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Viva Sarah Press
Nov 3, 20191 min read
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 2, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
"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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20185 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20183 min read
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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