Flow Circus - The Blog: January 2009

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Summer 2009 Camp Schedule Announced

Flow Circus will be returning to Cary Academy Summer Quest Program for the 7th summer! These camps are open to students in grade 4-8. You can register for these camps starting February 13th at the 2009 Summer Quest Camp Fair being held at the Cary Academy Dining Hall from 6-8:30pm.

More information can be found on the Summer Quest Website. If your children have been involved in our camps before - please help spread the word about the fun we have!!

July 6-10: Juggling, Magic, & Balloon camp: 2 sessions offered 9am-noon and 1-4 pm

July 27-31: Juggling, Magic, & Ballon camp: 9am - noon

Advanced Juggling, Magic & Balloon camp: 1 -4 pm

Monday, January 19, 2009

Balloon & Juggling Workshops at High Point Library

Flow Circus taught 2 workshops to families at High Point Library this weekend. We started the morning with Twisted Fun where everyone learned basic balloon twisting. After mastering the balloon dog, the group showed their creativity & individual style with colorful balloon hats!

The second workshop Juggle Me This provided the participants of all ages with steps for learning how to juggle. It was fun to watch parents and children learning together and to hear the joy in people's voices as they improved! Paul will be back to perform at High Point Library this summer, so keep practicing so you can show us your skills when we return!!

Click here to see photos from the balloon twisting workshop.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

2009 YMCA Campfire Conference - Game On!

We had the opportunity this week to travel to Black Mountain to participate in the 2009 Campfire Conference with YMCA camp directors from all over the Southeast. We enjoyed teaching juggling and skill toy workshops, but had the most fun at the informal juggling session Monday night in the conference center lobby! Whether people were learning the 3 ball cascade or trying out new tricks or passing to colleagues, the energy was super positive and playful......you can't get better than that!

We look forward to participating in the conference again next year - in the meantime, keep juggling!!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Flow Circus Visits Fairfax County!

Flow Circus, member of the Arts Council of Fairfax County, recently visited the SACC After School Program at Great Falls Elementary School, Great Falls Public Library and Newington Forest Elementary School to encourage children to Read Yourself Silly. Paul used his own story of how a trip to the circus inspired him to visit his library to learn how to juggle which then led to balloons, magic, and even the history of the circus! Teachers had students write letters to Paul after the show and above are some of the drawings and comments they made about what they want to learn from the library. Below are a few photographs from the library performance.

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