CREATIVITY experiences

Creativity : Going through creative process leading to an original or interpretive product or performance

Creativity in CAS/L provides students with the opportunity to explore their own sense of original thinking and expression. Creativity will come from the student’s talents, interests, passions, emotional responses, and imagination; the form of expression is limitless.

This may include visual and performing arts (music, painting, drawing, acting, singing, etc) , digital design, writing, film, culinary arts, crafts, or creating an app, website, blog, videos, tutorials, computer code or program, composition, campaign, presentation, assembly, proposal report, etc.

Students are encouraged to engage in creative endeavors that move them beyond the familiar, broadening their scope from conventional to unconventional thinking.

If you are accomplished in a particular creative form, for example, music, painting or acting, you may choose to extend your involvement and deepen your skill level. Within your field, you can define new challenges and objectives to fulfill creativity in CAS/L.

For example:

Ongoing creativity: a musician is part of a school group/club then extends may compose and perform a guitar solo;

School-based creativity: an artist may create a new sculpture or photographic series as part of school’s service CAS/L projects, a school club, timetabled creativity sessions, or other opportunities.
Community-based creativity an actor may present an original dramatic piece as a fundraiser, contribute towards a community art gallery, create a sculpture for the community park, take cooking classes, or other opportunities.

Individual creativity: Such creativity experiences are of most benefit when they take place over an extended duration of time. Students can be encouraged to set personal goals and work towards these in a sustained manner. Such as: composing music, developing a website, writing a compilation of short fiction stories, designing furniture, creating arts and crafts, or painting a series of portraits.

By striving for new possibilities, you may discover ways to meet challenges and identify strengths that carry you forward with curiosity and continued innovation. When demonstrating creative expression, you may showcase your product or performance in a variety of ways, for example, through a recording, a presentation, an exhibition, social media or shared discussion.

Creativity in CAS/L is not met by the appreciation of the creative efforts of others, such as attending a concert or art exhibition.

Creativity can be inspired and informed by the student’s Diploma courses. For example, students can meet new challenges and objectives in creativity using the skills developed in the visual arts course, or find new ways of expression utilizing elements in the design technology course.

However, creativity experiences must be distinct from, and may not be included or used in, the student’s Diploma course requirements. As with all CAS/L experiences, students reflect meaningfully on their engagement with creativity, and may be guided to look for moments of personal significance or inspiration as a call for reflection.

Creativity may provide inspiration for the ways in which students will reflect. For example, students may reflect through art, music, a brief narrative, a blog posting, photos, a skit, or other methods.

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