Posts in 'Event'

Event

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...
PIC Early Learning and After School classrooms kick off the school year by hosting evening informational meetings and 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...
Despite changing air quality conditions, we were able to get out to play long enough for an abbreviated Mud Day. Children were outside no longer than 45 minutes. They had fun squishing, jumping, and painting with mud. For those that were less inclined to get dirty, there were sprinklers and pools...
PIC loves outdoor learning, especially International Mud Day. Every June 29th, we celebrate this joyous day by creating muddy, messy spaces on our playground, blacktop, and tot lot for children to explore. Take a look at last year's fun. Mud Day is not all play, it is a healthy physical, sensory and...
The classroom bulletin boards were brilliantly decorated and filled with notes of appreciation from families. The Sweet & Savory buffet overflowed with delicious treats from you. There was also an admin brunch and Board-sponsored lunch! The week ended with PIC t-shirts for all, raffles throughout...
Sadly, this year's Day of Play had to be canceled due to the weather. This year's Day of Play is coming up fast! If you haven't already marked it on your calendar, it is Saturday, April 29, 10 am - 1 pm, on the Magic Circle Nature Playground. PIC families, and all families in West Philadelphia, are...
We recently marked the Week of the Young Child, an annual celebration created to highlight the importance of early learning, teachers, children, and their families. We had special festivities each day including Music Monday, Bubbles Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Silly hat Thursday and Pajama Friday...
All families who enroll a child at PIC commit to make an investment of time in their child's learning experience and the work that we do. PIC’s uniquely participatory approach involves parents in most phases of the center’s work – from volunteering in the classroom to serving on the Board of...
The Butterflies preschoolers took a moment recently to celebrate Lunar New Year. The event was organized by classroom parents who shared many traditions with the Butterflies. They learned the history of the holiday, danced, did calligraphy, rolled out "dough" for dumplings, read, did a paper project...