Fall Festival

Brooke Avery

Courtyard School Fall Festival

27 October, 2008

Fall festivities began on Saturday for students at Courtyard School located in Midtown Sacramento.

Courtyard School held it’s annual Fall Festival on 24^th and C Street. Among other things were games, face painting, food, gift vendors, arts and crafts, and free admission into the festival.

Open to the public and with free admission, the Fall Festival is something that many of the students look forward to.

“I look forward to it because of the food and games,” said Ashley, 9. “Me and my classmates were talking about it all week.”

Courtyard School is very different of its kind. Private and non-profit, the independent school carefully accepts students who fill out an application to attend. The school focuses on academics as well as the arts, and serves students in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade.

Ashley’s mom Margaret Cordova, 40, is satisfied with the school’s performance.

“Courtyard is different because they understand that every child’s learning style is different. Because of this, they are flexible with learning methods and focus on individuals.”

At the festival, children played with one another as many adults sat in chairs and ate. Decorated with haystacks and pumpkins, and the smell of food in the air, the festival was full of children who were eager to show off their costumes to one another.

Miranda, 8, was one of the children who dressed for the event. Sporting a cheetah-print dress and a bone that sat on the top of her head, she insisted that Halloween should be a week long.

“I like the festival because I feel like I’m starting Halloween early,” she said. “I get to see everyone in costumes and get food even before Halloween. It should always be like this.”

Her friend Catey, 8, dressed as a cowgirl, added onto her statement, “No, it would be better if we had a festival everyday up until Halloween.”

The festival started at 11 a.m. and came to a close at 3 p.m.

-----

Margaret Cordova 916.388.5834