Something different today. A blog from our new Venue Supervisor at Causeway School, LUKE!
I’ve just reached the two-week mark at Schools Plus and I can safely say there have been no disasters yet. Next week I fly solo for the first time. Fortunately, I have been put in good hands and am looking forward to steering the ship.
And what a ship it is. The Causeway School is a marvel of architecting brilliance with its tall ceilings, East-Asian infusions, and serene courtyards. The school loops around in a wonderfully symmetrical way, or as my manager Toby says, ‘like a donut’.
The past two weeks have been a testing time, as I juggle a Masters degree in film with supervising a big school like Causeway. But it has been a rewarding time (although waking up at 5am for a morning lecture will never be wanted) due, in large part, to the support of Toby and Schools Plus.
I’m a film man through and through. I see the world through a lens, always relating my real world experiences to my cinematic ones. This has certainly been the case with my time at The Causeway School, and is a big reason for my enjoyment of the role.
We facilitate many varied events here and it has been a surreal experience watching activities I have only ever come into contact with on celluloid.
Every Monday I live out the pleasure of the high school movie and, in particular their American-style marching bands as the Kingfisher Scout Band rock up with their enormous drums and trumpets.
On a Tuesday, I enjoy the sports movie trope of watching epic battles play out between the members of the Badminton Club.
On Saturdays, Bring It On jumps off the screen and into our main hall, as Ice Fusion cheerleaders practice their flips, spins and twirls.
And Sundays bring the hard-hitting roller-derby boys and girls of the Bourne Bombshells to our sports hall. I had only ever witnessed the high-octane action of roller derby in a film called Whip It. It is a very surreal and exciting experience to see it in the flesh.
We hope to see more of these fiction-to-reality shifts as more lettings come our way and more facilities are booked out. It can only get better from here.
Luke
