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Friendly Dragons

arts and technology education through playful learning
Kids proudly posing together during a circus class
Hands-on learning that builds confidence, teamwork, and joy.

Programs for schools, libraries, camps, and private events!

Who is Friendly Dragons?

I'm a professional circus artist and longtime educator. I've toured the continent and taught thousands of students from pre-K to college. During COVID I let students and families have online game classes to see their friends' faces.

  • Portable setups for classrooms, gyms, and libraries
  • Custom themes: world-building, circus & movement, improv, and acting
  • Clear outcomes: confidence, teamwork, communication

Programs

Kids learning scarf juggling in a school gym

Circus Arts

Noncompetitive physical education (juggling, balancing, tumbling) with a focus on safety, consent, and cheering each other on.

  • PE
  • SEL
  • Assembly
Table of enthusiastic students playing Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons for Social Group Formation and Confidence

Collaborative storytelling and creative writing; problem‑solving, math, reading, and empathy.

  • ELA
  • Math Lite
  • Performance
Students co‑op building on laptops during a Minecraft club

Technology & Game Design

From Scratch and LEGO to Minecraft camps and Arduino tinkering. The tech kids care about, on whatever hardware you have.

  • STEM
  • Art
  • Clubs

What schools & families say

The workshops allow children to truly explore materials while providing enough structure to ensure their success.
— Amalia Klinger-Powell, Director, Daybreak Day Camp
"Our students are spending so much time on-line playing games. No one had previously taught them the rules of playing cooperative games- that you have shared goals, you try and use each other's strengths, you make decisions collaboratively. When Jeremy brought Dungeons and Dragons to our small, special education school, the game taught them these rules. It made the social rules of cooperative games very explicit. Our students loved Dungeons and Dragons and it helped them build friendship groups in a way that they had not previously. "
— Peter Rosen, Educational Administrator, Clearway School
“We surveyed all of our students at the end of the end of a week long summer arts intensive, packed with an array of dance, music, theater, and movement classes, and our pre-teen girls and boys unanimously decided that circus arts was their favorite class.”
— Terina Alladin, Manager, Secondary Schools Initiative, Boston Ballet

Contact

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📧 Email: contact@friendlydragons.org

Typical reply: within 1–2 business days.

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