Join us on fascinating imaginary journeys connecting with creativity through a presentation of original inspiring paintings blended with heartwarming poetry. Come to take a glimpse into children's creative minds, which are colorful and rich with associations, bright insights and ideas. Practice Explore, Experience, Examine, Elevate and Express -- Michelle's out-of-the-box interdisciplinary educating strategy that will help you facilitate young minds' creativity igniting with arts, nature, science, and environment.
Learn how to direct children's intuitive creative thinking into high thinking skills rather than focus on adjusting them to linear thinking. Draw a vision for your children, grandchildren or students in order to guide their creative potential towards fulfillment. Come to become the kind of educator children need for thriving in the future world, directing their creativity towards positive productivity with a humane approach for life, empathy, joyfulness and optimism. Since children's creativity is stifled by education, much of their potential remains unknown. Eventually computers will become creative, too. Let's expect the unexpected from children, exploring human creativity beforehand.
What? What will participants learn or experience as a result of this program or session?
- Identify the individual creative potentials of the kids, grandchildren or students, and draw a vision plan to direct them towards fulfillment
- Practice guiding creative interdisciplinary conversations, activities and experiments
- Learn a simple creative thinking and creative problem solving educating strategy
So What? How might the content of this session change your perceptions, habits, ways of working, or view on the world?
- Connect with your own creativity
- Become a creative thinking role model
- Gain tools for educating with ethics of care
Now What? How might you apply what you learn or experience in this session?
- Step into the roles of the 21st century mentoring educator
- Complement classical academic studying with creativity education at school or at home
- Foster essential 21st century high thinking skills needed for success in the Knowledge Age
