It has been a wonderful summer at PIC! This summer, we welcomed 115 children to five dynamic sessions filled with sports, multicultural experiences, water play, performance, creative writing, and STEM learning. The summer was also jam packed with wonderful field trips to places like the Schuylkill...
photo from past event Are you starting to think about ArtStart? On Thursday, October 16, the chapel next to PIC will be turned into an "Enchanted Garden." The evening will feature an amazing exhibition of children's art, food and drink with dinner provided by Beijing Restaurant, silent auction...
We had a great Kindergarten Playdate yesterday when families with children heading to kindergarten in the fall got together at PIC. We welcomed about 20 families, which was combination of PIC families and families from the community. Everyone brought snacks to share as they mixed and mingled. In...
West Philadelphia resident Mary Ellen McCarty made this short video showcasing University City District's Dirt Factory, and featuring PIC dad, Seth Budick. Located at 4308 Market Street, the Dirt Factory is a community composting facility for University City.
Yesterday, two area artists delivered a very special gift for the children at PIC. When PIC longtime supporter Kathryn Keeler, asked her friends Josey and Earl Stamm to do something to help children, they just couldn't refuse. Katherine brought her friends to PIC so they could see the space and...
photo from taneybaseball.com You may have seen all the national attention that area 12- and 13-year-olds have been getting for playing baseball. These Taney Dragons will make history this week as the first Philadelphia team to make it to the Little League World Series. It has been the female pitcher...
written by Rachel Isaacson Have you seen the sunflowers? Today, on my way into work, I noticed two very tall stalks with a burst of bright yellow on top! When I got to my desk, I called the Peanuts classroom to see if they saw what had happened to the seeds they had planted earlier in the summer...
Meet Sonja Claxton. Sonja's daughter Lailah went through PIC's early learning program. She is spending the summer in PIC's camp and will return to the After School Center in the fall. Like all parents, Sonja wanted to give Lailah the best start in life, but as a single mom she could not afford the...
Last week, Executive Director Deb Green joined our summer campers at Marsh Creek where there was swimming, a cookout, and a whole lot of fun. Here are some of her photos from the trip.
