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Enrichment ClassesIn partnership with schools and community centers, we bring smiles to you. Come on a journey with us to discover a world where kids learn how to be anything they want to be!
Want to bring Circus of Smiles to your school?
Download our informational packet here and contact us so we can get to work on bringing smiles to you! Want to enroll in a class?
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How to be an Acrobat
How to Build a Puppet Show
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How to Join the Circus
How to be an Engineer
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How to be a Ninja
Upcycled Circus
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How to be an Acrobat: Turn a case of the wiggles into some serious skills! In Acrobatics class, learn how to amaze your audience with cartwheels, forward and backward rolls, handstands, and more. Key stretching and strengthening exercises will also be taught, giving students a foundation in safety for all their active play. Each class consists of a warm-up, skill review, new skill instruction, cool down, and LOTS of fun! Why stand on your feet when you can stand on your hands?
How to Join the Circus: You don't have to run away to join this circus. Come try your hand at juggling, experience tumbling, and master the art of comedy in a supportive and fun environment. Circus teaches us not only performance skills but also life skills. We learn that teamwork, courage, and perseverance are just as important as balance, coordination, and strength. Join us to do things you never thought possible and build your own props to keep the fun going at home.
How to be a Ninja: Everyone wants to be a ninja, and this is the class that will teach you how. Build your strength, sharpen your focus, and learn ancient secrets of stealth and surprise. Class includes active games, collaborative challenges, and crafts that support the ninja's DIY nature. Specially designed for those with an inner ninja waiting to sneak out.
How to be an Engineer: Did you know you can turn popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and construction paper into a helicopter... how about a straw into a rocket? Join our team of junior engineers as we turn everyday items like cardboard, duct tape, and hot glue into cars, catapults, and more in this project-based engineering class. Specially crafted for those who like to build, design, and create.
How to Join the Circus: You don't have to run away to join this circus. Come try your hand at juggling, experience tumbling, and master the art of comedy in a supportive and fun environment. Circus teaches us not only performance skills but also life skills. We learn that teamwork, courage, and perseverance are just as important as balance, coordination, and strength. Join us to do things you never thought possible and build your own props to keep the fun going at home.
How to be a Ninja: Everyone wants to be a ninja, and this is the class that will teach you how. Build your strength, sharpen your focus, and learn ancient secrets of stealth and surprise. Class includes active games, collaborative challenges, and crafts that support the ninja's DIY nature. Specially designed for those with an inner ninja waiting to sneak out.
How to be an Engineer: Did you know you can turn popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and construction paper into a helicopter... how about a straw into a rocket? Join our team of junior engineers as we turn everyday items like cardboard, duct tape, and hot glue into cars, catapults, and more in this project-based engineering class. Specially crafted for those who like to build, design, and create.
Specialty Programming & Workshops
How to Build a Puppet Show: Come on a journey with us to learn about traditions of storytelling and puppetry from around the world. This workshop offers students an exciting mix of the visual and performing arts through the magic of puppetry. Students will explore the world around them, using expression, movement, and maybe a little paper and glue to bring ordinary objects to life. Your junior puppeteer will design and build custom puppets and scenery to tell their stories on the stage. They will finish with a flourish by inviting you to watch them perform in their own Master Puppet Theater!
Preschool Theatre: Come sail the seven seas, climb a mountain of cheese, and ride a camel with the 3 little pigs- all in an hour! Circus of Smile’s storytelling class encourages students’ creativity and curiosity as they explore stories from traditional folklore as well as their own imaginations. This class is the ultimate place to move creatively, tell tall tales, and bring characters to life. We will experiment with different types of storytelling, using speech, music and movement. We'll also dip into traditional forms of storytelling like puppetry, mask-making, and theatre. At the end of the session, students will present the result of their explorations to an audience of family and friends.
Upcycled Circus: Plan, measure, cut, test, and redesign with recycled materials and build circus props to take home with you in this workshop. Our instructors will lead students through building projects like poi and juggling balls and teach them tricks to practice and perform at home. Projects are ideal for 3-5 graders and middle school/teen groups. Come to the Upcycled Circus to flex your maker skills and your creativity muscle!
Preschool Theatre: Come sail the seven seas, climb a mountain of cheese, and ride a camel with the 3 little pigs- all in an hour! Circus of Smile’s storytelling class encourages students’ creativity and curiosity as they explore stories from traditional folklore as well as their own imaginations. This class is the ultimate place to move creatively, tell tall tales, and bring characters to life. We will experiment with different types of storytelling, using speech, music and movement. We'll also dip into traditional forms of storytelling like puppetry, mask-making, and theatre. At the end of the session, students will present the result of their explorations to an audience of family and friends.
Upcycled Circus: Plan, measure, cut, test, and redesign with recycled materials and build circus props to take home with you in this workshop. Our instructors will lead students through building projects like poi and juggling balls and teach them tricks to practice and perform at home. Projects are ideal for 3-5 graders and middle school/teen groups. Come to the Upcycled Circus to flex your maker skills and your creativity muscle!
Find Us At:
Alameda Recreation and Parks, Beach Elementary, The Berkeley School, Berkeley Parks & Recreation, Chabot Elementary, Crocker Highlands Elementary, East Bay Innovation Academy, Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley, Edison Elementary, Glenview Elementary, Glorietta Elementary, Havens Elementary, Henry Haight Elementary, JCC Oakland, Jefferson Elementary, Joaquin Miller School, LePort Montessori School, Live Oak Community Center, Lum Elementary, Maya Lin School, Mill Valley Community Center, Montclair Elementary, NEA Community Learning Center, Otis Elementary, Park Day School, Park School, Redwood Heights School, Ruby Bridges Elementary, Sequoia Elementary, Tam Valley Elementary, Wagner Ranch, Wildwood Elementary
