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

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.

Why have a Year of Creativity?

Creativity is an essential skill for all young people in the 21st century. Creative skills will help solve world issues such as climate change, disease and famine, drive innovation and technology across the globe, as well as tackle more local issues including improved public transport and skill shortages. It will promote productivity and growth in new industries, and generate social benefits including improved learning outcomes and greater appreciation and respect for others.

All schools and teachers have a key role in fostering creativity in their students. Creativity should be developed across all areas of the school curriculum - from science, mathematics, technology, and humanities to the arts.

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.

Key Objectives

The 2009 Year of Creativity aims to:

• provide opportunities for students to explore and develop their creative skills
• support teachers to embed creativity in their teaching practice.

Program for the Year of Creativity

Key events which will support the Year of Creativity include:

• Ideas Festival
• Creative Generation
• Showcase Awards for Excellence in schools
• Q150
• The Edge (coming soon)
• Education Week
• Science Week
• Brisbane Writers Festival

These will be further supported through a range of state-wide, regional and school activities which celebrate creativity at a local level.

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Further information

For further information and enquiries, please contact:

Year of Creativity team
Phone (07) 3225 2481
Email yoc@deta.qld.gov.au

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