cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message national circus project type non profit industry circus arts education founded 1984 founder jeanpaul jenack meryl schaffer peter keihm headquarters westbury new york united states area served northeastern united states key people jeanpaul jenack founder meryl schaffer founder peter keihm founder greg milstein executive director products circus entertainment circus workshops website www.nationalcircusproject.com national circus project is a 501 c 3 not for profit educational organization in the united states . the organization was founded in 1984 by jeanpaul jenack and meryl schaffer to teach circus skills in school as a way to combine physical movement and the arts . program specialists are recruited from the professional circus world variety arts and educational organizations such as physical education colleges and the academy of circus arts in the uk . on may 22 1990 the united states house of representatives issued a commendation to the national circus project for helping to further the cause of international understanding through an international artist exchange program bringing artists from china england australia latvia and russia . statistics edit total show audience 3 558 290 total student camper performances 784 total student camp audience 307 440 total circus workshops 55 068 total circus workshops participants 1 974 256 total participants 5 839 683 external links edit national circus project website us embassy article on moscow visit george a. jackson es 2008 student circus video retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title national circus project & oldid 738096314 categories circusescircus schoolshidden categories articles lacking sources from march 2009all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 september 2016 at 21 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view