Our Saturday Work Day was a success despite a few raindrops! Thank you to all of the families that came out to help PIC look great! With lots of shovels, buckets, wheelbarrows and teamwork you moved the sand "mountain". Amidst all of the raking, hauling and fixing we're glad that we were able to...
For all they do every day in our classrooms. For the care and love they show the children. For the support and guidance they give our families. For the professionalism they represent in the field of Early Childhood Education. And the week is not done yet! Still to come... Lunch from the Board on...
April Showers When we think of the month of April, we tend to think of rain showers and having indoor fun. However, the rain is no reason to stay inside! Rainy weather offers lots of new experiences for young children and endless possibilities of play. Certainly, to get the maximum enjoyment of...
THE PLANT STORE IS OPEN! At the start of the sale our most popular items in the store are Basil Lavender Family Concert tickets Our current top plant sellers are Rachel Isaacson (BB), Amy Dean (PN), and Asali Solomon (ASC and RR). Selling plants to friends, family, neighbors and co-workers is a...
Staff Appreciation Week April 24- April 28 During Staff Appreciation Week, we organize a week-long celebration of our teachers. It is a time when the Board, administors, and families recognize our teachers for the hard work that they do each day. We have a wonderful tradition of families posting a...
PIC's Day of Play - Saturday, May 20 A community celebration for all ages featuring a morning filled with a family music concert, art demonstrations, music, and activities for children, plus PIC's annual plant sale . The evening features an adult-only concert with a great lineup of West Philadelphia...
Our Invaluable Staff If there is a single reason why PIC is so loved, it is most definitely our teachers! I hear it from parents day after day, and through comments in our family feedback survey year after year. For all of our 38 years, PIC has placed a high value on its staff. In fact, the largest...
West Philadelphia Trouble is joining Day of Play for their debut performance on May 20! This group of friends is the new musical adventure of established musician Lucien Dowdell. The pillars of the ensemble are creativity, honesty and fearlessness. (The order varies from note to note.) Sample their...
The Afterschool Spreads its Wings In a whirl of boxes, crates, tables, chairs, and pianos, without interrupting its programming for the children, the Afterschool teachers and six friendly, burly movers dismantled and transported four classrooms to new locations during a blustery week at the...
This year, PIC was honored to participate in the annual conference organized by the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC) in an unprecedented way. We served as a satellite site for conference workshops, which also gave us the chance to shine a spotlight on our...
