Customised Visual Art PD for ECE & Primary Teachers
Our customised, interactive courses for primary and ECE teachers explore ways to teach visual arts learning experiences with an emphasis on creative thinking and the creative process.
“Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.”
― Sir Ken Robinson
“Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.”
― Sir Ken Robinson
Hands on Learning
Learning the Creative Process through direct experience |
Building Skills
Building skills through experimentation that honours your uniqueness |
Exploring Strategies
Strategies for Planning & Practicalities to make implementation easy |
Collaborative & Fun
Expanding your ideas through rich group discussions |
“Creativity is as important now in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.”
― Sir Ken Robinson
― Sir Ken Robinson
There is a buzz in the room. The kind of buzz teachers recognise as golden moments of learning - children learning about themselves through visual art. It’s a delicious mix of empowerment and experimentation as children experience and ‘own’ their unique creative perspective.
They feel emotionally safe to think creatively and have the practical skills to express themselves. Teachers live for these moments. Did it happen by chance or by design? Definitely by design…
The teacher equipped themselves with the skills they need to create these golden moments by training with Creative Matters. They are guided by the theory and hands-on experience of a rich Creative Process to plan and deliver visual art lessons.
The teacher feels skilled and confident - their students feel valued and proud of their unique work.
And it’s not just between teacher and student. Children are delighting in showing parents their art projects and enthusiastically sharing the process it took to make it.
The classroom and foyer is a visual feast – it’s a joy to walk through the ever-changing display of diverse work produced throughout The Creative Process.
They feel emotionally safe to think creatively and have the practical skills to express themselves. Teachers live for these moments. Did it happen by chance or by design? Definitely by design…
The teacher equipped themselves with the skills they need to create these golden moments by training with Creative Matters. They are guided by the theory and hands-on experience of a rich Creative Process to plan and deliver visual art lessons.
The teacher feels skilled and confident - their students feel valued and proud of their unique work.
And it’s not just between teacher and student. Children are delighting in showing parents their art projects and enthusiastically sharing the process it took to make it.
The classroom and foyer is a visual feast – it’s a joy to walk through the ever-changing display of diverse work produced throughout The Creative Process.
Tania McCorkindale, Year 5/6 teacher Helensville Primary School |
Denise Arnold, Year 2/3 teacher
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Riejke Wilson, Special needs teacher
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Experiencing The Creative Process
Customised Courses
Customised Courses
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Our courses for Primary and ECE teachers, share the philosophies we believe in and base our programmes around, here at Creative Matters.
We have developed this training from what we have learnt supporting over 2000 children to explore their Creative Process in various mediums. Teachers are guided through a rich Creative Process of Exploring, Experimenting, Creating, Reflecting and Sharing - allowing them to personally experience each part of this process and reflect on how it makes them feel and how it affects their approach, thinking, results and learning, giving them the tools and the motivation to take the ideas back to their classroom and implement them. What you will be able to apply immediately...
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Thank you Mandy for the wonderful art workshop you ran at our school recently. The teachers were engaged and highly motivated as evidenced by the way the majority of our staff utilised all they learnt with you into their classroom programmes immediately.
They enjoyed the way you delivered your programme, and also the freedom you gave them to be creative while also learning some basic paint techniques. All were impressed with how the session catered for all levels of expertise. They are looking forward to having another session with you. Denise Haven, Deputy Principal, Waitakere Primary School |
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We customise courses to suit your needs.
Discuss with Mandy the curriculum links, visual arts skills and/or techniques you would like to focus on and we will customise a 4 hour course for your teachers, with an interactive approach that develops a rich creative process as a way to encourage your students to think creatively.
Some Possibilities to get you Started
Experiencing the Creative Process Through:
Some Possibilities to get you Started
Experiencing the Creative Process Through:
- Sculpture
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Construction
- Collaboration
- Exploration of an artist's work
- Abstract art
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3 Learning Options
Experiencing the Creative Process
Over 2 staff meetings at your school or centre
Splitting the course over two consecutive sessions of two hours works brilliantly - giving us time to refine the learning to suit your needs, for an even richer learning experience on the second session.
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At a Teacher Only Day at your school
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At Studio One Toi Tu in the holidays or on Saturdays
This is a good option if you are seeking individual or small group (discounted) PD rather than school wide, held on Saturdays or mid week during the holidays.
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