The circus: Coming to a school near you!
When children are encouraged to combine learning new skills with fun physical activity, something magical happens.
The National Circus Project brings fun to neighborhood schools while teaching students new skills. P.S. 128, the Bensonhurst School, 2075 84th Street, welcomed the organization with open arms on Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25. The students were treated to two circus performances and then a hands-on workshop for all classes in the school from kindergarten through fifth grade.
Assistant Principal Jayme Perlman was the organizer of the event. “I don’t know who’s having more fun, the kids or the adults,” she said as she watched the interaction. “I’m so excited to see learning come alive for our children,” she went on, stressing that the workshops provide everything the children could imagine about the circus, infusing academics with the techniques needed to succeed at replicating these types of tricks.