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...
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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 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
- 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
Juggling my worlds: Journalist - Social Clown
For the past five years, I’ve focused my public speaking on the innovation stories I’ve covered as a journalist. I love speaking to...
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
- Aug 8, 2019
- 1 min
From talking about innovation to being part of it
Niv Morgenstern, an educational entrepreneur who is on a mission to creating a relevant learning experience in the 21st century, runs a...
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 26, 2019
- 1 min
For 10 years, Google researched best leadership behaviors. Unsurprisingly, EQ skills repeatedly prov
Google’s new report on what makes the perfect manager will get everyone who has had a great boss – or a terrible one – nodding or shaking...
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 19, 2019
- 1 min
Splitting my personalities
It was bound to happen. My journalist, public speaker and educational clown personalities were all vying for space on this blog. My work...
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...
Viva Sarah Press
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
It hurts where? Laughter is the best medicine for imaginary pains
The Passover holiday break ended... so, Oshi, went back to school for educational clowning. First day back after so much family time also...
Viva Sarah Press
- Mar 24, 2019
- 2 min
Lucky to do what I love (aka multiple careers at once)
“You’re so lucky. You get to do what you love,” a mother from my son’s class recently told me. We were sitting on beach chairs, finishing...
Viva Sarah Press
- Feb 15, 2019
- 2 min
"Yes, And!" vs. "No, But."
“I don’t want to talk to you,” a sixth grader recently told me. “Good. Cuz I don’t want to talk to you either,” I replied. “I only want...
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