September 25, 2014
Be a part of the Cardboard Orchestra. Bring your imaginations and create something AWESOME out of cardboard and other recycled materials!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2014 • 9 AM – 1 PM
Nicholson Center at Mounds Park Academy
This is the third annual Global Cardboard Challenge hosted by Mounds Park Academy, inspired by the short film and global phenomenon, Caine’s Arcade (www.cainesarcade.com). Children will be exposed to a day of creative play!
WHAT IS CREATIVE PLAY? AND WHY SHOULD YOU COME?
The Global Cardboard Challenge is a fun, playful and inspiring way to foster creativity in children through a simple process called creative play. Through creative play, kids engage their imaginations and open up their minds to what’s possible – and then they turn their ideas into something real. In this process, children learn to develop and test their own ideas, take chances, solve problems, get input from others and become better creative thinkers. At the heart of creative play is the idea that children are naturally creative and curious. Adults can help foster this natural creativity by giving guidance, context and support; it doesn’t take much more than a little time and space. Creative play intersects a variety of principles and practice from educational theory, like project-based learning, constructivism and design thinking; but most importantly, it’s based on the authentic experiences of every child and recognizes the simple things adults can do to help.
(To learn more about the research behind creative play, please go to: www.imagination.is/research)
Please direct questions to Parents Association Event Chairs,
Makai and Jolene Catudio at jmcatudio@gmail.com.
