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Kids' Quotes

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"What I like is when we act the story." - Rachel, 2nd grade

"Drawing is the best part of Cool Classics!" - Paola, 2nd grade

"I love Ms. Tapp because she teaches us new things." - Basirat, 2nd grade

"I like the chance to read out loud to the group." - Melissa, 2nd grade

"It gives me education and it teaches me to read all those kind of books." - Oluwakemi, 2nd grade

"I like the art, the performance and getting my turn at reading." - Martha, 1st grade

"The best thing we did in Cool Classics! was the artwork, especially the swords." - Samantha, 2nd grade

"My favorite thing to do is to read all the different books." - Anayah, 2nd grade

"I like going on field trips and traveling around the world with Cool Classics!" - Jasmine 2nd grade

"What I like most about Cool Classics! is when we made passports." - Bria, 2nd grade

"Writing is the best thing about Cool Classics!" - Taylor, 2nd grade

"My favorite part is when we read The Story of Ferdinand." – Arielle, Kindergarten

"My favorite part was doing the art." – Demeka, 1st grade

"I liked the play." Inigo, Pre-K

"My favorite part was when we get snacks and do art projects." – Darsea, 1st grade

"My favorite part was when we were reading the book." - Jack, Kindergarten

"My favorite part was hearing the Ferdinand story and answering questions about it." – Camden, 1st grade

"My favorite part was when we watched the Ferdinand movie." Adrian, Kindergarten

"I met a lot of new friends. Now I'm telling my sister to act it out. I do parts too, and she always wants to be Ferdinand, and I let her." – Liam, 1st grade

"My favorite part was when we did art projects." – Aminat, 1st grade

"My favorite part was going to the zoo." - Sharyn, 1st grade

"I liked being Ferdinand in the play." - Johnny, 1st grade

"I learned to not be mean. Be nice. Share and don’t be mean to one another." – Cameron, 1st grade

"My favorite part about Cool Classics! was everything." – Vera, Kindergarten

Student Helpers

"I like to write and I have enjoyed volunteering at Cool Classics! because I enjoy helping with the kids." - Luis, Freshman student helper

"I loved working with the kids and helping them do stuff about The Story of Ferdinand." - Alyssa, 2nd grade student helper

"My favorite part was attending all the different field trips." - Lee, 7th grade student helper

"The biggest surprise has been the techniques of learning. I didn’t really think that we would be doing a lot of things that we were doing, but I think that it's turned out way better than I could have imagined. What you put together really gets the children excited about learning." – Nicole, 7th grade student helper