April 27, 2020 Update
To Our Wonderful C3 Community,
C3 has elected to close our doors until further notice to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community. We made the tough but necessary decision to voluntarily close our doors on Friday March 13th, and with current state mandates ordering all non-essential businesses to remain closed, we are unsure when we will be able to reopen. Although we don’t know when we will re-open the studio, fear not! We WILL reopen and will be so excited when we can! In the interim, we are committed to providing our staff with financial support to the very best of our ability through this closure. Specifically, we are dedicated to paying our coaches and other staff members who depend on C3 for a significant portion of the income at least through the month of April.
Throughout the first 2.5 years of C3’s existence, we have felt so welcomed and supported by this Jamaica Plain community. During this recent uncertain time, we have continued to feel overwhelmed by how many of you have reached out with offers of support and love. We feel such gratitude towards you all!
Many of you have asked how you can support C3’s teachers in the face of this closure. Here are some ways you can help:
1. If you are able, please donate. We are facing a massive loss of income from canceled classes and programs. Any amount helps, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
2. Join us for online classes! Students who were enrolled for Spring Session classes can use their remaining class credits to take online classes and will receive instructions on how to do this in a separate email. All classes are set up as one-time drop-ins so you can sign up for classes individually.
In addition, all online classes are open to the public, so you can feel free to pass these circus-learning opportunities on to your communities! Many classes are geared toward students of all levels, so even if you know folks who haven’t done circus before and want to give it a try, there are opportunities for everyone. There are also classes geared toward intermediate and advanced circus students, so if you’re looking for more of a challenge, we have that too! Check out our full online class schedule and sign up here:
3. Send a note of support to our coaches. Perhaps you want to let them know that you are thinking of them during this time? Maybe you are remembering a specific skill you learned from them or something that they did that made circus extra fun for you? Whatever thoughts come to mind, we’d love to hear them! Use this form to send a note to one or all of our coaches! We’ll compile the notes and will forward them along to our coaches.
We will keep you updated in the coming days and weeks as we have a better sense of when we might be able to resume normal operations. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate this difficult and unprecedented time. Our gratitude for your community spirit is endless. We look forward to seeing your faces in the coming days as we connect through circus online!
Best,
Sophia, Steve, Ellen, and Roger
