University of Tasmania, Australia

Making creativity in Tasmanian schools visible. 

The Curious Schools project aims to support teachers to document their practice, expand their communities of practice, and improve the public understanding of the important role that schools play in fostering curiosity and creativity in young people.

The project is supported by a 2013 UTAS Community Engagement Grant and is a partnership between:

• University of Tasmania Faculty of Education
• Arnold Aprill (Founder and Lead Consultant of Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education)
• Tasmanian educators, carers and artists committed to bringing creativity back to the heart of education.

Explore our Curious Schools:

	Arts Integration: How can students connect with their community through arts explorations of place, space, time...and wood! Categories: Multi-grade / multi-artform Creator: Lilydale District School
	Billy:  How do we develop a sustainable model of work that connects families to the school and their communities? Categories: Primary multi-grade / multi-artform Creator: Montello Primary School and Creature Tales
	Bringing the World In "The Preps Go to the Olympics": How can drama experiences enable students to experience the world outside of their school? Categories: Prep / Drama and Literacy Creator: Glenorchy Primary School
	Hats On!: How can we explore ideas of hats through stories in books and from our own family and cultural traditions? Categories: Grade 1 / Visual arts Creator: East Launceston Primary School
	Minibeasts: How do I expand on children's natural curiosity?  How can our creative explorations of mini-beasts help us to understand our world? Categories: Birth-4 years / play-based multi-arts Creator: Northern Children's Network Riverside Family Daycare
	Projecting Memory:  How can students explore their sense of place through photograph and film production? Categories: Media Arts / Arts Creator: Brooks High School, Tasmania Artists in Residence Program
	The Lost Collective:  How can we create powerful theatre by exploring our own experiences? Categories: Grade 9 / Drama Creator: Queechy High School and Mudlark Theatre
	Thoughts of Home:  How do stories of people leaving their home to make a new one affect students' own ideas of home? Categories: Grade 5 / Visual Arts and Literacy Creator: Scotch Oakburn College