Volunteering at the Lyceum
Volunteer With Us
Share your passion for literature and art at Christianneʻs Lyceum. Our volunteers do a little bit of everything. They help with set-up and clean up, work one-on-one with children on art projects, provide editing advice in our writersʻ workshops, make snack, work in our library, prepare art activities and help out at events. We love signing volunteer record sheets and Duke of Edinburgh books, as well as providing references for employment and university. Interested?
Print off or download and then fill out our Volunteer Registration Form. Then, send us an e-mail at lyceum@christiannehayward.com telling us a little about yourself and when you are available and we’ll work with you to try and find the most meaningful volunteer experience.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
We are currently seeking volunteers for our 2025 programs, including:​
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Assist with the week-long preschool, primary, or intermediate program(s) of your choice
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Time commitment: 20 or 40 hours per program
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Shifts include morning (8:30AM-12:30PM), afternoon (1:00PM-5:00PM), or full-day (8:30AM-5:00PM) options
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Join young writers once a week as they explore the world of poetry ​
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Time commitment: 3 hours per week
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Shifts are from 3:30PM-6:30PM on Monday (Grades 2-3), Tuesday (Grades 4-7), Wednesday (Grades 4-5), Friday (Kindergarten-Grade 1), or Saturday (Grades 7-9).
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Assist with monthly parent-child bookclub sessions​
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Time commitment: 3 hours per month
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Saturday shifts include morning (9:30AM-12:30PM) and afternoon (12:00-3:00PM) options; Sunday shifts include afternoon (2:00PM-5:00PM) and evening (5:00PM-8:30PM) options
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See our full bookclub schedule to see which dates work best for you!
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Help some of our youngest learners engage with the world around them through literature and visual art
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Time commitment: 3.5 or 7 hours per week
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Shifts are from 8:30AM-12:00PM on Mondays and/or Wednesdays ​​​
Note: To assist with setup and cleanup, volunteer shifts have been adjusted to begin 30 minutes before and end 30 minutes after each program.
Volunteer Testimonials
Volunteering at the Lyceum is not only good for us, it's good for you. Our volunteers gain valuable and fulfilling work experience that prepares them for future employment. As well, they have the opportunity to make friends with their fellow volunteers and to become involved in the community. Last but certainly not least, our volunteers have fun!
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Read some feedback from volunteers below.
Meet Our Volunteers
Volunteers are vital to the Lyceum. They are incredibly generous with their time, helping children with art and writing, organizing the library, creating our window displays, keeping the Lyceum clean, and much more. We are so appreciative that each one of our volunteers has chosen to share their time, passion, and abilities with us.
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A few members of our fantastic team are featured below so you can get to know them!
Juliette Levy-Gay
Now in grade 10 at West Point Grey Academy, Juliette has been involved with the Lyceum in some form or another since before she can remember. She loves everything about it: the atmosphere, the sense of community, and the experience she has gained from growing up there. Alongside writing and arts and crafts, Juliette loves to spend time with her friends and cats, enjoy the outdoors, and go thrift shopping! She is looking forward to another year as a volunteer to connect with students, hoping they grow to love the Lyceum as much as she does.
Marie Harmsworth
A grade 10 student at Lord Byng, she has been coming to the Lyceum for as long as she could remember. Now as a volunteer of 3 years, she is elated to be contributing to her community in this way. She loves sharing her love of writing & connecting with students at the Lyceum. Outside of the Lyceum, Marie can be found spending her time traveling, hiking, spending countless hours fixated on Model UN, or cramming homework of course.
Laelia Chan
Laelia is a student in grade 10 attending U-hill Secondary. She has been going to the Lyceum since about five years old for occasional camps, and started volunteering in grade 8.
Out of her many hobbies, crocheting, baking, reading, and drawing, are definitely her favourites, even recently creating an art account on social media to share her progress. Although her math and science aren’t her strongest suit, Laelia hopes to become a nurse one day.
Grisha Vasandani
Grisha goes to Sir Winston Churchill, she is a French Immersion Grade 10 student. Moreover, she has volunteered at Christianne’s Lyceum for more than a year, and loves to help with workshops, such as writers’ workshops, and other diverse activities hosted at the Lyceum. In her free time, she enjoys reading thrillers, or romance novels, volunteering at her school or at Mathnasium, as well as practicing the piano. Nevertheless, in the future, Grisha aspires to become a pediatrician in order to continue her work with children.
Lane Garrod
Hi I'm Lane and I am a grade 10 student at Sir Winston Churchill. I have been Volunteering at the Lyceum for about a year and it's been one of my favourite places to volunteer. All the staff and volunteers are super nice and it's been great meeting everyone. In my free time I enjoy walking around Vancouver with my friends, playing piano and making art.
Talulah James
​Talulah is a Grade 12 student in Kitsilano Secondary’s French Immersion program. Her interests include reading, violin, drawing, biking in the forest, science, and the natural world. Talulah attended programs at the Lyceum when she was younger and has returned as a volunteer. As a volunteer, Talulah enjoys helping children with craft projects, caring for the fairy garden, reading with children, and working in proximity to the Lyceum’s glorious library.
Zach Duong
Zach Duong is a Grade 9 Student currently attending the GOLD Program at Prince of Wales Secondary School. He has been coming to the Lyceum since he was three years old! That's eleven whole years of coming and having fun at the Lyceum! Zack loves exploring Vancouver whether it's riding his bike or taking transit or both at the same time! He also of course loves coming to the Lyceum, reading and writing with his, and biking up the huge and tough hill in order to get to the Lyceum. Zack has contributed a lot to growing the Lyceum and has changed the Lyceum a lot. Zack has only been volunteering for only a few months but is looking forward to the experiences ahead and perhaps meeting you one day!
Will Craven
I am a grade 12 student at MRSS, and I volunteered for the Digging For Dino’s camp, then the Harry Potter camp a week later. 2025 was my first year with the Lyceum, but I hope to come back next summer too! I am a photographer with my own small business, and I love to draw, paint, or anything I can do with writing!!
Carol Bao
Carol is a rising junior in highschool attending Crofton House School. She has been volunteering with the Lyceum for only a month or so, but has immensely enjoyed helping out with the community there. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, playing badminton, watching movies, and spending quality time with the people–and pets–around her. In the future, Carol wishes to go into the sciences and hopes to make a positive impact on the world around her.
This could be you!
Interested in joining our team?
Send an email to lyceum@christiannehayward.com telling us a little about yourself and when you are available. Make sure to attach a completed Volunteer Registration Form.
We'll work with you to try and find the most meaningful volunteer experience.
