Our first Fall Family Festival was fantastic! With a perfectly crisp autumn day and plenty of blue skies and sunshine overhead, we could not have asked for anything more. We had a great turnout of parents, grandparents, and caregivers who came to explore the variety of activities with their little...
On Thursday, October 30, with help from our friend Representative Jim Roebuck, PIC hosted its first Lights on Aftershool event. After decorating the inside of the Stucco Building, our after schoolers gathered to talk a little about the importance of quality after school programs like PIC. Children...
The Fireflies took a field trip recently when Jessica McAtamney, Tiernan's mom, invited them to visit her at work. Jessica is a teacher at W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences located in Upper Roxborough. It provides an unique educational experience of academics and agriculture. According...
photo credit: Thank you PIC dad and professional photographer Bryan Lathrop. See more photos below. Last Thursday, event-goers had the opportunity to dine, socialize, view a magnificent display of children’s artwork, and bid on 85 of unique auction items and packages. The year's event was a great...
On Thursday, October 30, PIC will host its first Lights on Aftershool event from 4:00 - 5:00 pm . Please join us in the Stucco Building for a mini-art festival and "lighting" ceremony. As a registered participant in this nation-wide "call to attention," we acknowledge the need for more, and...
We are excited to introduce PIC's newly established Recyleteria, which is housed on the first floor in the Spruce Building in the former copy room. This space has been transformed with the addition of metal shelves and containers and is designed to as a place to collect ordinary items that can be...
Today, a group of students from the Villanova University College of Nursing helped staff PIC's flu clinic, providing free flu shots to over 50 adults at PIC and in the community. This is an annual project sponsored by the City of Philadelphia. PIC participates in this outreach program as part of our...
More Sand Play When our “tot lot” was under renovation recently, the Wild Things teachers discovered different and more creative ways to get everyone outside. We have been going on interesting neighborhood walks, playing in the Penn Alexander grassy areas, and spending time in the sandbox near the...
Word Power in the Afternoons When children start to read, they begin to discover the power of words. As a child mouths the words in a story, he learns that words can evoke feelings, or paint a picture for his imagination. When a teacher reinforces the idea that words are powerful and evocative tools...
It all started with the leaves The Starfish recently found several leaves on a tree at Penn Alexander's playground. Upon closer observation, they noticed how these leaves were the same. They all had bulbous growths on their undersides that opened up to holes on the tops of the leaves. This began a...
