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...
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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
- 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
- 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 30, 2019
- 2 min
Speaking to Medill School of Journalism students
I love speaking to students. This week, I met with Medill School of Journalism students and teachers, who were in Israel to learn...
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...
Viva Sarah Press
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
Oshi! You’re in the school newspaper!
As soon as the kids saw me walking towards the school gate, they screamed my clown name: “Oshi! Oshi!” They had big news to share with...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jan 24, 2019
- 2 min
On the podium as an educational clown
So, there I was, moderating and speaking on a panel about innovation at the International Lion of Judah Conference in Hollywood, Florida...
Viva Sarah Press
- Dec 26, 2018
- 1 min
So much to learn
At an elementary school today, the pupils made sure to tell Educational Clowns Oshi and Leepa about all the things we didn't know. We...
Viva Sarah Press
- Dec 25, 2018
- 2 min
Educational clowning takes on elementary schools
“Leepa and Oshi are coming!!!!” one pupil shouted from the front gate of an elementary school. Within seconds, a gaggle of pupils from...
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 27, 2018
- 5 min
The Kids: Nicole, girl with the orange luck
Coming up the stairs with one friend on each side, Nicole repeats in disgust how she is a magnet for bad luck. “Terrible luck. Bad luck....
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 22, 2018
- 3 min
The Kids: Ciara
Ciara hesitates for a few seconds before deciding to stop me and another clown-in-training. “What are you doing here?” she asks. She has...
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 18, 2018
- 3 min
The Kids: Educational Clowning Series
Mr. Peacock introduces me to Barb. Well, it isn’t really an introduction. He points at her and says, “she’s the school drug dealer.” As...
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
I want to do that: Therapeutic clowning
Therapeutic clowning has fascinated me for years. As a journalist, I have the good fortune of meeting people from all walks of life....
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 11, 2018
- 2 min
Being present: Clowns in a high school
The seventh graders go wild when they see us, a small crew of educational clowns, in their quad space. The 8th and 9th graders squeal,...
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 5, 2018
- 3 min
So, what do I DO as an educational clown?
Puzzled looks, raised eyebrows, quizzical glances, and a smile. These are the reactions I get whenever I talk about my latest...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 17, 2018
- 1 min
I don’t work on Sundays
I don’t work on Sundays. While many people around the world don’t work on Sundays, in Israel, where I’m based, Sunday is Day One of the...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 9, 2018
- 2 min
Pepper spray, educational clowning and a sea of cell phones
My school clowning took me to a high school in a low socioeconomic neighborhood of a central city in Israel. The students, we had been...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
Educational clown care with pint-sized people
Educational clowning is a new kind of clown care and taking part in this developing arena is oh-so-much-fun. One recent afternoon,...
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