Rising From F to A's: Youth Development, Confidence, and Life Skills in Action through Circus Arts

What if the real value of circus arts is not the performance, but everything young people become on the way to it?

In this PM4TheWorld webinar, we will welcome Bruce Pfeffer, Founder and President of Circus of the Kids, for a conversation about the deeper educational impact of the COTK model. Behind every performance is a far more important story: young people learning to trust one another, discovering they can do things they once thought impossible, and developing the confidence, resilience, and responsibility that support success far beyond the gym. 

Together, we will explore how Circus of the Kids creates teamwork not by lecture, but by design. In this environment, cooperation becomes necessary, interdependence becomes real, and students experience what it means to contribute to something larger than themselves. That shift, from individual effort to shared responsibility, helps young people build communication, accountability, trust, and a stronger sense of belonging.