Utah Magician Jason Fun and his wife, Marcela, were awarded the Discover Magic True Magician Award while aboard Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas cruise ship on Friday, January 12, 2018! The award was presented at a private gathering on the ship of teachers from around the world of the educational kids program Discover Magic. 

"It is truly a blessing to be a part of the Discover Magic family and to be able to literally change kids' lives through not only teaching them the art of magic, but also teaching them the 8 Traits of a True Magician -things like being Respectful, Prepared, and Confidence is what our youth need today in our world of technology and distractions." says Jason.

Jason centers his magic school around STEM & STEAM principles by using the internationally acclaimed Discover Magic program, and at the core of his program are the 8 Traits of a True Magician (A True Magician is Respectful, Prepared, Enthusiastic, Confident, Humble, Creative, Authentic, and Giving), which are essential life skills to help build a child's successful future.

You can find out more about Magician Jason Fun and his educational magic school, Utah Valley Magic Academy by visiting his website: www.UtahValleyMagicAcademy.com 

Utah Valley Magic Academy was chosen as "Cool School of the Week" by Big Budah from Fox 13's Good Day Utah! We had the honor to have TV personality Big Budah come and visit our magic academy! Big Budah came to one of our Fun Magic Classes and spent time with us learning some magic! We had several segments on LIVE TV during the 4-hour news block this morning. Below you can find a compilation of all the video clips! Contact us to find out more details about our Fun and Educational magic classes and summer magic camps!

     On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, magician Jason Fun and his wife Marcela were invited to a special magician's banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada. At that banquet, they were awarded for the second year in a row, the Discover Magic Golden Key of Excellence for their efforts in the establishment of their magic school, Utah Valley Magic Academy, and for their contributions to the Discover Magic educational curriculum for kids! The award was presented by the producer of Magic Magazine and Magic Live!, Stan Allen. Other celebrity magicians that were present include Mac King, Johnny Thompson, Fielding West, and Mat Franco, winner of America's Got Talent! 

     "We are so honored and excited to receive this award for the second year in a row!" said Jason. "We really believe in the Discover Magic educational curriculum and have seen it do wonders for kids in our magic school. Parents love the impact that our magic classes have on their kids. The real magic is seeing the kids implement the 8 Traits of a True Magician not only when they perform magic, but in their everyday lives."

     The 8 Traits of a True Magician include important social skills such as being Respectful, Prepared, Enthusiastic, and Confident. Kids come and take magic classes at Utah Valley Magic Academy. While the kids come to learn magic, the real focus is on preparing these kids with how to interact with others. "The skills they obtain while learning and performing magic is something that they will use throughout their entire lives" said Jason. 

     Utah Valley Magic Academy is a traveling magic school. Not bound to a specific location, Jason can take his award winning magic classes anywhere there is a demand for it. If your school, business, or organization is interested in hosting educational magic classes, please contact Jason by clicking here. "You won't regret it!" Jason adds. 

     The very first Utah Art of Magic Festival was featured in The Daily Herald Newspaper! The Festival was organized by magic creator and inventor Brian South, one of the creators of the educational magic curriculum Discover Magic, and by Jason "FUN" Carling, from Utah Valley Magic Academy.

     The #UtahMagicFest was a HUGE success, with an estimated 2000 people in attendance! Free magic shows were happening all day from nationally and locally recognized magicians, and even magic classes for kids! You can read the news article by clicking here.

     Professional magician and magic teacher, Jason Carling, from Utah Valley Magic Academy, appeared on FOX 13's Good Day Utah to promote magic and the upcoming Utah Art of Magic Festival! Before his interview, though, Jason made some rather "magical" appearances by scaring Meteorologist Allison Croghan on Live TV a couple of times! 

     We are proud to announce that the internationally acclaimed program Discover Magic (the one we use here at Utah Valley Magic Academy) has been featured in an article by the famous MAGIC Magazine!

     MAGIC Magazine is probably the most influential magazine for magicians available today! It debuted in September 1991, by Stan Allen, with its first issue featuring Lance Burton on the cover. Over the years it has also featured David Copperfield, Siegfried & Roy, Penn & Teller, Mike Caveney, and Mac King!

     In 2005 MAGIC Magazine was deemed the world's largest-selling publication for magicians by Guinness World Records and in 2007 MAGIC Magazine was also listed as one of the Chicago Tribune's 50 favorite magazines in their annual summer list.

     The article on our Discover Magic program is featured in the March 2016 issue (available here) and also covers the Discover Magic Convention (where Utah Valley Magic Academy won the Discover Magic Golden Key of Excellence Award). To learn more about our Discover Magic Program, click here. To find out our current class schedule, click here!

     We had Fox 13 News (Utah) come and film our magic classes today! We had 2 TV spots: one at 5pm and the other at 9pm. Check out both videos below! Contact Us for more info on our Magic Classes!

5PM News on Fox13

9PM News on Fox13