Learning circus skills has been proven to have many physical, academic and social benefits. For this reason, circus skills have become an integrated part of the school curriculum in parts of Germany, Canada and the USA. Silly Tilly has developed a whole package of shows and workshops just for schools. You can book her just for a couple of hours, a whole day or even a programme spread over the entire year.
Educational Benefits
Improves concentration, imagination, creativity, problem solving, mathematical skills and learning techniques. Also proven to help some students with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.
Social Benefits
Improves confidence, self esteem, teamwork, communication, patience, self expression, self analysis and persistence. Gives a sense of achievement.
Assembly Shows: Silly Tilly has an extensive repertoire of 10 minute assembly shows and she will even make up a new one just for your school if you choose a theme she hasn't already done. These are suitable for primary or secondary schools.
45 Minute Show: Suitable for nursery and primary schools. Includes magic, juggling,volunteers and bucketfuls of silliness.
Workshops
Circus Skills - try your hand at juggling, unicycling, devil stick, diabolo, plate spinning, ribbon twirling and much, much more...
Tilly also does workshops on drama, clowning, face painting, puppets and balloon modelling. If you book Tilly for a whole day (or series of visits) you can have any combination of workshops you choose.
Silly Tilly can work with a whole class at a time in any of the above workshops, expertly adapting each workshop to suit different age groups and abilities. She also does workshops for larger groups on request.
Call Tilly to discuss the best timetable for your school
