Has to be. Parents write and perform plays. Preschoolers set up an animal clinic, write a book, learn ballet steps and see The Nutcracker . Teachers stay after school to sculpt and paint. Professional designers play hooky to help decorate the halls.
Businesspeople come and go, dropping off donations and goodwill.
No day is ordinary at the James E. Biggs Early Childhood Education Center. It's a public school with a mission to serve low-income families, and its success is widely recognized. Only the spirit knows. There's a sense of teamwork and joy in risk-taking. Crazy ideas, indeed.