Viva Sarah PressJun 18, 20202 minA story of failureAn email arrived in my inbox with a link to a new trailer for a documentary series on education. And there I am, in a cameo, as my alter...
Viva Sarah PressJun 2, 20201 minFirst lesson: How to fail“You need to understand that you will fail in this class. You will be frustrated. And fail.” Okay, I thought. My other two course-mates...
Viva Sarah PressMar 30, 20201 minArt interpretations: Museum from Home challenge We did it! The latest Coronavirus social media challenge. Find a famous artwork and create an interpretation of it using objects and...
Viva Sarah PressMar 29, 20202 minTherapeutic clown vs. Clown therapistA copy of this blog appears on Oshi the clown's blog, too. I met a girl who was a ball of energy. She was electric. Bounced off walls....
Viva Sarah PressJan 8, 20202 minHow I failed to be a sniffling sopranoIn 2018-2019, my alter ego, Oshi, worked in schools as an educational clown. I blog about my experiences in the different schools from...
Viva Sarah PressJan 4, 20201 minLet’s Fail Together What’s it like to brainstorm an idea and then make it happen? Amazing! The idea: A duet talk on failure. Yes, sharing a mic. And yes,...
Viva Sarah PressNov 28, 20192 minYes, I’m excited to be in a promo as a face of failureWhen I was interviewed for the Childhood Elsewhere documentary by journalist Zhou Yijun about education in Israel, I was filmed as my...
Viva Sarah PressNov 20, 20191 minAn ode to teachersFor just over one year, I have spent a few hours a week as an educational clown in schools around Israel. It doesn’t matter at which...
Viva Sarah PressNov 3, 20191 minKiller Clowns Slay Therapeutic Clowns on InternetKiller clowns are way more popular than their therapeutic counterparts. Although that shouldn’t be surprising. It’s been shown that...
Viva Sarah PressOct 27, 20191 minWanting to know moreJournalists have been called clowns. And when they are, it’s usually a negative remark. There's even something known as a "clown...
Viva Sarah PressOct 16, 20192 minA different version of myselfTwo years ago, I crossed the lines of writing about the arts -- which I’ve done for over 20 years as a journalist -- to being in the...
Viva Sarah PressOct 2, 20191 minApplying clowning principles to parentingMy 12-year-olds had a tweenager quarrel. He said. She said. It happened suddenly while we were sightseeing. On a hot day. In the sun. So,...
Viva Sarah PressSep 28, 20192 minDocumentary on World Education: IsraelSometimes you need an outsider to show you what's happening in your neighborhood. Journalist and filmmaker Zhou Yijun dedicates an...
Viva Sarah PressSep 23, 20191 minEver see a clown on the UPnRIDE?Twice a week, I work as an educational clown. The rest of the week, I work as an innovation journalist and give talks on the culture of...
Viva Sarah PressSep 19, 20192 minHumor in the classroomAs an educational clown, adding humor to the school day impacts the openness to learning. Sometimes, being silly and offering another...
Viva Sarah PressSep 9, 20191 minAdding humor to the school dayBack-to-school season is underway. For teachers that means lesson plans, learning students’ names, teaching strategies, classroom...
Viva Sarah PressJul 11, 20193 minKiller clowns vs. School clowns (Art of Conversation)Inevitably, at least once a day at school, Oshi is called a killer clown. Of course, take one look at Oshi – an educational therapeutic...
Viva Sarah PressJun 21, 20191 min5 things to know about clowning in schools1. Therapeutic clowns work in schools at all levels – high school, middle school, elementary school. 2. Therapeutic clowns work with...
Viva Sarah PressJun 3, 20193 minWhy did a Chinese film crew follow educational clowns around an Israeli primary school?Educational clowning is still making its mark in Israel. Of the thousands of schools in the country today, 11 have taken part in piloting...
Viva Sarah PressMay 6, 20192 minJoy of failingLearning from failures is important. Being able to fail, to really embrace a failure, is even more significant if the experience is to be...