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Creative Revolution

Truths and Misconceptions

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We do not have to make a case for creativity in the

curriculum.

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We do not have to make a case for creativity in the

curriculum.

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Creativity is very clearly at the heart of the philosophy of

Curriculum for Excellence and is fundamental to the definition

of what it means to be a ‘successful learner’ in the

Scottish education system.

Education Scotland, Creativity Across Learning, 2013

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Creativity, an innate feature of children from these early years and beyond, emerges as a

central defining characteristic for the technologies which is

revisited throughout this report. The importance of an emphasis on creativity cannot be overstated…

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Creativity Drawing and painting=

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Creativity Visual Art=

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CreativityThe Arts

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Creativity Thinking=

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Creativity Thinking=

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Creativity Divergent Thinking=

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Creativity Divergent Thinking=

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The potential of a straw

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The potential of a strawWhat if it

were made of rubber?

What if it were made of elastic?

What if the cylinders fit inside one another?

What if it I cut it into different

bits or shapes?

What if it were to be cut length ways?

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What contribution can Early Learning and

Childcare make to the Creative Revolution?

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Being creative makes you happy.

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Being creative makes you happy.

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I do hate it when they

make us think for ourselves.

I wish we had more of those commercially

produced, self-adhesive shapes.

The cars and animals

stickers?

I wouldn’t know where

to begin making a car without them.

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Quick Chat

Which is

best?

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‘Template Denial’ Theory

Dance

Construction

Role Play

Music

Water

Sand

OutdoorsSnack

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“We show children where to

look but we do not tell them what

to see.”

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“We don’t grown into creativity, we

grow out of it.”

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