ACTIVITY SHEETS

Why the Arts, Culture and Creativity?

“...it is through engagement with culture in its widest sense that people are enabled and communities strengthened to succeed in the 21st century, Scotland needs to foster the creativity and ingenuity of all its people...” National Cultural Strategy, 2000

Education, Social Work and Community Services acknowledge the value of creativity within the curriculum as a core part of learning and teaching in line with the vision outlined by Colin Grant, Service Director – Schools Services.

Focussing on Success – A Clear Purpose

For all our young people to raise levels of Achievement, Attainment and Participation by encouraging in all of our staff, Innovation and Creativity, Collaboration and A Culture of Sharing and Learning .

Why use Paintings?

Paintings have a remarkable capacity to motivate. They develop the ‘need to know’ which will first spark children’s interest, then their curiosity or creativity, and then stimulate their research. Paintings provide a concrete experience that aids or illuminates abstract thought. Paintings also provide creative and emotional stimulus as our response to paintings is affected by who we are as individuals - Our environment, the people we have come into contact with and the places we have been will have an affect on how we view everything. Paintings can also provide a source for imaginative writing and drama. They provide examples of how ideas and feelings can be expressed in ways other than through words. Paintings can raise issues of age, gender, experiences, environment, religion, race, values, fears, morals.

Children will have the opportunity to discuss and interact with artworks through an educational resource that places their own creative work at the heart of the activities listed and essentially applying knowledge to their own work.

For further examples of work across the curriculum linked to Expressive Arts visit www.createdumfriesandgalloway.com and review Making Connections: A Policy Statement for Creative and Cultural Education in Dumfries & Galloway Schools Services. This document is now in all schools and CREATE will be working to support schools to embed the Creative and Cultural Entitlements outlined for young people 3-18.