A RESIDENCY WITH MOMENTUM
LEARNING THAT FEELS EXTRAORDINARY.
A Circus of the Kids residency gives students a meaningful challenge, expert coaching, and a shared goal: a performance they build together.
As students practice, try again, and support one another, the work calls on focus, responsibility, persistence, creative problem solving, and trust. Visible progress gives young people a new reason to participate—and their community a new way to see what they can do.
RESIDENCY FORMATS
CHOOSE THE RIGHT SCALE FOR YOUR SCHOOL.
Every residency is planned with the host. These group sizes are planning guides from COTK’s program materials; final format, staffing, facilities, and participant numbers are confirmed together.
3 days
Focused residency
A concentrated introduction with a shared performance goal. Planning guide: up to 30 participants.
1 week
Full experience
Time to practice skills, build routines, and prepare a culminating show. Planning guide: 50–65 participants.
2 weeks
Expanded residency
More rehearsal time and room for a wider ensemble. Planning guide: 65–100 participants.
3 weeks
School-wide spotlight
An extended residency for a larger participating group. Planning guide: 100–130 participants.
MORE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
WORKSHOPS AND CIRCUS PLAYGROUND.
Ask about physical-education collaborations, skill stations, assemblies, and focused juggling workshops shaped around your students, facilities, calendar, and learning goals.
Confidence
Every new skill is visible proof that progress is possible.
Community
Families, teachers, and students rally around a shared production.
Inclusion
Roles and challenges can be matched to a wide range of strengths.
Motivation
Practice, responsibility, and teamwork lead toward a meaningful goal.
“The most meaningful educational experience I have witnessed in my twenty years in the school business.”
Jerry Bush · Assistant Principal, as quoted in the Big Book