(music plays)

TVO Kids, Apartment 11 productions and Discovery Kids original. Produced in collaboration with "Cirque du Soleil images."

Celeste stands in the woods and says HI.
WE'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR A LONG
TIME AND ARE ALWAYS WATCHED BY A
PRO COACH SO PLEASE DON'T TRY
ANY OF THE MOVES YOU SEE US DO.
NOW ENJOY THE SHOW.

One by one, the Big Top Academy kids join a Hangout meeting.

Phoenix says HEY GUYS.
I'M READY FOR MY SHOT.
I'VE BEEN DAY DREAMING ABOUT IT
ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M ON THE
ROAD.

April says HASHTAG TRAVELGOALS PHOENIX.

Phoenix says IT'S FUN BUT I GOTTA SAY WHEN
YOU'RE IN A DIFFERENT MOTEL
EVERY NIGHT IT'S SOMETIMES TOUGH
TO THINK CIRCUS WITHOUT ALL THE
STUFF AT BTA.
THE TRAPEZE, THE SILKS, THE
COSTUMES.

Axel says I TOTALLY GET IT.
I'M AT THE CIRCUS GYM NEAR MY
HOUSE LIKE EVERYDAY.

April says SAMESIES.
MY MOM FINALLY LET ME PUT A HOOP
OUTSIDE.
I LOVE IT.

Nick says I'M DOWN FOR WHATEVER YOU
NEED PHOENIX.

Phoenix says THANKS NICK.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

Max says WELL OBVIOUSLY THE SON OF NICKY
ZOLTA HAS A STATE OF THE ART
CIRCUS SET UP.
BET IT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS MINE.

Phoenix says IT'S BETTER.
I'VE SEEN IT.
OKAY.
THE THEME IS 'WHY I LOVE THE
CIRCUS."
SO SEND ME YOUR VIDEOS.

April says WAIT.
BEFORE WE GO.
I HAVE TO KNOW.
ELLA, I LOVE YOUR SCARF.

Ella says THANKS.

Rosa says IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

Ella says FUNNY STORY.
I WAS JUST HANGING OUT AND IT
FLOATED DOWN FROM OUT OF
NOWHERE.
CUTE RIGHT?

Nick says UM.
ELLA, CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING LATER.

Ella says SURE.

Phoenix looks at juggling balls and says HMMM.
MAYBE?
MAYBE NOT.

The instrumental theme song plays as the opening credits roll.

The BTA kids appear doing all kinds of acrobatic and at-home activities.

Nicholas is in his mid-teens, with short curly brown hair.

Max is in his mid-teens, with short light brown hair.

April is in her mid-teens, with long straight blond hair.

Phoenix is in her mid-teens, with long straight brown hair.

Rosa is in her mid-teens, with long straight brown hair.

Ella is in her early teens, with long straight black hair.

Celeste is in her mid-teens, with long wavy brown hair.

Axel is in his mid-teens, with short blond hair.

The name of the show appears on an illustration of a circus top. It reads "Big Top Academy. School's Out Edition."

A caption reads "Produced in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil Images."

The Big Top Academy Bulletin logo appears.

A caption reads "Why I love the circus."

At the gym Axel says HEY.
SO, WHY DO I LOVE THE CIRCUS?
WELL, I LOVE FINDING NEW AND
COOL WAYS TO CHALLENGE MYSELF.
I KNOW WE'RE ALL MISSING THE
GREAT STUFF WE GET TO DO AT BTA
SO I THOUGHT I'D MAKE A VIDEO
HERE.
AT THE CIRCUS GYM.

Axel starts doing jumps and flips and riding his unicycle.

Axel says SAY FIT.
STAY ACTIVE AND KEEP ON
CIRCUSING.
REMEMBER, IT TAKES A LOT OF
TRAINING TO GET WHERE I'M AT BUT
EVERY JOURNEY STARTS WITH A
SINGLE STEP.
'TIL NEXT TIME.

Now Phoenix and Nick have a Hangout meeting.

Nick says HEY, HOW'S
EVERYTHING GOING?

Phoenix says NOT BAD.

Nick says WELL, I'M SO READY FOR MY
SEGMENT.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE IT.
THE LIGHTS, THE COSTUME, THE GYM
LOOKS SICK.
WHAT'S WRONG?

Phoenix says EVER SINCE AXEL TOLD THE BTA
VIEWERS TO KEEP ON CIRCUSING,
THE VIDEOS HAVE BEEN POURING IN.

Nick says WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'LL MAKE
YOUR EDITION AMAZING.

Phoenix says AMAZINGLY FULL OF AMAZING PEOPLE
AT THEIR AMAZING CIRCUS GYMS.
AND WHAT HAVE I GOT?
3 JUGGLING BALLS IN THE BACK
SEAT OF THE VAN?

Nick says YOU'RE ON THE ROAD.
IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

Phoenix says EVEN IF I WASN'T IT'S NOT LIKE
I'D HAVE THE ZOLTA CIRCUS GYM AT
MY DISPOSAL.
MAYBE I DON'T HAVE WHAT
IT TAKES TO BE EDITOR.
IF I CAN'T REPRESENT WHAT
EVERYONE LOVES ABOUT THE CIRCUS
THEN HOW COULD I POSSIBLY BE THE
RIGHT CHOICE?

Nick says I'M SORRY PHOENIX.
I GUESS I WASN'T REALLY THINKING
ABOUT IT LIKE THAT.

Phoenix says IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
IT'S JUST HOW IT IS.
I GOTTA GO FIGURE SOMETHING
OUT FOR MY GRAND FINALE.

Nick says BYE.

The caption changes to "Showstopper challenge!"

At home, Nick says HEY.
IT'S MY TURN FOR THE SHOWSTOPPER
CHALLENGE BUT FIRST I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT WHY I LOVE THE
CIRCUS.
I MEAN THE CIRCUS IS MADE UP OF
AMAZING THINGS.
NO DOUBT.
THE LIGHTS, THE CRAZY PROPS, THE
COSTUMES, BUT I THINK YOU CAN
GET THAT SAME SENSE OF WONDER
WITHOUT ALL THAT.
SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED IS A DECK
OF CARDS.
SO HERE I HAVE A NORMAL REGULAR
DECK OF CARDS.
YOU CAN SEE ALL
DIFFERENT CARDS.
ALL REGULAR.
I'M GONNA PICK ONE FROM THE DECK
SAY THIS ONE.
WE HAVE THE 10 OF CLUBS.
NOW WATCH AS I USE MY MENTAL
POWERS TO CRUSH THIS CARD AND
BEND IT.
AH.

The card bends.

Nick says WATCH CAREFUL AGAIN.
UH.
HOW DID I DO THAT?
A MAGICIAN NEVER TELLS HIS
SECRETS.
I LOVE THE CIRCUS BECAUSE OF THE
FEELING THAT YOU CAN BE A PART
OF IT ALL EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE
MUCH.
JUST BY USING YOUR IMAGINATION.

He makes a ball float in the air.

Nick says MAX, YOU BETTER BRING IT.
YOU'RE NEXT UP IN THE
SHOWSTOPPER CHALLENGE.
BACK TO YOU PHOENIX.

Phoenix says THANKS NICK.
THAT WAS AMAZING.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE CIRCUS IS
WHAT NICK JUST SHOWED US.
FRIENDSHIP.
IT'S THE LOVE OF THE CIRCUS THAT
BONDS US ALL.
NO MATTER HOW FROM EACH OTHER OR
FROM HOME WE ARE AND WHEREVER WE
ARE, OR WHAT WE GOT OR NOT, THE
CIRCUS IS FOR ALL OF US.
SO LET'S TAKE THIS SHOW ON THE
ROAD.

She starts juggling everywhere she goes: in parks, at the pool, at the beach, on the streets, on basketball courts.

CIRCUS IN MY SOUL
(INSTRUMENTAL)

Phoenix says AND ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN SENDING
IN YOUR BEST CIRCUS TRICKS FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
CHECK IT OUT.

Clips from viewers doing their circus tricks roll. They juggle, they do flips, they climb the silks, they bend and stretch, spin on hoops and jump on trampolines.

Phoenix says YOU'VE PROVED THAT CIRCUS CAN
HAPPEN ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.

Everyone now join the meeting and clap.

April says BEST ED-ISH EVER.

Axel says THAT WAS SO GOOD PHOENIX.
CONGRATULATIONS.

Rosa says YEAH.
IT REALLY MADE ME REMEMBER WHAT
CIRCUS IS ALL ABOUT.

Phoenix says SAME HERE AND I WANT TO BE THE
EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN MORE THAN
EVER.

Max says NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY
ABOUT IT.

Phoenix says I KNOW MAX.
EVERYONE GETS A SHOT.
BLA BLA BLA.
FOR NOW I JUST HOPE MS. MARTEL
LIKES IT ENOUGH TO LET US KEEP
ON KEEPING ON.

Nick says HOW COULD SHE NOT?
ELLA, IS NOW A GOOD
TIME TO TALK?

Ella says OH.
SURE.

Nick says COOL.
SEE YOU LATER EVERYBODY.

Max says SEE YA.

Celeste says BYE.

Ella says WHAT'S UP?

Nick says I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE
SCARF.

Ella says OH SURE.
I'M ALWAYS UP FOR TRADING
FASHION TIPS.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

Now the "Enter the secret room" button pops up on Ella's screen.

Ella says WHAT'S THIS BUTTON?
WHAT DO WE DO?

Nick says YOU PRESS IT.

They both press it and get transported.

Ella says WHOA.
THIS IS SO COOL.
BUT WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH THE SCARF?

Nick says EVERYTHING.
I WAS JUGGLING THESE AND ONE
DISAPPEARED AND ENDED UP WITH
YOU BUT THE PART I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IS I THOUGHT IT WAS A
BLUE SCARF.

Ella shows her yellow scarf and says BUT THE ONE I HAVE LOOKS LIKE
THIS.

Nick says YEAH.
I HAVE ONE LIKE THAT TOO.
WAIT.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Ella says 8.
AND THERE ARE 8 OF US WORKING ON
THE BULLETIN.
I'M ABOUT TO EXPLODE YOUR BRAIN.

Nick says BE GENTLE.

Ella says WHAT IF THIS SCARF WAS BLUE TO
START WITH?
WHAT IF IT CHANGED BECAUSE IT
WAS MEANT FOR ME?

They look closely at the scarves.

Nick says LOOK.
THERE'S A DRAWING.
IT CONNECTS.

The unseen voice says NICE WORK YOU TWO.

Ella says HELLO?
WHO'S THAT?

Nick says OH.
RIGHT.
I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE
VOICE.

The voice says ELLA.
NICK.
YOU MUST COMPLETE YOUR
ASSIGNMENT BY SOLVING THE
MYSTERY OF THE SCARVES IN 24
HOURS.

Ella says THE VOICE KNOWS MY NAME AND
GIVES ME HOMEWORK?

The voice says 24 HOURS OR THERE WILL
BE CONSEQUENCES FOR YOU AND ALL
YOUR FRIENDS AT THE BULLETIN.

The theme song plays as the end credits roll.