Ames Fall Festival and its connection to Cultural Arts
The fundraising goal for each Fall Festival is simply to raise enough money to pay for two years of Cultural Arts and enrichment programming. The following outlines how funds from past auctions have been put to use for all the children at Ames.
2019-2020
Matt Wilhelm: BMX Artist, Back to School Assembly
Halloween Assembly: Magician Trent James
Family Heritage/Multicultural Night
Historical Perspectives Drama: Performer TBD
Kg field trip: Garfield Park Conservatory
1st grade field trip: Museum of Science and Industry
2nd grade field trip: Morton Arboretum
3rd grade field trip: Historical tour through Riverside
4th grade field trip: Frank Lloyd Wright home tour
5th grade field trip:Architectural Boat Tour
Author visit: Author TBD
2018-2019
Sputnik Screen Printing, Artist-in-Residence
DJ Famos Entertainment, Back to School Assembly
Mad Science Halloween Assembly
Family Heritage/Multicultural Night
Thomas Edison, Historical Perspectives Drama
Kg field trip: Garfield Park Conservatory
1st grade field trip: Museum of Science and Industry
2nd grade field trip: Morton Arboretum
3rd grade field trip: Historical Tour through Riverside
4th grade field trip: Frank Lloyd Wright home tour
5th grade field trip: Architectural Boat Tour
Alan Silberberg Whole School Author visit
2016-2017
Riverside Arts Center, Artist-in-Residence
BMX Artist Matt Wilhelm, Back-to-school assembly
“Getting Excited about Science” with Steve Belliveau, Halloween assembly
Family Heritage Night
Helen Keller, Historical Perspectives drama
Kindergarten field trip
1st grade field trip to Museum of Science and Industry
2nd grade field trip to Riverside Arts Center
3rd grade Trolley Ride through Riverside
4th grade Frank Lloyd Wright home tour
5th grade Architectural Boat Tour
5th grade Skype with Author
2017-2018
Chicago artist, Sandra Dawson, Artist-in-Residence
DJ Famos Entertainment, Back-to-school assembly
Magic by Trent James, Halloween assembly
Family Heritage Night
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Historical Perspectives drama
1st grade field trip to Museum of Science and Industry
2nd grade field trip to Riverside Arts Center
3rd grade Trolley Ride through Riverside
4th grade Frank Lloyd Wright home tour
5th grade Architectural Boat Tour
5th grade Skype with Author