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    A story of failure
    Viva Sarah Press
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    First lesson: How to fail
    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...
    Art interpretations: Museum from Home challenge
    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...
    Therapeutic clown vs. Clown therapist
    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....
    How I failed to be a sniffling soprano
    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...
    Let’s Fail Together
    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,...
    Yes, I’m excited to be in a promo as a face of failure
    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...
    An ode to teachers
    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...
    Killer Clowns Slay Therapeutic Clowns on Internet
    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...
    Wanting to know more
    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...
    A different version of myself
    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...
    Applying clowning principles to parenting
    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,...
    Documentary on World Education: Israel
    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...
    Ever see a clown on the UPnRIDE?
    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...
    Humor in the classroom
    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...
    Adding humor to the school day
    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...
    Killer clowns vs. School clowns
(Art of Conversation)
    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...
    5 things to know about clowning in schools
    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...
    Why did a Chinese film crew follow educational clowns around an Israeli primary school?
    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...
    Joy of failing
    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...
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