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Clown Academy
The Clown Academy at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart is a summer program designed for students entering the fourth through twelfth grades. The camp typically runs from late June through mid-July.
Download the Summer 2012 Clown Academy Brochure (pdf)
Converting boundless energy into creative expression is only one of our goals. Clown Academy activities include fun things like: miming, pie-throwing, slapstick and pratfalls, clown gags, make-up, unicycling, juggling, stilt-walking, costuming, tumbling and acrobatics. Serious things like teamwork and organization skills are subtly, yet effectively built into the program.
Experienced Faculty
The Clown Academy is directed by Tom von Oehsen, a graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College and staffed by professional actors and performers.
Clown Academy will feature special guest performances by Clown College graduates and other professional entertainers.
A Typical Day at the Clown Academy
- 9:00 am -- Make-up development and application
- 10:00 am -- Warm-up exercises
- 11:00 am -- Clown character development
- Noon -- Lunch (students should bring a bag lunch)
- 1:00 pm -- Pratfalls & slapstick
- 2:00 pm -- Clown gags and skits
- 2:30 pm -- Skills - unicycle, stilt-walking, etc.
Final Circus Performance
Giving our new clowns the chance to show their stuff is important, so each session will culminate in a circus performance held at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart.
Each apprentice clown will enjoy the use of special clown costumes during the Clown Academy. And they'll go home with a clown make-up kit and a class picture.
Serious Benefits
Besides all the fun children have at the special Clown Academy, they achieve serious educational results. Issues of teamwork, self-confidence and presentation, goal-setting and reaching are among the benefits yielded through the Clown Academy.
Any Questions?
Call or email the Clown Academy director, Tom von Oehsen at (609) 924-8143 or admissions@princetonacademy.org.
Princeton Academy welcomes children of diverse backgrounds as an integral part of the learning experience.
