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NEWS! Circus Play project Mae Sot.  October 14th 2024 – Jan 6th 2025. 

11 weeks of activities in Mae Sot, Thailand are planned.

Working in collaboration with Spark Circus and with Spoon Circus we have new programmes lined-up.

Delivering weekly sessions at 10 Help Without Frontiers supported  Migrant Learning Centre (schools).

Spark Circus have a training space where we plan to deliver regular classes and 4 weeks of training for 10 engaged young adults. Training them to become Circus trainers.

Exchanging skills and personnel with Spoon Circus (based in Pai, north-west Thailand)

Working with Joy House and delivering workshops to Thai schools in Mae Sot.

Circus and Play are developing in the Mae Sot area. Supporting education, sport and the mental-health needs
for Myanmar migrant communities and disadvantaged Thai communities.

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TARGET: £3000
As of Oct 12th: £270
% so far = 9%

Some feedback from Schools (Migrant learning Centres):

“First of all, a massive thank you for conducting the circus program for us. This program has had a lot of positive impacts on our school and students.”

“The circus has arrived to inspire and teach our students! This fantastic opportunity helped to ignite their creativity, teamwork, and showmanship. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the organizers for bringing this enriching experience to our school community”

“We noticed that you paid attention to each of the participants’ needs, and encouraged them to exceed their expectations. With your positive attitude and guidance, our students were able to improve their creativity and communication. Above all, we saw that they were having fun while performing the things that they learned. We would like to have more programs like this in the coming academic years!”

READ THE PROJECT REPORT 2023-24. 
The Circus Play project Phang-Nga and Mae Sot. Complete Jan 26th 2024
Everyone Needs to have Fun!

Where ever we go we bring Fun and promote change – soft power to support and influence society to make it more inclusive, build-bridges across communal divides, promote gender-equality; inspire confidence, problem-solving, creativity, cooperation. We are building a community that share in Fun and Respect for each other.
We need your help to continue this subtle but vital work.
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The 2023-24 project in Khao Lak

The Circus Play Project is bringing  new skills and fun to children and young adults living around Khao Lak, Thailand. 
 Playing together helps us live together and our motto is
“Everyone Needs to have Fun”.

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New! Sept. 2023 : Video for promoting our work, Slideshows and bigger gallery

The Circus Play project in Mae Sot Dec 2022 – Jan 2023 has been completed
Thank you to all who donated and supported the project.
We have had good feedback from the schools and it was an absolute joy to meet and get to work with so very many young people and teachers.
We are planning to return in Jan 2024 and have a new project in development for Nov-Dec 2023 in Phangna, southern Thailand.
 

A report on the project is now available.

11 weekly workshops at schools/learning centres in Mae Sot and Pho Pra were delivered for 6 weeks,
engaging with about 220 children each week and weekend juggling workshops took place at Joy House Arts & Peace Community centre.
 

The Circus Play Project continues the work of Social Circus Myanmar which delivered social circus workshops in Yangon every dry season (November-February) from 2014-2020 to thousands of young people.  The project builds on the foundations laid by Spark Circus which toured shows and workshops in Mae Sot and Thailand from 2007 – 2019.

Working with Help Without Frontiers which runs Migrant Learning Centres and provides support for people in and around the Thai border town, Circus Play will provide regular social circus and play workshops from November 2022 to February 2023.

The project will be funded by donations.  Social Circus International, based in UK, will gather funds for the project and monitor finances and project outcomes.

Our workshops use circus skills and play as tools to promote healthy activities, co-operation, self-esteem and provide a much needed opportunity for fun and laughter. Accessibility, inclusion and gender-equality are key elements in our project delivery.

As well as workshops in learning centres and schools, the project team will train local young adults as circus play trainers and supply equipment so the workshops can continue throughout the year.

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“Given the situation in Myanmar, we can’t resume social circus activities in Yangon but we can work with the large Myanmar community near the border. We want to use our fun, skills and silliness to get Thai kids and Myanmar kids playing together, building lasting friendships.”

– Project Manager, Jules Howarth. Social Circus Myanmar.

“Spark Circus is very excited to support the Circus Play Project. Being unable to work in the region during the pandemic, we are very happy to know that the migrant children in Mae Sot, will once again get the opportunity to play and explore the circus arts. We will be sending some Spark Alumni to support the project.”

– Charlene Whitehead, Spark Circus.

“This is a great idea – it’ll help the children’s wellbeing and give them an alternative to the dire circumstances in which they are living.”

– Sally Thompson, former executive director of The Border Consortium.

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