Flea Markets are one of Crestmont’s most beloved school-wide events and are incorporated into the school day three times a year. At each flea market, the entire student body sets up booths on the play yard to sell handmade items.

The event teaches students how commerce works, from exploring the costs of making items compared to expected profits, to figuring out what their fellow students might be interested in.

The offerings are inventive and creative, ranging from simple (cookies) to elaborate (original hand-bound storybooks). Typically atypical Flea Market fare includes handmade sculptures, tie-dyed socks, homemade rosewater, surprise eggs, snow globes, hot chocolate, jello creations, homemade burritos, and even a pie-in-the-face center, to name but a few.

At the end of the market, each class counts the dollars (and nickels and quarters) it made, and then votes on a charity or community activity it will donate the money to. These are often causes that are related to their curriculum, including the Marine Mammal Center, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (C.I.W.) to support their fight for farmworker justice, and local urban agriculture nonprofit Urban Tilth.

Accessibility Info:

Wheelchair accessible parking is available on the street.

Gender neutral wheelchair accessible bathrooms are available.

Some areas of the campus not included in the event are not wheelchair accessible.