Placing creativity at the core of the curriculum is producing positive results at the first School of Creativity in Scotland. Ricky Kelly has the details.
Scotland’s first ‘School of Creativity’ is opening-up possibilities for young people through its innovative approach to placing creativity at the heart of its curriculum, allowing every pupil the opportunity to realise their full potential.
Through Castlehead High School in Paisley’s unique partnership with the world-renowned The Glasgow School of Art (The GSA), pupils from S1-S6 are reaping the benefits of everything learning through creativity provides; from new ways to engage with learning, developing valuable life skills such as critical thinking and problem solving and even opening their minds to potential future career paths.
The school’s second annual Creativity Week is taking place this week (9-12 May), which will see more than 85% of S1-3 pupils participate in range of creative workshops or lessons with artists, GSA tutors, teachers from across the school curriculum and representatives from industry. The workshops will cover everything from theme park design and fine art to poetry, jewellery making, engineering and architecture...Keep reading on Renfrewshire News.
Scotland’s first ‘School of Creativity’ is opening-up possibilities for young people through its innovative approach to placing creativity at the heart of its curriculum, allowing every pupil the opportunity to realise their full potential.
Through Castlehead High School in Paisley’s unique partnership with the world-renowned The Glasgow School of Art (The GSA), pupils from S1-S6 are reaping the benefits of everything learning through creativity provides; from new ways to engage with learning, developing valuable life skills such as critical thinking and problem solving and even opening their minds to potential future career paths.
The school’s second annual Creativity Week is taking place this week (9-12 May), which will see more than 85% of S1-3 pupils participate in range of creative workshops or lessons with artists, GSA tutors, teachers from across the school curriculum and representatives from industry. The workshops will cover everything from theme park design and fine art to poetry, jewellery making, engineering and architecture...Keep reading on Renfrewshire News.