the club is to...
written by Kharma Hicks, Infant/Toddler Coordinator Communication, Language and Literacy Learning Aiding infants and toddlers in their language acquisition begins with trusting relationships and is formed through sensory-motor experiences and teachers providing a vocabulary-rich environment. Keep in...
I did it all by myself! As the season has shifted solidly into winter we spend a lot more time in the classroom preparing for the weather. Each time we go out we have many, many more layers and often we change from shoes to boots. Not only do the children get to experience the wonder of winter, but...
PIC is tremendously grateful to everyone who was interviewed for this project. Although not everyone appears in this cut, there are several additional versions in production that will incorporate more footage. We would like to especially thank PIC dad David Stotz for sharing his time and talents by...
The Diversity Committee's first annual Children’s Book Festival will be held January 29, 2017 from 3 - 5 pm in PIC's Small Gym (Spruce). Designed to create and nurture a culture of literacy, this free, public event will celebrate diversity and a love of reading. With an all-star lineup of readers...
New things in the new year The arrival of a new year always brings the opportunity to reimagine, recharge, refocus and recommit and this year all of these things seem to be more vital than ever. With a continued commitment to children and their families, here are a few things I’m excited about this...
