Parent Infant Center infant and young toddler classrooms are mixed-age groups. Working with mixed-age groups can be challenging, but also extremely rewarding. In the Bumblebee classroom our children range from 2-months old to 21-months old. Whew! That is a vast difference! Sometimes older children...
Sig image: girl hugging g'ma tight Every year, on the week of Thanksgiving, we welcome our children's greatest "Grands" into our classrooms, to meet our teachers, and best of all, play with their favorite kids. need18 photos below.
Sig image - PIC bags On Tuesday, November 27, PIC will participate in #GivingTuesday, a global giving movement. Each year, #Giving Tuesday follows on the heels of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday and is a day to celebrate giving and giving back. A gift for you on #Giving...
The preschool classrooms will soon begin weekly explorations in our newly revamped Art Studio in the Kanga Room. photo Drawing on the inspiration of Reggio Emilia and guided by our newly named Studio Educator Rebecca Schedle, children will have the opportunity to have experiences with a variety of...
We had a picture perfect day at the 2018 Fall Family Festival. We wanted to share 10 outstanding photos courtesy of Enrollment Coordinator/Photographer Grace Piaña. Need updated photos Signature is Jamillah kissing Yaya.
Monday Mourning I write this on the heels of hearing of the recent shootings in the synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Once again our nation is mourning the loss of innocent lives and is again facing the after effects of yet another act of horrific violence against a marginalized group in our society...
At PIC's Fall Family Festival we celebrated the season with lots of fun outdoor activities, including an acorn-filled sensory table and with ramps, creating leaf crowns, an all-star jam session with family and teacher musicians, and much more!
On October 18, more than 200 guests celebrated 40 years of PIC by joining in an evening of 70's fun! Many guests left claiming this year to be the best ArtStart yet! The evening was filled with friends, food & drink, children’s art, and silent auction bidding. Guests embraced the theme by coming in...
Thank you to all the PIC families who came out on Saturday to help at the Fall Family Work Day. We prepared for ArtStart 2018, our annual silent auction fundraiser, and did some clean-up and other odd jobs around the center. Don't forget to report your PPP hours online by completing this form. We...
Falling for the holidays Being part of a diverse community means that our children have wonderful opportunities to learn about holidays and traditions that are different than their own. For educators, fall represents the beginning of three months of holidays and is a good time to discuss holidays at...
