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Professional Social Circus Teacher Training
August 19 – 22, 2009
Taking Place at the 2009 American Youth Circus Festival
Island Lake Camp, Starrucca, PA


The American Youth Circus Organization, in cooperation and support from Cirque du Soleil, is hosting a 4-day teacher training for coaches working the in field of Social Circus.  Two professionals from Cirque du Soleil’s Social Circus Training Program will provide the training. The Social Circus Training Program is a world-wide program launched in 2000 to promote international networking around social circus teacher training and youth art intervention initiatives.   

Cirque du Soleil's Social Circus Training Program is based on a pedagogical approach that brings together artistic expression and social intervention. The program calls for the involvement of circus artists who wish to use their talents from a social perspective. The social circus instructor-training program exists to support and develop this pedagogical approach. These four days will give participants the chance to develop their skills necessary for their work.  The training sets the stage for creating and distributing tools to improve the quality of the instructor’s activities with young people.  It also aims to encourage sharing and networking among instructors and organizations involved in the social circus adventure.
 
For more information on Cirque du Soleil’s Social Circus Training Program go to www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/about/global-citizenship

Themes included in the training are:


•    Social games (team building, trust, personality game, communication,…)
•    Social circus objectives and methodology
•    Role of the social circus instructors and social workers
•    Youth reality
•    Safety measures
•    Code of ethics
•    Planning a workshop
•    Creation process and more
 
For an application form, click here


Costs:
·  Training: $500.00
·  Food and onsite lodging  (Wednesday breakfast - Sunday lunch, and lodging Tues - Saturday night): $300.00
·  Food only: (lunch and dinner, Wednesday lunch-Sunday lunch):  $125.00

Payment:
Please add your total and send check to: The American Youth Circus Organization, PO Box 96, Temple NH 03084

...or pay by credit card through PayPal:

Training: $500.00

Food and onsite lodging (Wednesday breakfast - Sunday lunch, and lodging Tues - Saturday night): $300.00    

Food only: (lunch and dinner, Wednesday lunch-Sunday lunch): $125.00

If you are paying a discounted amount, and you want to pay by credit card, you need to go to PayPal, create an account, and send the money to info@americanyouthcircus.org.