YOUTH CAMP
Ages: 9-14
Dates: Session 1: June 23-27
Session 2: June 30-July 4*
*Participation in Amherst July 4th parade in lieu of show
Session 3: July 7-11
Session 4: July 14-18
Days/Times: M-F, 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: First Congregational Church
10 Union Street, Milford, NH 03055
Capacity: 18 campers per 1-week session
Acrobatics, unicycling, clowning, juggling, and a Friday Show! All levels welcome!
(Aerials are not offered at SLCC.)​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Tuition per 1-week session:
$395 until 5/31/25
$425 after 6/1/25
Limited financial aid available by application
A 25% non-refundable deposit per camper is required upon enrollment in our summer programs. This deposit will be applied to the total cost of tuition for the program. In the event that the camp session is cancelled, the deposit can be donated to the Circus Campership Fund, or refunded to the family.
JUNIOR CAMP
Ages: 6-8
Dates: Session 1: June 23-27
Session 2: June 30-July 4*
*Participation in Amherst July 4th parade in lieu of show
Session 3: July 7-11
Session 4: July 14-18
Days/Times: M-F, 9:00am-4:00
Location: First Congregational Church
10 Union Street, Milford, NH 03055
Capacity: 12 campers per 1-week session
Playful circus skills, games, outdoor time, crafts, stories, and a Friday Show n' Tell!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Tuition per 1-week session:
$395 until 5/31/25
$425 after 6/1/25
Limited financial aid available by application
A 25% non-refundable deposit per camper is required upon enrollment in our summer programs. This deposit will be applied to the total cost of tuition for the program. In the event that the camp session is cancelled, the deposit can be donated to the Circus Campership Fund, or refunded to the family.
ABOUT CAMP
Where every child has a silver lining!
At SLCC, we celebrate the joy of circus-making through fun and recreation—perfect for campers to explore their creativity, build skills, and eat popsicles! Read about our Camp Mission HERE.
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​SLCC specializes in ground-based circus arts, allowing campers to focus on tumbling, acrobatics, human pyramids, juggling (balls, rings, clubs, passing, and more), clowning, mime, and balance skills (unicycling, tightwire, stilts, and rola bola). Show-making is also part of the fun—teaching the “invisible” circus skill of performance! Aerial arts are taught during the school year in FGC’s aerial classes.
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New to circus? SLCC is the perfect place to start! We focus on teaching foundational skills to help campers achieve their ABCs: Achievable Basic Competency. Experienced? Our expert coaches can guide you to master new tricks, combine skills, or tackle weak spots.
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Changes for 2025: The Teen Tour Camp will take a break this summer, but the magic continues at Camp! Whether you’re a first-timer or a returning camper, SLCC promises a season of laughter, learning, and circus magic.
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Early Bird Discount! Enroll by May 31 for $30 off each week, per camper! Tuition increases June 1. Consider donating your savings to the Circus Campership Fund.
Give the Gift of Circus: Donate to the Circus Campership Fund (CCF) to help a child or teen attend camp. Contributions of any size go directly toward financial assistance. You can give through Mainstreet during enrollment or on our Donate page.
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Financial assistance: No camper is turned away due to financial need. Apply for a Circus Campership HERE.
JOIN US this summer for skills, smiles,
and circus fun!
For enrollment questions:
Leah Huntington, Office Manager leah@flyinggravitycircus.org
For financial aid questions:
Financial Aid Committee, financialaid@flyinggravitycircus.org
"My daughter was a painfully shy and insecure child. She didn't know how to comfortably communicate with others, especially in new environments. It was amazing to see her finding her way to "speak" during the circus camp, and more than that - the effect it had on her confidence the entire school year after attending the camp!! She found that showing off what you know and who you are could be actually fun!! What joy it is to see her blooming!!"
~A satisfied parent
Our Circus Camp Mission
“Circus is good for kids!”
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Silver Lining Circus Camp is founded on this belief and remains dedicated to uniting kids with the educational, developmental, and magical experience of circus arts. We have seen first-hand since 1996 that circus is much, much more than a fun recreational activity: circus benefits the bodies, heart, and minds of young people and can be a catalyst for significant change as children grow into adulthood.
Silver Lining Circus Camp is a developmental circus arts program (DCAP) that strives to benefit the bodies, hearts, and minds of children and teens in age-appropriate ways through circus skills, activities, and performances.
Circus benefits bodies through fun and challenging circus skills that can increase physical fitness (strength, endurance) and motor fitness (coordination, balance, reaction time). The unique family of circus skills offers many opportunities for campers to have successful experiences no matter what their capabilities and learning styles.
Our programs are inclusive and our coaches are trained to accommodate individual campers whether they are new to circus or experienced.
Circus skills taught at Silver Lining include tumbling and acrobatics, juggling, balance, clowning, and human pyramids. Even after one week, campers report they feel stronger, more flexible, and more coordinated.
Circus promotes social and emotional learning -- the heart of the SLCC program. As campers persevere through the challenges of learning new circus skills, they gradually achieve basic competency, which can lead to a rise in confidence and self-esteem. This sense of accomplishment can lead to feelings of joy and pride in what they have learned.
SLCC provides a positive social environment where coaches model language and actions that encourage and support the campers to encourage and support each other. Together, coaches and campers build trust, and they collaborate to produce an end-of week show (or "Share" in the junior camps) in which individual efforts attain a collective goal. Success for one equals success for all!
Circus can also benefit developing minds, an observation that is capturing the attention of cognitive scientists. The process of learning complex physical circus skills and of putting skills together into a performance places demands on concentration, focused attention, and self-control. These cognitive abilities, collectively known as executive functions (EFs), are critical for success in school, work, and relationships.
Increasing evidence in academic literature shows that EFs are more likely to improve through activities that include strenuous physical activity, joy and social connections, and challenges that lead to more advanced stages of mastery. Circus arts provide an EF-friendly environment that appears to foster these cognitive benefits. Attending Silver Lining Circus Camp is a fun and effective way to get started and keep going!
