Fourth-grader Emily Krasinski tells the story, “The Emperor’s New
Clothes,” to students in the Freeman School gym on March 22. Krasinski
was one of more than 100 fourth-graders who spun tales throughout
Freeman as part of the S.T.O.R.I.E.S. (Students Telling Oodles of
Rollicking, Incredibly Entertaining Stories) Festival. Freeman
fourth-graders who attend the Partnership School at Aurora University
had learned the art of oral story-telling from a professional
storyteller. This program was funded by the Foundation for West Aurora
Schools, the Illinois Arts Council, the Boulevard District Neighbors and
the Freeman PTA.
Fourth-grader Bob Ciavarella tells the story, “The Turkey and the Fat
Mayor,”
during the Freeman stories festival on March 22.
Freeman kindergartener Janie Voris conveys her enthusiastic approval of
her
older
classmates’ stories during the Freeman stories festival on
March 22.
