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A Smirkus Residency is an extended visit to your school by a circus professional who shares circus skills with students each day for one day, one week or two weeks, in school or after school.

Imagine...

Increased learning skills
Motivated students
All-school participation
Good PR for the school
Involved parents
New standards-based lesson plans
Enhanced school climate
. . . And a rousing, rip-roaring all-school circus performance -- that you don't have to produce!!

A Circus Smirkus school residency is all of this.
Watch some of the experience at a recent residency at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, VT!

It's an unforgettable experience, filled with educational value. Our residencies are designed to enhance learning skills by introducing your students to a wide range of circus arts. Along the way students gain confidence, focus, and persistence.


"Spectacular!!
Our students loved it!!"

~ National Presbyterian School, Wash. D.C.

Circus is a unique and inspiring way to teach children, and to promote community involvement at your school or organization.  

Our program also includes a curriculum guide, jam-packed with circus related lesson plans for art, music, science, history, math, and language skills.  Each lesson is designed to meet one or more state standards.

The best part -- every Smirkus residency ends with an exciting all-school circus performance!  Parents will love it! And we take care of everything -- props, staging, music - the works.


Why a Circus Residency?

Circus is a non-competitive physical art form that extends easily to any part of the school curriculum. Circus training requires the same dedication, discipline, and hard work of any sport, but it stresses collaboration rather than competition.

A Program to Fit Your Budget

We can customize your residency to fit your school's needs.

Choose from the following options

One week Residency
Teaches all of your students, during in-school hours, for one week.

Two week Residency
Teaches all of your students, during in-school hours, for one week.

One-day Residency
An assembly, 5 classes, and a "group share" - all in one day.

After-School Program
Teaches 25 students, during after-school hours. Zero cost to school, and a fundraiser for your parent-teacher group.

What's the first step?

Submit this form, and we'll send you a full information packet, including: FAQs, references and our price structure.


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For more information, contact:

Rick Davis, Residency Coordinator
rick@smirkus.org
Circus Smirkus
1 Circus Road
Greensboro, VT 05841
Tel (802) 533-7443 ext. 33

 

 

Circus Smirkus 1 Circus Road Greensboro, VT 05841 1-802-533-7443