Circus Sensible
Circus Skills Workshops in Schools

Circus in Schools

Circus Workshop days in Schools

We are now taking bookings for Circus Skills Workshop days for Schools for the autumn term, Christmas and beyond. Circus Skills Workshop Days generally start with a 30 minute Show/Demonstration for the whole school followed by workshops class by class through the day. If there's time at the end we can all get together again so that some of the students can perform a new skill. Circus Skills covered in the workshops can include Juggling with balls and scarves, Chinese Diabolo, Devilstick, Poi, beginners Stilts, Plate spinning and lots more. From £330+VAT.

Circus in Schools

Circus Skills workshops in Schools are suitable for Nursery, Primary, Secondary Schools and Colleges and can be integrated into many areas of the School curriculum. All our staff are very experienced, have a wide range of Circus and performance skills and have CRB certificates. We have full Public Liability Insurance and can supply Risk Assessments on request. From £330+VAT.
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Mount Pleasant Primary, Huddersfield

“Circus Sensible were absolutely brilliant. All of the children (and staff!) in school had such an amazing time with Jay. The demonstrations were fantastic, and Jay ensured that each workshop was tailored to meet the needs of the children from Nursery through to Year 6. Thank you Circus Sensible, we hope to see you again soon!”
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Great Doddington Primary School
" I just wanted to email to say a huge thank you for our circus workshop on Wednesday. Our children really enjoyed all the activities and it was great to see their confidence grow through the day. Tom was fab, interacted really well with the children and was a great coach. We hope to book again next year."
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Emma Aitken, Scholar Primary School, Congleton
" I just wanted to inform you of how much the children and staff loved having Dani come to our setting over the holidays, each child built up more confidence and learnt new skills over the day. They all left happy and excited to tell their parents what they could now do. Dani was brilliant and couldn’t do enough for us throughout the day especially in the heat as it was such a hot day. She showed such a love for her job and took time to encourage each child to try new techniques and activities which build up their confidence and challenged them to the next levels."
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The King John School, Southend-on-Sea
“We had a wonderful experience with the circus school. Our students learnt lots of new skills whilst at the same time having lots of fun. it was a great team building experience too. We have the circus school in to see our students as part of our rewards days and our students really enjoy it. Thank you so much"
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Green Lane School, Worcester Park

“Circus sensible was fab! Callum was with us both days and really caught the children's attention. He presented the different skills in a fun and interactive way and the children really loved the demo to the whole school first. It allowed them to see what they were aiming for! Callum made sure any keen circus children were pushed to a higher skill level during his workshop, as well as nurturing those that found it hard or were unsure. Big thumbs up from Green Lane, see you guys again next year!”
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King’s Church, Amersham
“Tim was great and we really appreciated not only his circus skills but his demeanor with the kids and understanding of the other activities going on. The next time we need a circus entertainer we know where to come!”
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What does a Circus Skills workshop in school include? Our workshops are tailored to the event and age group and can include:

A Demonstration of the skills to get the day started with a bang! That's followed by the hands on sessions which can include:

- Juggling with balls, scarves and clubs
- Chinese diabolo (spinny thing on a string!)
- Devilstick or flower stick.
- Poi and Chinese ribbon
- Beginners stilts and bucket stilts
- Lolo balls
- Hula hoop
- Plate spinning
- Feather balancing
- Cigar boxes, fun wheels
- unicycle, tightrope and static trapeze (on request)

To end the day we can all get together in the school hall again so that some of the children can show off their new skills.

Learn how to spin a plate by clicking here!

The Science of Circus

"Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University.
In the journal, Nature Neuroscience, the scientists say they saw a 5% increase in white matter - the cabling network of the brain." In brief, learning a new skill such as Juggling can hard wire our brains to work better and faster! Circus skills help develop and improve concentration skills. This is particularly evident in those children with shorter attention spans. When we run Circus skills workshops in schools the teachers are often amazed that one or more children who usually have a problem concentrating are doing better than anyone else in the class! Learning Circus skills also offers great benefits in terms of physical co-ordination and physical fitness. Circus workshops fit very well into the school curriculum under PE and co-ordination development. In fact there are many areas where Circus workshops offer great opportunities for curriculum enrichment.

Benefits of Circus Skills

Circus Skills encourage creative thinking
Circus Skills reinforce positive learning
Circus Skills enhance kinaesthetic skills
Circus Skills instil enthusiasm in the learning process
Circus Skills boost self confidence
Circus Skills aid social & personal development
Circus skills promote cross curricular education
Circus Skills aid the formation of grey matter in the brain
Circus Skills are a fun gateway into physical education
Learning Circus Skills develops language skills
Circus Skills increases self esteem &self awareness
Circus Skills are fun, for children AND adults!
Activities such as Circus skills have been used with great success as an educational tool, as an aid to learning as well as therapeutically with children at risk and with children with special needs. Autistic children have been observed to respond particularly well to Circus skills in schools. Circus skills are an opportunity for children and adults to discover and develop skills such as Concentration, Information retention, Concept visualisation, hand eye co-ordination and self awareness. These skills can then be used in many other settings including social situations and in conventional educational settings whilst learning the core subjects.
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