Nothing can top this St Kilda circus show
Moscow Circus primary school student Dalton with his bird-eating spider. PIC: JASON SAMMON N42CK55 13 Apr 11 By Sally Spalding from whereilive.com.au THEIR back yards are sandy one week and red dirt the next, but not one of these circus children would swap their life with a city kid’s. The 13 children in the Moscow Circus primary school - inside a former dressing room caravan - are in class from 9am-3pm Tuesday to Thursday and weekends. They get time off on Mondays and Fridays. But every Christmas they get four weeks to go and do the things children like to do in the holidays. “I like theme parks, the zoo, Luna Park and the movies,” Kiarnna, 12, said. Despite having two homes, one in Brisbane and another in New Zealand, mother Marie Weber said her four children preferred life on the road. “They want to come back to the circus as soon as we leave and they prefer all sleeping together in the caravan than in their own rooms at home,” she said. Teacher Donna Thompson said the curriculum for circus children was no different. “We cover English, maths, reading and writing and they learn circus tricks and craft as well,” Ms Thompson said. St Kilda is the 66th suburb the circus has performed in on its national tour and the families have been on the road for 2 1/2 years. The Great Moscow Circus big top will be in South Beach Reserve, St Kilda, until April 26. Bookings: Ticketek, 132 849. Details: moscowcircus.com.au 
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