Viva Sarah Press
A story of failure
An 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...
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Viva Sarah Press
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
First 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 Press
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Art 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 Press
- Mar 29, 2020
- 2 min
Therapeutic clown vs. Clown therapist
A 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 Press
- Jan 8, 2020
- 2 min
How I failed to be a sniffling soprano
In 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 Press
- Jan 4, 2020
- 1 min
Let’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 Press
- Nov 28, 2019
- 2 min
Yes, I’m excited to be in a promo as a face of failure
When I was interviewed for the Childhood Elsewhere documentary by journalist Zhou Yijun about education in Israel, I was filmed as my...
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
An ode to teachers
For 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 Press
- Nov 3, 2019
- 1 min
Killer Clowns Slay Therapeutic Clowns on Internet
Killer clowns are way more popular than their therapeutic counterparts. Although that shouldn’t be surprising. It’s been shown that...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 27, 2019
- 1 min
Wanting to know more
Journalists have been called clowns. And when they are, it’s usually a negative remark. There's even something known as a "clown...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
A different version of myself
Two 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 Press
- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
Applying clowning principles to parenting
My 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 Press
- Sep 28, 2019
- 2 min
Documentary on World Education: Israel
Sometimes you need an outsider to show you what's happening in your neighborhood. Journalist and filmmaker Zhou Yijun dedicates an...
Viva Sarah Press
- Sep 23, 2019
- 1 min
Ever 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 Press
- Sep 19, 2019
- 2 min
Humor in the classroom
As an educational clown, adding humor to the school day impacts the openness to learning. Sometimes, being silly and offering another...
Viva Sarah Press
- Sep 9, 2019
- 1 min
Adding humor to the school day
Back-to-school season is underway. For teachers that means lesson plans, learning students’ names, teaching strategies, classroom...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 11, 2019
- 3 min
Killer 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 Press
- Jun 21, 2019
- 1 min
5 things to know about clowning in schools
1. Therapeutic clowns work in schools at all levels – high school, middle school, elementary school. 2. Therapeutic clowns work with...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Why 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 Press
- May 6, 2019
- 2 min
Joy of failing
Learning from failures is important. Being able to fail, to really embrace a failure, is even more significant if the experience is to be...