Second Week 26th July

First two days of my second week were spent in Swamp’s office; I began some work on the ‘ABC of Circus’ project. Using the National Curriculum’s ‘Programmes of Study and Attainment Targets ’ I structured a plan for a set of story books that would instruct a child in developing circus skills independently. This series of Circus themed story books would ideally be aimed at Key Stages 1 & 2. With the intention of developing reading skills and being a reading source for the young reader to undertake physical instruction from.
Wednesday and Thursday of this week I spent supporting two of Swamp’s workshop leaders at St Patrick’s summer school. The workshops were held outside in a white gazebo, with two lovingly made but not very professional looking banners on the front. Children arrived very excited as they beheld the tent and heard the circus themed music coming from inside.
The children were highly receptive to the leaders demonstrating circus skills and engaged well when the time came for them to practice the skills. They were all happy to perform the skills they had developed during the workshop at the end of the event. The children were dressed in colorful clown costumes, their routines accompanied by the circus music and performed in small groups the skills they felt most confident in, it all added a special element to the performance for the children and their parents.