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Community Building

It was a beautiful fall day when children and families gathered on the Nature Playground, blacktop, and TotLot for the annual Fall Family Festival. There were many fall-themed activities including pumpkin scraping and painting, apple prints, leaf crowns, music with pots and pans, and acorn rolling...
What a wonderful evening celebrating PIC's 45 years of learning through play. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's fundraiser for our Tuition Assistance Fund. ArtStart raised $50,000 so that more families can have access to high quality early childhood education and after school...
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!! Experience ArtStart 2023 where we will celebrate PIC's 45th birthday on our beautiful campus. We are delighted to bring our families, alumni, and friends together again to enjoy a spectacular children's art exhibition on a Thursday night out. As a ticket holder you will: Spend...
ArtStart is October 19 What can you do to make ArtStart successful? PIC families are asking their employers to support ArtStart by becoming sponsors or by advertising in our event program book. Our first ads have started coming in and we are so grateful to the following businesses for becoming a...
PIC Early Learning and After School classrooms kick off the school year by hosting evening potlucks with their families from 5:30 - 7 pm. Families will gather in their child's classroom for a brief (adult-only) meeting with the teaching team to learn about classroom practices and what is in store...
Practicing inclusion and equity It has long been a tradition at PIC to give Early Learning and After School families the opportunity to give to a singular holiday gift fund for teachers. PIC then shares these gifts among our staff. It helps teachers stretch their modest incomes during the holidays...
a monthly message from Deb Green The world continues to open up and we continue to reap the rewards! I write the previous sentence with the knowledge that COVID is not fully behind us and that additional variants may be around the corner. Yet, for now, I take a moment to rejoice in the benefits of...
At PIC's Fall Family Festival we celebrated the season with lots of fun. Children experienced glue goop, spaghetti worms, and pools full of leaves. Young artists used apple pieces covered in paint to make masterpieces. We had family and teacher musicians join us, and an outdoor stage set up with...
Last week was ArtStart, our fall fundraiser that supported tuition assistance. The beginning of the week was unsettling as the forecast promised rain. But, we faced it boldly and proceeded to have our outdoor, under-the-tent event. The rain held off and it was fabulous. We celebrated creativity with...