Creativity and the Child's World

Catalog description

This course is a study of creativity as a central force in early childhood learning and development (ages birth to age 8). With a strong emphasis on the arts, music, visual arts, movement, and dramatic play, students will learn how to design meaningful, integrated experiences that inspire imagination, curiosity, and joy in young children. Alongside the creative arts, this course highlights the importance of social studies and the child’s world, weaving stories of community, culture, history, and identity into playful, hands-on learning. Through exploration, reflection, and practice, students will develop the skills to create classrooms where creativity fuels discovery, where children see themselves in the world around them, and where every subject comes alive through the lens of imagination.