“Hearty” Heartlife : EarthCapades executive director, co-founder and performer, has been a professional entertainer and entrepreneur since 1987. After receiving a BA in Environmental Education he became a teacher and was instantly a huge hit performing as a storyteller, unicyclist and juggler.
Hearty co-founded the Boogie Down Jugglers in San Francisco and created the Greatest Show 4 Earth, which he performed on television and in schools, festivals and family theatres all across the continent. In 1997 Hearty and Lissin created EarthCapades Environmental Vaudeville.
Hearty has studied comedy with Dan Holzman of the Raspyni Brothers and circus with Mr. Lu Yi, a highly respected Chinese Master Acrobat. Amongst other talents, Hearty is a circus arts coach, massage therapist, web-master, tree hugger, passionate surfer, and an all around bald gu
Description of programs: EarthCapades has over 25 years of experience presenting exciting and educational school assembly programs! Students of all learning styles benefit from a blend of live action and big-screen, multimedia, facts, pictures, music, and tricks.
Highly developed skills including juggling, magic, comedy, storytelling and music keep students and teachers on the edge of their seats. EarthCapades effectively weaves humor and circus skills with environmental education and science standards to teach, inspire, and entertain.
– The H2O Show: Educate your students about the importance and science of the Earth’s most precious resource, water!
EarthCapades’ multi-talented performers take you on a journey through the cycle of water, where our water comes from, and how we all can take care of it.
New presentations, updated every school year, combine music, juggling, magic, comedy, and audience participation with learning to enthrall teachers and students of all ages. Take a ride from the clouds and the rain through the pipes and the treatment plants to learn how water connects everything on the planet
– Earth Day, Every Day!: Every day is Earth Day, and every day is a great day to go outside, protect and enjoy nature!
EarthCapades blends humor, circus arts and music to inspire appreciation for the Earth and steps we can take to live in balance with nature.
Your students have fun while learning about:
• Conserving, Protecting & Respecting Natural Resources
• Environmental Science
• Nature Awareness
• Taking Active Responsibility to Protect the Earth
– Waste Reduction Production: In EarthCapades’ “Waste Reduction Production” your students will learn ways to:
• REDUCE the amount of waste we create and natural resources we use
• REUSE everyday products
• RECYCLE properly
• RESPECT Planet Earth
Grades: K-6
CONTACT: EarthCapades
“Hearty” Heartlife
446 Old Country Rd, Ste 100-405 • Pacifica, CA 94044-3271
(650) 557-3271
E-mail: juggle@earthcapades.com
Web Site: www.earthcapades.com