Kids' Quotes
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"Cool Classics? It’s cool! I like to learn about opera, read stories, and talk about all sorts of stuff." - Jaden, 1st grade
"What I liked the most about Cool Classics! is that I got to draw and go on fun trips like the Harris Theater where we saw DJ Beethoven. I also met the director of the Goodman Theatre’s Latino Theatre Festival. That was cool!" - Gabryel, 3rd grade
"Lo que más me gustó acerca de ¡Cool Classics! es que tuve la oportunidad de dibujar y hacer excursiones divertidas, como el Teatro Harris donde vimos DJ Beethoven. También conocí al director del Festival de Teatro Latino del Teatro Goodman. ¡Eso fue genial!" - Gabryel, 3er grado
"I like all of the stories that we read in Cool Classics!" - Ariadna, 2nd grade
"It gives me education and it teaches me to read all those kind of books." - Oluwakemi, 2nd grade
"The best part is we get books to read." - Santiago, 2nd grade
"I like that we learn how to read in Cool Classics!" - Brianna, 1st grade
"I like the chance to read out loud to the group." - Melissa, 2nd grade
"My favorite part is when we read The Story of Ferdinand." - Arielle, Kindergarten
"My favorite part was hearing the Ferdinand story and answering questions about it." - Camden, 1st grade
"My favorite part of Cool Classics is the art and the reading." - Jesus, 3rd grade
"My favorite part was when we did art projects" – Aminat, 1st grade
"The best thing we did in Cool Classics! was the artwork, especially the swords." – Samantha, 2nd grade
“What I like about Cool Classics! is that we always get to make things.” Nya, 2nd grade
“In Cool Classics!, I like the trips, books and the different words we have every week.” – Michael, 1st grade
"I like going on field trips and traveling around the world with Cool Classics!" - Jasmine, 2nd grade
“My favorite part of Cool Classics! is we got to hear about different countries and places.” – Symone, 1st grade
"I love Ms. Tapp because she teaches us new things." - Basirat, 2nd grade
“My favorite thing to do in Cool Classics! is we get to watch videos and color and make poems.” - Kayla, 1st grade
“What I like best is the art, reading the books, and we get to see paintings.” - Abigail, 1st grade
“What I like best about Cool Classics! is the books, going on trips, and our performance.” - Thais, 2nd grade
"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
"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