Creating Adults of the Future

The 4C’s of 21st century education – Critical thinking, Collaboration, Communication and Creativity are the foundational skills needed in the 21st century workplace.

Prep students at The Lakes College are already on the way to being successful future entrepreneurs.

When we think of young children, ensuring Creativity is alive and well seems to be a fairly easy task, yet it is just the opposite. Children have astonishing capability and talents and yet the modern schooling system which we see in most schools, while engaging and fast paced, often tends to inadvertently crush the creative juices of its youngest students as teachers strive to meet year level benchmarks set out by the Australian Curriculum. The challenge is to still meet these educational expectations, while at the same time encouraging high level creativity that should come naturally to all children. The Lakes College has found that balance and continues to carry out extensive research in the area of creativity to ensure we are equipping our students with the skills they need for future success.

The Lakes College has an extensive Arts program, which commences in Prep and comprises music (including the learning of an instrument), dance, drama and visual arts certainly engages and encourages our young students and their creative expression. Creativity at The Lakes College is further enhanced by their STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) which encourages all Primary students to create original, valuable ideas to solve problems, either working collaboratively with classmates or alone.

Children aren’t frightened of making mistakes at The Lakes College, in fact they all recognise the importance of getting it wrong as part of the creative process, all part of providing a holistic education which promotes the development of every part of every child.