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What kinds of creativity do you respond to? Music Books Art Film Plays Other…?
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being imaginative being inventive taking risks challenging convention understanding value and purpose of work We are all, or can be, creative to a lesser or greater degree if we are given the opportunity.
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questioning and challenging making connections and seeing relationships envisaging what might be exploring ideas, keeping options open reflecting critically on ideas, actions and outcomes
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‘I would like to thank you for organising the Murder Mystery morning. It was obviously a great success as it is the first time my son has ever come home and talked about school with such enthusiasm - and been able to recount what he actually did.’
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Watford Palace Theatre in Partnership with Hertfordshire County Council Standards and School Effectiveness
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Storytelling Oceanworld Creation Myths Theme weeks Spanish Week Feelgood Week Book Week INSET Creativity across the curriculum Drama in Role Creativity and Geography
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Workshop Objective: To recreate the story of the Spanish Armada Creative Thinkers group activities and warm ups linked to the theme such as creating soundscapes and physical shapes Information processing skills Storytelling where the students were active participants, creating sounds and images
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Reasoning Skills As a group they retold the story of the Armada They used their bodies to create the Spanish and English Fleets They used sound effects to create the atmosphere and setting They used the learned actions to represent characters They had to work cohesively in groups and provide a positive contribution
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Evaluation and enquiry skills Throughout the workshop they were asked to consider the information they were given and how to use it within the framework of the tasks.
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BEYOND THE WORKSHOP Literacy: Further reading, Fiction and Non- fiction writing, Speaking and Listening Science: Physics, Chemistry (gunpowder!) History ITC: Research, writing, creating a presentation, creating an animated version of the story Geography
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Curriculum workshops Theatre Practitioners Classic Theatre Devising Creativity across the Curriculum Shakespeare – e.g. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Missing ‘Tropico Island’ INSET
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Workshop Objective: to devise a performance piece around the theme of ‘missing people’ Independent Enquirers Working with stimulus – non-fiction and fiction texts Self-managers and Team Workers Freeze frames – telling the story Creative Thinkers Applying learning to practical activity and beginning the devising process Marking the moment – using subtext
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Effective Participants Working together to create the devised piece Reflecting and providing feedback on each other’s work Reflective Learners Considering the social and emotional impact of the issues and factoring that into the work with sensitivity Learning from the process to improve the work for the next level of development
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BEYOND THE WORKSHOP English: Writing: to inform, advise, persuade, entertain, describe Speaking and Listening: presentations on the topic, ‘live’ news reports Reading: non-fiction and fiction texts PSHE: analysis of the issues Maths: statistical analysis ICT
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Make sure that pupils have the space and resources they need to be creative Make sure that pupils have access to film, video and the internet and to first-hand experience of objects and environments Work with artists and other creative professionals, going to the theatre or learning a musical instrument Involve pupils in creating a stimulating environment. Tap the creativity of staff, parents and the local community
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Creativity improves pupils' self-esteem, motivation and achievement Employers want people who see connections, have bright ideas, are innovative, communicate and work well with others and are able to solve problems Creativity enriches pupils' lives 'Creativity is contagious - pass it on' Albert Einstein.
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