Home School Circus
Circus for home schooled kids and their families!
WHAT ARE CIRCUS CLASSES?
Non-competitive, creative, inclusive, student-led, and diverse physical activity for all!
Circus is a catch-all term for a wide variety of physical and performance skills, including:
Acrobatics – tumbling, partner, & group shapes
Balance – unicycle, tightwire, slackline, rola-bola, walking globe
Juggling – Rings, Clubs, Balls
Aerials – Silks, Trapeze, Lyra, Rope, Hammock
Ground-to-Air – Teeterboard, Straps, Pole
Performance – traditional & contemporary circus, clown, & slapstick
Circus is excellent for teaching inclusive, fun, and diverse physical activity supporting coordination, balance, strength, flexibility, and supportive group skills perfect for family and group bonding.
A term-length or ongoing circus program as a home-school activity:
Meets P.E. curriculum requirements at all year levels
Can meet drama/dance curriculum units when paired with a planned performance outcome
Supports physical activity for young people who feel excluded from traditional sports, and/or young people interested in drama and live performance.
Supports physical activity for neurodivergent students and students with disabilities
Is an ideal activity for pastoral care or youth engagement programs
Structure of the Homeschool Program is as follows:
Tuesdays 12pm – 1:30pm, 1.5hr general circus class
Our trainers will work with the students to develop a class plan and structure that suits both group and individual requirements. We strive to cater to all abilities, and enhance physical, social and emotional strengths. Our Homeschool classes may be packed full of activity or catered to specific and focused skill development depending on the group.
If you are interested in a performance opportunity, please let the trainers know and we will make sure there is a performance outcome for your child within the Homeschool program.
Circus can Deliver Outcomes of the Australian Curriculum in:
Arts
- Developing Practices & Skills
- Creating and Making
- Presenting and Performing
Although Circus is not specifically listed in the Australian Curriculum, this is an accessible, inclusive set of performance skills and principles that:
Are easily understood;
Teach and support movement quality akin to dance;
Has its own creative language and presentation formats;
Can be used to enhance, underpin or combine with other dramatic elements to create innovative, new work with positive experiences and a valued place for all students regardless of prior physical ability or experience.
Health & Physical Education
- Health benefits of physical activity
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Safety & Assessing Risk
- Active play and minor games
- Challenge and adventure activities
- Fundamental movement skills
- Games and sports
- Lifelong physical activities
- Rhythmic and expressive activities
Cross Curriculum
Priorities
Circus programs can be easily tailored to meet outcomes requirements across curricula.
Circus is a physical activity and expressive set of commonly understood apparatus that can be used to convey both emotional concepts and specific information.
Eg.
- Circus performances can convey emotional states, big ideas, personal moments and powerful opinions. They’re also fun to make and watch!
- Acrobalance, equilibristics, aerials and object manipulation can be used to teach practical application of physics, Human balance concepts
- Circus apparatus can be used as metaphor for explaining other scientific concepts
- A circus production as a project can involve performing arts, visual arts and fashion, production and event management, even marketing and business! we can scale a class project to meet the needs and capacity of our home school families.
Circus to Support Pastoral Care:
Fosters a supportive and co-operative environment
Increases participation and engagement in school
Encourages young people to be active
Is suitable for all athletic abilities
Assists in the development of step-by-step learning which transfers to other areas of school
Aids social development and increased self-esteem
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