If you're a kid of any age, and you're into reading, painting, history and that ultra-fab country called Imagi Nation, you should visit Christianne's Lyceum of Literature and Art. Maybe you'll sign up for a class! They're fun, and lots of new ideas and knowledge sprout in your noggin. My author, Melanie Jackson, will be guest author on June 13. The topic: The Midnight-Blue Marble. Being MBM's protagonist, I'll naturally be right in on the action.
So, I suppose, will my cousin. She's preening already. Hey, watch that hairspray, Katie -- yeowch, right in the eye!
While I go off to bathe my injured eyeball in water, here's the Lyceum philosophy.
"As a result of globalization and educational research, the "image of a child" has changed from that of an empty vessel or thirsty sponge to that of a "competent and unique individual" bringing her own strengths and learning competencies to the table. This in turn has brought about a shift from theories of learning that support the top-down transfer of select information to theories that support the co-construction of knowledge in the classroom and beyond.
"This shift is reflected in the philosophical base of all programs offered at the Lyceum.
"At the Lyceum we choose to concentrate on the perceptual dimension of learning in an effort to challenge binary thinking and encourage exploration of "possibilities." Nurturing a lens through which to view personal, local, and global interactions helps children develop guiding principles when approaching problematic situations inherent in a diverse society."
The Lyceum's run by one of my fave people, Dr. Christianne Hayward.
