My name is Shea, I’m 18 years old and I have been offered a place at Codarts - an amazing circus school in the Netherlands! However, due to Brexit and not being a part of the EEA anymore I am unfortunately considered an international student at all of the European circus schools. Being an international student means that my tuition fees are going to be almost four times more than they previously would have been. On top of tuition fees, I am moving away from home for the first time and to a completely new country! Because I am not studying the UK, I am unable to get a student loan or any funding from the UK Government to help pay for my education. 

In the next 5 months I'm hoping to raise enough money to help me get there to complete my BA in circus arts to prepare me to become a professional circus performer. I have been training circus in London on a scholarship for the past 5 years. Over this time I have specialised in a number of skills but the discipline I am hoping to complete my higher education in is aerial straps. You can check out my instagram (@shea_circus) to see the kind of stuff I get up to in my training!

Even if you aren't able to donate, sharing the link to this page will help me out so much! Thank you ❤️