Our day in one word = create.
It is so good when ideas come together. Not only is Create embedded in our Manaiakalani/Ako Hiko mantra, it is also one of May Road School's learning powers.
Key learning ideas form today
- Creativity empowers learning
- Creativity helps children become problem solvers, communicators and collaborators
- Children love creating
- Children are born to create
- In our Early Childhood Education Centres children are encouraged to create
And then they come to school where content has become all important and creativity seems to come a distant second or third. Content based learning was needed 10+ years ago for the factory geared work force. Yet we know that factory work force is becoming more and more automated so now we need creators. Yes I know I am preaching to the converted but I often struggle with the how. The idea that keeps reoccurring in my learning so far is that our Learn Create Share model is not linear. We don't have to go from Learn to Create to Share.
Here is something to shake my practice:
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