A School Visit with Neighbors

Since different parts of our 50-block neighborhood are zoned for different elementary schools, not all the kids go to the same school.  Kids play together everyday on the block, though, so they hear about each other's schools.  This weekend, when the D's invited us to come to the spring fair at their school, Fruitville Elementary, Holly and I were eager to check it out.  Once we arrived, Holly quickly spotted Dalisha, and hopped in line with her so they could get their hair spray painted. 

Later we snapped pics of one another in these classic carnival poses:

 

Later, while Dalisha was playing with her school friends, Holly checked out the playground:

Before we headed home, Dalisha showed us a few more neat features of the fair.

 Often, people with the Department of Education talk about the importance of "community engagement" in schools.  What if we were to pay closer attention to the ways kids are able to drum up enthusiasm about the schools they attend, and the schools their friends and neighbors attend?  We all might learn a lot.