Original songs and stories are finalized. Students wear costumes they have created with hoops and bedsheets to create a Conastoga Wagon. At this culminating performance, emotions run high. These children have worked hard and are excited to show what they have learned. It is difficult to determine who is more thrilled, the students or the audience of enthusiastic supporters.
Successful programs require help and commitment from people in the school and community.
The planning committee sets goals and crafts a program that addresses the school's needs. An effective planning committee has representatives from all of the groups that will benefit from the program, such as administrators, teachers and the artist. The meetings need to be scheduled at convenient times for them. Their attendance is essential. They may end up doing most, if not all, of the work.