Creativity in the Classroom

Encouraging All 'Things' With Creativity and Creative Thinking

The most powerful way to develop Creativity in your students is to be a role model. Children develop creativity not when you tell them to, but when you show them how YOU are creative and what it means to live life with creativity in all its ways...

Encouraging students to be creative in the classroom and through creating a learning environment that encourages creative thinking, teachers are in a unique position to help students develop one of their most important life skills.

Although creativity can seem to be an abstract or even mysterious concept at times, there is a growing science behind infusing classrooms with creativity and the benefits it yields to students in the classroom, as well as later in life.

Creativity fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration, allowing students to explore their imaginations and learn through trial and error. It also helps them build resilience and adaptability, essential skills in an ever-changing world.

In nurturing creativity, teachers not only enhance academic learning but also equip students with the tools to innovate and thrive in various aspects of their lives.

When Teachers make room for their own creativity and curiosity they encourage and defend its importance for all children!

"Although most people might look for signs of creativity in the appearance of the bulletin boards, student made projects, centres, and displays in a classroom, the truly creative classroom goes way beyond what can be seen with the eyes. It is a place where bodies and minds actively pursue new knowledge. Having a creative classroom means that the teacher takes risks on a daily basis and encourages his/her students to do the same."(Morris, 2006)

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“We humans have not yet achieved our full creative potential - primarily because every child’s creativity is not properly nurtured. The critical role of imagination, discovery and creativity in a child’s education is only beginning to come to light and, even within the educational community, many still do not appreciate or realize its vital importance.” (Sudhaker, 2017)