The Green Week (ages 6 - 12)
A week of programming about the colour green.
It痴 the colour of grass and trees. The colour of emeralds and the twenty dollar bill. It means go. It痴 been a source of inspiration for writers and artists through the ages. It痴 become a symbol of the environmental movement. This spring break, Lyceum goes green with a week of programming celebrating this magnificent colour.
The Lyceum痴 small class size and co-constructed model of curriculum development, mean that no matter your child痴 abilities or experience, they will be both supported in, and challenged by, our programming.
Healthy snacks will be served mid-morning. Students are asked to bring a packed lunch (no nuts please).
Dates and Times
March 12 to March 16, 2012
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Students are welcome to sign up for individual sessions or join us for the entire week.
Price:
Individual sessions: $90 +HST
Two day Greening Projects program (Wednesday and Thursday): $180
Week-long program: $450 + HST
Shades and Tints of Green
Monday, March 12, 2012
Vincent Van Gogh had a love affair with the colour green. He used it to create sweeping landscapes, and unusual portraits. How does the colour green inspire you? During the first day of our spring break programming, we値l play with the colour green - mixing shades and tints to capture various atmospheres and moods. We値l also learn about the life and work of Van Gogh and use his paintings as inspiration for our own studies in green on canvas.
Green Poetry and Print Making
Tuesday March 13, 2012
During this day, we値l look at the work of some of our favourite nature poets and the techniques they use to capture the world around them in words. Then, we値l write our own nature poetry, celebrating green in Vancouver. Alongside this exploration, we値l learn the basics of linocut printing. At the end of the day, we値l put it all together to create broadsides of our poems, embellished with our prints. Guess what colour of ink we値l be using?
Three Greening Projects in Two Days
Wednesday, March 14 and Thursday, March 15, 2012
What can we do to make Kitsilano more green? In two days, we値l attempt three acts of public greening to add our own personal touch of beauty to our community. We値l create seed bombs to add flowers to an abandoned lot, we値l use the work of Andy Goldsworthy as inspiration for our own green nature sculpture, and we値l create a garden yarn bombing installation on a chain link fence. Three greening projects in two days. We池e either crazy or inspired. Join us to find out which.
Mosses and Ivies
Friday, March 16, 2012
On our final day of Spring Break programming, we値l use the Lyceum痴 extensive non-fiction collection to study the importance of mosses and ivies in our west coast eco-system. Then, we値l venture outside to find and record the places mosses hide and ivies claim. We値l return to the Lyceum to create living art - landscapes made from mosses and ivies. To name our landscapes, we値l create a mystery writing potion that will transform into moss writing.
Writing Outside the Walls (ages 13 - 17)
A week of writing in the great outdoors.
Dates and Times
March 12 to March 16, 2012 or March 12 to March 15, 2012
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price:
March 12 to March 16: $225 + HST
March 12 to March 15: $180 + HST
Our surroundings can influence our writing, either directly or indirectly. During this week we値l venture outside the Lyceum to write in the streets, parks and businesses of our community. Projects will include:
- A beach hop to capture the different ambiences of three local beaches.
- A walk, shoot, and wordsmith session where we値l take photographs and then use them as inspiration for our writing.
- A sonnet walk, where we値l walk 14 blocks, writing a line after each block until we have a sonnet.
- A coffee shop poetry drop, where we値l leave pamphlets of our own writing in a local coffee shops for patrons to enjoy as they sip lattes.
- A boat of words, where we値l write our wishes hopes and dreams on vellum, which we値l fold into a boat seat a lit candle inside and float to distant places from Jericho pier.
Join us for a week of inspiration, contemplation and imagination, as we let our writing roam free in the great outdoors!
Weekend Programs (ages 7 to 17)
Pysanky and Beading
Sunday, March 11, 2012 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
$105
Two of our favourite crafts together on the same day! We値l begin by learning the art of pysanky, Ukrainian egg painting using a wax-resist method. This process takes some patience as eggs need to be immersed in dye and dryed thoroughly before wax is applied to seal in their colour. As we wait, we値l create beautiful jewelry from a vast array of beads, gems and fixings. Pysanky means writing, and throughout the day we値l be talking about how symbols can impart meaning, both in the designs of our eggs and in our beading projects.
Welcome spring in with a bit of colour!
Community Tiling Days
Saturday March 17, 2012 from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Sunday March 18, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Leave your mark on the Lyceum. Join us for our free community tiling day to contribute to a mosaic tile to add to the Lyceum痴 patio. Beginner and experienced tilers are welcome. Drop by after lunch on Saturday, spend a few hours, a whole day, or the weekend.
