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In 2009, the Department of Education and Training is celebrating and developing creativity within Queensland schools.

Aim Spring School

Inspired by the Year of Creativity, students from areas including Bowen, Clermont and Pioneer Valley recently took part in the AIM (Aptitude, Interest and Motivation) Spring School.

Dance workshops and treasure hunts using a GPS were among the activities the Year 5 to 9 students participated in. For more information and photos visit the Education Views website.

What is the Year of Creativity?

The Year of Creativity provides an opportunity to celebrate creativity within our schools as well as provide new and exciting opportunities for students and teachers to develop their creative skills. The Year of Creativity signals an acknowledgement and renewed emphasis on the place of creativity in education for the future.

What is creativity?

Creativity is in all aspects of life - social, economic, aesthetic, technological and cultural. It is:

• applying knowledge in new and innovative ways to resolve issues and challenges
• a process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts to produce original solutions and outcomes of personal, social, economic and/or cultural value
• applied across many fields including science, mathematics, technology, humanities and the arts
• necessary to drive innovation and productivity in virtually every industry from cars to fashion, construction and health, food products and information technology.

Further information

For further information and enquiries, please contact:

Year of Creativity team
Phone (07) 3237 0937
Email yoc@deta.qld.gov.au

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