Police Activity League members 13 to 17 years of age perform during Cirque Du Monde's Palooza on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at the PAL gymnasium. Cirque du Monde (the world-famous Cirque du Soleil's outreach program) uses circus as an alternative education tool to engage at-risk youth in communities around the world. The impact of Cirque du Monde goes beyond individual benefits. Working as a group the participants learn about cohesion, teamwork and respect for peers. Its effects are also visible at the community level through reconciliation between opposing groups of young people, change in the perception of the community toward youth at risk and the implementation of a dialogue between the community and its young people.
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