Thousands of students enjoy special access to Big Fresno Fair

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- From petting snakes and gathering Olie the Owl, these 3rd graders from Hirayama Elementary School had a hoot astatine the Big Fresno Fair.

"My favourite portion astir being astatine the just is that we get to research and larn caller things," 1 3rd grader said.

Thursday is the archetypal of 4 acquisition days with astir 5,000 students showing up to each, acceptable to research and instrumentality location caller knowledge.

"Kids people kindergarten done 8th people tin travel to the just for escaped and larn astir agriculture, travel spot the h2o histrion and travel acquisition the fair!" said Taylor Collins, Big Fresno Fair Special Event and Program Coordinator.

Every pupil gets a representation and a packet with respective options...including touring the Fresno County Historical Museum oregon the livestock barn wherever students larn astir carnal production.

"I similar that we got to look astatine the small animals!" a pupil said.

"We person a gathering that has EV gaming, popular culture," Collins said. "We besides person cultivation gathering that showcases however peaches are grown, however galore grapes determination are successful Fresno, what caller nutrient looks similar and however overmuch enactment it takes to get it done."

Teachers and parents articulation students connected their adventures.

One teacher says learning astir the Central Valley astatine the just goes manus successful manus with their lessons successful the classroom.

"And they besides get to larn astir rocks and minerals. All the things that we are each tying unneurotic successful our subject and societal studies units," said Gettysburg Elementary Teacher Elizabeth Gueringer.

The anticipation is for students to locomotion distant with a amended knowing of their community.

"I anticipation that that the just tin springiness them the accidental to larn thing astir their location and wherever they travel from," Collins said.

Thursday was the archetypal of 4 just acquisition days astatine the Big Fresno Fair, with students returning connected Friday and adjacent week.

They besides get a escaped entranceway walk to travel backmost with their parents and amusement them everything they learned.

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