Kids have their say

 "It gives you confidence. Most of the time, like in PE, if you make a mistake you get told off, but with the Festival you're told to have fun and keep on trying"

"If people made a mistake we didn't make fun of them"

"Our teachers found out that if you weren't good at some things you were good at other things"

 "[Drama is] better than sitting down and doing a test"

"[Drama] gives us experience"

"It's cool"

"It's easy to learn about stuff"

"It's a fun way to learn"

 "We shouldn't always be safe. We should venture out and not be afraid to try new things"

"[I learnt] I had skills I never knew I had"

""[I learnt] not to be afraid of showing people what you can do"

"Self confidence"

"[It's] better to try it than just think it"

"We got to get along more, work together more than working individually"

"[We learnt] to be nice to each other"

"[We learnt] to respect each other"

 "Made it fun"

"It makes you feel like you want to come to school more because it's fun. Even when you're sick you want to come to school. You want to make it last"

"We have a better attitude to school. People are friendlier. There are less fights and you want to do your school work"

"It has given us life skills"

"Sometimes people think they can't do stuff but they can"

"The first rule is to have fun. The last rule is to have fun"

"Wearing costumes gives you confidence and lets you get over peer pressure"

"[School has] changed a lot. The Festival has made it fun. It has made us be healthy. It has made us think about mental health and healthy stuff"

"It's about team work. Working with people we wouldn't normally work with"

 "It's amazing"

"Think you can do anything because you can"

"If you stick to it you'll be good at a lot of things"

"Come to our school and we'll show you what it's about"

"You can't explain it properly. You have to do it to know"

"It's not a job. You have fun and learn at the same time"

"Fun. You have heaps of fun"