written by Rainbows Lead Teacher Joanne Browley Loose Parts, Provocations, Oh My! Completing a Reggio-inspired training recently has peeked my curiosity and professional hunger for something new and exciting. The training was called Loose Parts, Provocations, Oh My! and it triggered my own early...
An experiential study of community At ages 3-4 years, children begin opening themselves up to the world. In turn they navigate a world much bigger than the one they’ve previously known. Models of child development such as Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems theory and Vygotsky's constructivist...
On Tuesday, November 29, PIC will participate in #GivingTuesday, a worldwide movement for a day of generosity. Created in 2012, #GivingTuesday follows on the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday and encourages you to give to the organizations most important you . Next year, PIC will continue our...
A season of gratitude In this season of giving thanks, I have a heightened awareness for all the thanks to go around at PIC. This is a community of caring, of dedication, of reflection on our past and of intentionality about our future. At PIC, I am so grateful for… A NATION that is understanding so...
At PIC's Fall Family Festival we celebrated the season with lots of fun. Children experienced play-dough, glue goop, spaghetti worms, and pools full of leaves. Young artists used acorns covered in paint to make masterpieces. Outside there was a giant parachute set up over the slide. Some children...
On October 20, more than 200 parents, alumni, friends, and staff gathered for a glamorous evening celebrating the golden age of cinema. Guests were warmly welcomed by a red carpet, paparazzi, a photo booth to capture the fun, the premiere of PIC’s latest film, and live music from the Philadelphia...
Thank You Saturday Volunteers! Thanks to everyone who came out and helped on a VERY productive Saturday Work Day. Over 250 pieces of artwork were mounted in preparation of Thursday's ArtStart fundraiser-- every child has a piece in the show! Event supplies were brought over to the chapel, we painted...
written by Kharma Hicks , Infant/Toddler Coordinator The importance of tummy time Tummy time, as we like to call it, helps strengthen the muscles in the neck, back, arms and shoulders, and promotes large motor skills. Research suggests that babies that spend time on their tummies are more likely to...
As ArtStart gets closer, we have decided to launch a 7-day photo challenge and hope you will join the fun! This year’s slide show at ArtStart is titled Are You Ready for Your Closeup? Each day you will be asked to snap a special photo of your PIC kid(s). You can post that photo on our facebook page...
All ages and stages The Wild Thing classroom is a room mixed with infants and young toddlers. Creating a lesson plan designed to meet everyone’s needs is important. In order to plan activities that are age appropriate for everyone, we use a teaching method called Differentiation Instruction...
