Recently, the Dragontails, one of our after school classes, took a trip to the Schuylkill River where they visited the outdoor areas of Fairmount Water Works and some galleries of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The trip began at the water. As they watched the water flow over the dam, children and...
It was a wonderful weekend Plant Sale with plenty of pre-order pick-up and additional retail sales. And now that the dust has settled a bit, we are pleased to report that the Plant Sale raised over $41,000 to help provide tuition assistance to families at PIC who struggle with the cost of care. We...
We have been waiting for some time to make the much-needed renovations to our After School Center facility known as the Stucco Building. With its wonderful open floor plan, it is an ideal space for after school activities including a variety of clubs, games, reading, snack, homework, computers, and...
It takes a village...You know the expression. Well, here it is with a new twist. It takes a village of volunteers to raise a Plant Sale. This year, more than 60 volunteers, including current families, PIC alumni, and area businesses came out to help make the Plant Sale a success! They worked hard...
Post Plant Sale Ponderings As an avid gardener, I was quite certain that I would take great pleasure in being part of my first PIC Plant Sale, but I was surely not prepared for just how much I would both enjoy and learn from the experience. Admittedly, unloading hundreds of plants during what seemed...
Singing Our Way to Science! Submitted by Starfish Assistant Teacher Kali Strand It all started when we noticed the Starfish spontaneously singing the Oscar-award winning song, Let It Go from the movie Frozen several times a day. We never imagined that what began as a catchy tune would end up in an...
We are pleased to report that the work on our Climbing and Crawling and Messy Materials area are almost complete! Climbing and Crawling seems pretty obvious with the line of tree stumps inviting children to challenge their gross motor skills. But, exactly what happens with messy materials? Messy...
Today, we had a great group of volunteers who helped us unload all the perennial and herb plants that arrived from Russell Garden Wholesale for our annual Plant Sale. We had help from PIC staff, families, alumni, and our friends from Reed Technology. We are grateful to everyone who helped us get...
PIC parent volunteers came out in full force for our Spring Center-wide Work Day held on April 26. We sealed over 545 KidPots, cleared the Stucco Building of furniture in preparation of upcoming renovations, sanded and primed several book cases, hung signs, built Plant Sale boxes, and more. In...
Work on PIC's Outdoor Classroom is progressing! This week, we broke ground on the Climbing and Crawling area. Before beginning to dig, we tested the height of the step logs that will be installed with help from our "playground specialists." We confirmed that the logs were a good height and will be...
