Cassius Running Things

I came in to Yu Ying to pick up Cassius and Maceo yesterday. It was a cold day (there had been some snowflakes in the air in the morning), and so the boys were both inside. When I got Maceo from the classroom, he quietly said, "I don't like this class." He was in a room with 4 other kids, all girls, and he seemed to be working fine on writing poetry (It's a creative writing class), but he was not into it. I was a little saddened by his somber response.

In Cassius's class, on the other hand, the young man was busy bossing around two of his friends, Leo and Cecily, and telling them how to draw a house, a sun, and a flower.

Telling me about their shift at the old Drawing Factory

Checking out the official uniform

Discussing projects with a tiny bunny rabbit

Leo getting to work under the watchful eye of Cassius

Cassius giving feedback and more instructions