All the world's a classroom. Kudos to those of you who knew that was a reference to Shakespeare.

Last night we attended Dehesa Charter School's Riverside County Spring Expo. All the kids from the school were encouraged to contribute projects or perform in the talent segment.



Rachel and Shannon did what they do best—dessert. Fortune cookies replete with fortunes I printed out: "All the world's a classroom" (the school's motto), "You will be a lifelong learner" (one of the school's ESLRs) and "Seize the opportunities that lie before you"; Russian tea cakes; Irish ginger snaps; chocolate peanut butter bars; walnut chocolate cake; and chocolate shortbread.



Shannon also displayed her ceramics and acted as emcee for some of the performances, which included a little blonde seven-year-old doing sign language to "Sunshine on my Shoulder" by John Denver, a definite contender for Cutest Thing Ever.

All three of them put together posterboards of some of the projects they've done this year, like China, marine life, and biology dissections.



Angelica and I, watching the piano players, singers, and dancers perform far better than we ever could, joked that at least the four of us are good at important things, like cooking, painting pottery, and dressing up.