“Stories are at the very core of what we do at Great Hearts Arlington. While great stories certainly delight us, they offer much more than simple diversion. Stories teach us about the world: about the way things are, the people that live in it, and the consequences of the choices we make. Stories take the stuff of the everyday world we inhabit and imbue it with meaning, destiny, and transcendence, transforming our imaginations and making them able to see the True, the Good, and the Beautiful not just in the imaginary worlds of the stories, but in the real world they imitate.
On Friday, October 29th, Great Hearts Arlington will host our first ever Storybook Festival in celebration of our shared love of stories and the worlds of wonder and beauty to be found between the covers of a good book. Each grade level has a unique schedule of events planned, but we will all spend the day listening to, reading, and participating in activities drawn from some of the best children’s stories.
On this day, students and faculty will dress up in costumes that represent their favorite classical stories and have the chance to hear favorite stories from both parents, teachers, and administration. There were also be a book fair set up in the gymnasium where students and parents can purchase books for their home libraries, classroom libraries, or the school library. They will engage in specials crafts and snacks this day as well. More information will come closer to the date detailing the exciting events to come.
Thank you to the families that have donated to our Book Drive! We are still accepting book donations. Parents and students may donate books to the school to be used in classroom libraries or our larger school library as we begin to curate the best works of literature to be shared amongst our scholars.
October 29th is an early-release Friday; drop-off and pick-up will be unaffected by the Storybook Festival.”
