The circus is in town! Students at South Salem Elementary School in Port Washington have been fine-tuning their circus skills during their regular physical education classes.
Through the school’s participation in the National Circus Project, students are learning to juggle scarfs, spin plates, balance, walk on stilts, manipulate devil sticks and much more. NCP instructors recently presided over a week of workshops, then passed the baton to Salem physical education teachers Jeannine Fallon and Lauren Bishar, who are currently working with the students to prepare them for a grand finale performance for parents. Salem music and art teachers will lend their expertise to the shows.
According to its website, National Circus Project is an educational outreach/arts-in-education/external physical education/external cultural arts program that works closely with schools to cultivate acrobatic skills in young students through workshops, performances and productions. For more than 30 years, NCP specialists have presented more than 12,000 circus performances and conducted more than 60,000 workshops involving a total audience of more than 6 million participants.
