Putting it All Together: at the 2011 PotashCorp Saskatchewan Children's Festival

The 2011 PotashCorp Saskatchewan Children's Festival ran from June 5-8. Students from the Circus Arts Project brought the circus and performance skills they learned over the last three months to the Festival as volunteers. Some students worked as roving circus artists. They performed for kids and families, played circus games, and taught kids of all ages how to juggle, spin plates, and create circus tricks of their own.  Students also helped Flyin' Bob teach two public workshops, and a few lucky kids performed with Bob during his final mainstage show.

Thank you to The Saskatchewan Arts Board, Saskatoon Sports Council, and Saskatoon Public Schools for providing the resources to make this project happen.  And thank you to the PotashCorp Saskatchewan Children's Festival, and their community outreach sponsor, Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation, for allowing us to bring the project to thousands of people at this year's Children's Festival.What an exciting way for students involved in this outreach project to volunteer and give back to the community!

Many students said working at the Children's Festival was their most rewarding school experience of the year.


Take a look at some of the pictures of students in action, and you'll see what I mean: