One of the more amusing things about working at the Lyceum are the surprises found around the space. To clarify, there are the fun surprises and the less than pleasant ones. The joys of working with children entail both ends of the spectrum.
Good surprises: finding that a child has hidden the little panda stuffie into the cat puppet or finding a note about the pros and cons of the Lyceum
Bad surprises: stepping on gum on the play carpet or finding a wad of sculpty someone has squished under the table
Being part-time staff means that I have the privilege of seeing in-process work from the workshops occurring on my off days. My favourite surprises are seeing finished and unfinished projects when I first come into the Lyceum. This particular surprise encompasses the brilliance of working in a creative environment. Not only was this surprise found in the most unlikely of places, but no one knew where they came from.
Turns out the eggs are for the Alternative Literature class. These characters will play key roles in their comic investigation.
If you’re wondering, they’re still there hanging out, uneaten, and making me smile every time I open the fridge.
~Nicole
Have we ever told you how much we love Jackie? Whenever her name gets mentioned around the Lyceum Christianne says, “I love Jackie. She’s the bees knees.” Jackie volunteers every Saturday for our Left to Writers and Story Catchers II – offering superb editorial advice and a quiet encouragement. She’s also a wonderful writer in her own right – every once and a while she drops by our Author’s Night Out sessions and blows us away with the latest chapter in her memoir about her time as a teen model in Japan.