The 2008 Educators Conference theme was Raising the Bar, as we came  together in October of 2008 to improve our skills, talents, and visions to more successfully fulfill our missions working with youth through circus training and performance. 

Workshops  covered a wide range of topics from coaching techniques and safe rigging practices to fund-raising and board development.






Workshops included:

Aerial Rigging Basics - Jonathan Deull
Building Healthy Relationships with Children and Teens - Carrie Heller
Out of Hand ™  (Juggling) - Karen Quest
Spotting & Teaching Techniques for the Aerial Fabric - Elsie Smith
Kids Who Fly, Working with Youth at Risk - Nancy Smith
On Approaching Leadership Transition - John Highkin
Acro Technique and Spotting - Chuck Johnson
Injury Prevention - Panni Spears
Your Funny Bone - Nancy Gold
Dealing with Feelings - Aileen Moffitt
Visual Arts and Circus - Alessandra Ogren and Rebekah Tarin
Social Circus in Germany - Romy Backofen
Aerial Skills Progression - Cathy Gauch
Burn-out Prevention and Self Care - Amy Lee Wilson
Movement Composition and Choreography - Diana Y Greiner
Circus Programs in Schools - Cathy Gauch and Angel Vigil
Grant Writing - Kathy Kucsan
Using the Logic Model for Program Evaluation - Richard Turbiak
Capital Campaigns & Endowment Funds: How to insure your programs future - Jim Shirley
Community Collaborations - Lt. Keith Muncy & Patty Campbell
Peace Through Pyramids: The Story of an International Youth Circus Collaboration  - Jessica Hentoff
Teaching Juggling and Other Object Manipulation - Karen Quest
CircEsteem Programming Success - Paul Miller, Maribeth Joy, Donald Keme, Sam Sake


Panel Discussions included:
Festival ’09 Discussion Community Meeting
Teaching outside Culture
Social Circus, AYCO Activities Report and Discussion

 

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