written by Lead Teacher Joanne Browley The Process is the Product On one of our breezy fall mornings, the Rainbows ran back and forth filling a bag full of leaves. We categorized them as small, medium, or large and named the various colors of brown, red, purple, green or yellow. Bringing the leaves...
Through play children lead their own learning, like four-year-olds Sara and Angel did while making breakfast in the dramatic play area of their preschool classroom. Sarah and Angel were concentrating on making breakfast together. Sara wanted to make blueberry pancakes, while Angel felt like making...
Recently, the Grasshoppers invited friends from other classrooms to come to a Fire Safety Open House. After spending two months exploring different elements of this important topic, they were eager to share what they had learned. What they learned During their study, the class visited the...
#GivingTuesday is coming December 1! #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that brings communities around the world together to give back. Started in 2012, this day is meant to counter the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. On #GivingTuesday, you can give the gift of play. At PIC, we...
Community at its Finest Fall is certainly a time that we see community at its finest at PIC. We have a series of events where families come together because of and/or on behalf of PIC. Potlucks We started the school year with our annual series of Classroom Potlucks, a longstanding PIC tradition...
PIC declares a new tradition with its second (and very successful) annual Fall Family Festival! It was a perfectly crisp autumn day as everyone gathered on PIC's Magic Circle Nature Playground . We had a great turnout of parents, grandparents, and caregivers who came to explore the variety of...
On October 22, more than 200 parents, alumni, friends, and staff gathered for a night of delicious food and drink, good company, and one of the best exhibitions of children’s art in Philadelphia. This year was a great success, raising over $30,000 to help provide tuition assistance to families at...
Thanks to everyone who came out and helped on a VERY productive Saturday work day. Over 250 pieces of artwork were mounted in preparation of Thursday's ArtStart fundraiser-- every child has a piece in the show! Event supplies were brought over to the chapel and the sanctuary was scrubbed and swept...
Don't miss these great items donated by PIC Staff. 1. Valley Green Hike for Kids Longtime PIC Lead Teachers Joann Schock and Christel Urmenyhazi will lead a hike of up to 8 children (over 3 years old) on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 in the Wissahickon. Hikers will admire foliage along the Wissahickon...
