post edited on May 14, 2014 Join us on Tuesday, May 27 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the Small Gym (Spruce Building) for PIC’s Annual Meeting. Join Executive Director Debbie Green and the PIC Board of Directors to learn about exciting center initiatives, including the completion of the Magic Circle...

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...

Working Together We Make PIC Bloom! I bought my first plants from the PIC Plant Sale many years ago when I was a novice gardener (at best). I remember not only being impressed by the wonderful variety of plants offered, but being equally impressed at how the PIC Plant Sale was such a community...

Should I Give PIC Children More Candy? Recently, as I was walking through the Big Gym on the way to visit some classrooms, a group of four-year-olds stopped me and asked, “What is your job at PIC?” Before I could respond, one of the children said, “She’s the one who gets to make our school more...

What You Might NOT See at PIC... but look closer! Dear PIC families and friends, I recently visited an infant/young toddler classroom and witnessed what I felt was a beautiful interaction between one of the teachers and a 3-month old baby. As many of the children were having a morning snack and a...

Nurture Children Today to Enrich Their Tomorrow Dear PIC Families and Friends, I’ve been thinking recently about how we view children in our society and how it differs so dramatically in countries throughout the world. In the US, there is always much talk about “preparing” children for their next...

Dear PIC Families and Friends, One of the many aspects of PIC that I have quickly come to value is the diversity within our community. PIC is a place where children “live” true diversity each and every day. Be it making friends or having teachers who have a different skin color, wear different...

December 2013 As a friend of the Parent-Infant Center, you already know that PIC’s high quality early care and education programs have been ahead of the curve for the past 35 years. This past summer and fall, I watched children gather cucumbers and tomatoes from our expanded garden (and later eat...

Children Need Nature: The real value of PIC's Magic Circle Outdoor Classroom A few years ago, I attended my very first workshop on nature playgrounds. While I have always loved taking children on trips to nature centers and to local parks with lots of greenery, I had never thought about the concept...

ArtStart was a Birthday Success! This year was my first ArtStart as Executive Director at PIC. I can tell you the experience was VERY different from the many years I have attended as a guest. I had no idea what went into creating such a wonderful evening! I was greatly impressed by the time and...