Since 1993, the Foundation has raised over $7 million from generous donors and partners. Their support is essential, as it contributes to the development of the circus arts and the NCS’s promising new generation. Indeed, thanks to the Foundation’s support, the NCS can pursue its educational mission, to carry out innovative projects and to offer high-end education to young artists.
In addition, donations allow the Foundation to maintain its financial assistance program and to ensure that NCS students have access to health services adapted to their needs. Donors’ contributions also allow the Foundation to update its equipment, maintain its practice spaces and continue to invest in circus arts research.
Each year, the NCS Foundation provides scholarships to nearly 25 % of its students. These scholarships, which can be as much as $4,000, help artists-in-training pay for their tuition and meet their basic needs.
The scholarship program was established in 2006 through an endowment fund derived from private donations from individuals, foundations and corporations. This capital is invested in perpetuity and is protected to generate annual income and ensure a recurring distribution.
The donations received by the Foundation provide students with financial security and covers such things as the purchase of a computer, the average cost of a grocery basket and rent. The Foundation also has emergency funds to help students in exceptional circumstances.
Developed by the NCS, the Circus at School program aims to introduce students aged 6 to 17 to circus arts. Following an inclusive and non-competitive approach, the Circus at School activities are accessible to all young people, regardless of their physical, intellectual or social abilities.
Your donations will allow elementary school students to be introduced to the practice of circus arts.
By January 2024, the National Circus School will be supporting and accompanying over 1,500 young people in two primary schools and one secondary school in the Saint-Michel district. The NCS will continue to introduce the program in new school environments starting in the fall of 2024.
By supporting Circus at School, you help young people develop their confidence and acquire healthy lifestyle habits.
In addition, you enable the NCS to train qualified physical education teachers and to provide the materials needed for elementary schools to participate in activities.
The NCS is constantly evolving. In this digital age, it must ensure that it offers high-calibre educational training to its artists-in-training to ensure the future of the next generation of circus artists, as well as the sustainability of circus arts. It is with this in mind that the general fund offers the NCS the possibility of investing in various projects according to its strategic priorities.
The Fundraising Evening of the National Circus School Foundation is a unique opportunity to celebrate the performing arts and support our young talents as they perform in front of an audience during the annual show, the flagship event of the school year.
The NCS Foundation would like to thank you, dear donors, for your generosity, which allows the NCS to continue to train the best emerging circus artists.
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To learn more about the National Circus School Foundation’s various projects, please contact Valentine Ithurriague, Development and Partnerships Coordinator, at vithurriague@enc.qc.ca.
