Principal's Report

Last week, I was captivated by the quality of our VCE Art Exhibition.  It was not just the extraordinary line, tone, texture and shape of the final works but the in depth thought revealed in each artist’s portfolio.  I highly commend all our 3/4 Visual Communication and Studio Arts students and praise their teachers Ms Reiher and Mrs James. 

Creativity certainly has a special place in our curriculum and, if nurtured correctly, provides students with an ability to question, make connections and take an innovative and imaginative approach to problem solving.  Crucially, creativity can be the hook which engages children, influencing their attainment and achievement. In addition, creativity is part of the suite of higher order skills that are a must in our fast changing world.

To better understand the importance of this critical twenty first century skill, I encourage you to watch British educationalist Sir Ken Robinson deliver his thoughts on the importance of creativity in education.  Sir Ken proposes that creativity is ‘something new that is of value’. Furthermore he contends that creativity is just as important as literacy and that we should treat it with the same status.  Almost forty-one and half million people have stopped to consider his views and I am sure it will provoke a fascinating conversation in your home. https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity

Dr Andrew Hirst