Children Know Toys Best With world-class universities and medical institutions nearby, the Parent-Infant Center periodically receives requests to help with research studies relevant to child development. Most recently we were contacted by educators and graduate students at the University of...
We are so excited that the Magic Circle plants have arrived! We anticipate getting them in the ground this week, to be followed by the placement of sod in the center of our "circle." Here's a glimpse of the latest changes.
This summer, a family at PIC wants to help the Spruce Hill Bird Sanctuary, a wonderful community resource that is open to the public and has been visited by children from PIC. Hannah Bush, now in PIC's After School program visited the Bird Sanctuary when she was a Grasshopper. While there she and...
Pictured with PIC's Amanda Schroeder (third from left) are Mastery Charter's internship coordinator Kerry Sorenson and students Tanesha Johnson and Amy Parker. We believe that all children deserve the same high quality learning experiences PIC teachers provide in their classrooms. One way we believe...
Meet the Director of School Age Programs, Anjali Gallup-Diaz on Tuesday, June 10 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Spruce Building's Small Gym. Come with your questions about camp!
Last week, despite weather than felt more like March than May, 10 families turned out for PIC's summer series Storytime in Clark Park. Amy Hillier Fraatz read four books including The Color of Us, Mole and Baby Bird, and It's a Tiger. The group seemed a little rusty with their Hokey Pokey, but with...
Make Music Philly is coming to PIC as part of the larger Make Music Philly city-wide festival! The live summer solstice event will be held Saturday, June 21 on the PIC blacktop. People are encouraged to enter at the PIC driveway on the corner of 42nd and Locust Streets. From 10:00 am to 12:30 pm...
Written by Rainbows Assistant Teacher Denise Brice Greetings, just look how lovely my veggies are coming along. Yummy! I'll be making a fresh salad right from my deck before I know it. I'm happy to say I'm enjoy a few new berries each week and sharing them with my grandchildren. Can you tell that I...
Work on PIC's nature playground and upgrades to our After School Center Stucco building continues. The playground will continue to be closed this week. The installation of giant boulders is complete and await eager children ready to climb. We have graded the area between the playground and garden to...
Wild Things Welcome Nature Over the past few months, the Wild Things classroom has acquired not only several hanging plants, but also a freshwater fish tank. Both of these are easy ways of incorporating nature into the classroom. The simple additions have not only provided our children with a more...
