The Lyceum's mission is to inspire a life-long love of learning. We accomplish this by offering enrichment classes that aim to stimulate individual creativity, intellectual promise and academic motivation in children. The Lyceum's uniquely diverse program enriches the daily lives of children. We help them not only prepare for the future, but to have an impact on it. We are dedicated to serving as many children as possible, with the belief that exposure to a broad range of experiences is extremely important for all children. The opportunity to interact with enthusiastic teachers in unique settings opens children's eyes to the possibilities of achievement and the joys of creative self-expression. The Lyceum also sponsors the annual Peninsula Spelling Bee for fourth and fifth graders and Monterey County History Day for middle and high school students.