We believe in providing ordinary children extraordinary opportunities at Circus Juventas … which creates and fosters the idea that our students do not feel boundaries or obstacles in imagining and building their future. – Founder, Elizabeth “Betty” Butler
Mission: Circus Juventas, a performing arts circus school for youth, is dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multi-cultural circus arts experience.
Vision: To be the world’s premier youth circus performing arts organization, recognized for providing innovative programming, world-class training, and professional-level performances in a state-of-the-art circus center.
Core Values:
- Circus Juventas fosters a sense of belonging so that all children and youth, coaches, staff, and collaborators feel welcome, safe, accepted, and valued for who they are.
- Circus Juventas creates a culture of teamwork in which all students play an equally valuable role. This notion extends to the wider community who, when united under a common goal, are respected, trusted, supported, celebrated, and practice open and honest communication.
- Circus Juventas embraces the power of mentoring in which students of all
ages work side by side as equals, learning together the values of discipline and hard work. - Circus Juventas honors the individual by supporting self-discovery, personal development and responsibility, breakthrough achievement, enhanced self-esteem and appropriate risk taking.
- Circus Juventas is committed to striving, every day, for new levels of excellence in artistry, athleticism, mental acuity, and creativity.
Circus Juventas works to ensure that all people have equal access to its performing arts classes, performances, employment, and volunteer opportunities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, age, or sexual orientation.
Upon request, information can be made available in alternative formats. Also upon request, reasonable accommodation will be made to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all Circus Juventas services, programs, and activities.