To act as a catalyst in creating new networks to stimulate debate across arts, education and beyond
To provide a forum to discuss education in a language that encourages fresh and innovative ideas
To develop leaders and advocates from a range of backgrounds, working throughout the whole education system
To focus on creating long-term solutions to the problems of the formal education system
To encourage cross-curricular dialogue to promote the benefits of the arts at all stages of the educational experience
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Hi all
We are hoping to hold the first of our regional Rethinking Education group meetings in September in Cardiff and in early October in West Wales. Please let me know if you'd like to come along to get involved in the discussions - it would be great to get as broad a group as possible!
Thank you
Naomi
The presentations, slides and videos from the recent Creative Learning Through the Arts Briefing Sessions can be found here
I love your attitude Naomi, I agree, but unfortunately you're fighting against the entire freemarket economy.
Thanks Daniel and Gareth, some really interesting contributions. I agree, Daniel that we have been forced into this belief that 'real life' = boring and it's a huge failing of not only educators but parents to try and squeeze freedom of creativity and expression out in favour of adherence to rigid structures in order to get through exams (as if that is the greatest goal of 'education'....) The whole idea needs to be looked at differently - that freedom through creativity can actually have a positive effect on performance purely because the candidate is naturally more expressive as a result of the creatively free approach they've been encouraged to adopt through their learning. I would be interested to hear from any parents who have chosen to electively home-educate their children about their own approaches to learning through play.
Gareth, your response is so detailed and helpful, thank you - it would be interesting to hear more about the types of games you are talking about - do you think these are techniques that could be utilised by teachers across all curriculum areas? How could a science or maths teacher use these techniques in a practical sense in their lessons?
Thanks again both
Hey Naomi I think that’s a really interesting question
I like Gavin's last link. For Naomi's questions I say they already are artists because we're born creative and the idea of learning through play should be lifelong. That's we have so many adults making life wrong, we've turned society into some pseudo-real version of itself where people guard the idea (purely through conditioning) that life is most real when it's most boring. What I mean is whenever art is put into an industry or financial context it instantly becomes boring, but we seem to think that's some nitty gritty stuff we have to deal with. I say no, we choose to deal with it, there's a difference.
Hi all
I'm Naomi and I am delighted to have been appointed as Education TEAM Assistant with NTW. I am very excited about ways in which we can develop an innovative, useful and exciting 'NTW' approach to education. Over the coming weeks I will be asking for contributors to these discussions in person at Rethinking Education Group meetings that will be held in venues throughout Wales. For now, it would be great to continue to hear your contributions online and I would love to hear your thoughts on the following questions:
How can we best enable young people to think of themselves as artists rather than teaching them how to 'do' theatre?
Should we and can we extend the idea of learning through play right up to the age of eighteen?
I look forward to hearing from you.
IT'S NOT THE DEATH OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT COLLEGE AS WE'VE KNOWN IT WILL BE FORCED TO UNDERGO SOME DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE NEXT DECADE.
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