Innovation and Creative Thinking

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Embark on a 6-week intellectual voyage, delving deep into two different, yet important and complementary aspects of innovation; creative & critical thinking.

What is creative & critical thinking?

Creative thinking is a way of looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective to innovatively develop something new and meaningful; whereas critical thinking is the logical, sequential disciplined process of rationalising, analysing, evaluating and interpreting information to make informed judgments and/or decisions.

Given the scenario of a “ruined earth”, students will embark on their “journey to space” in search of a new habitable planet for mankind. In order to explore the suitability of living conditions, students will be involved in hands-on activities, guided by a range of tools and platforms used to identify solutions using innovation, evaluation and judgment. Additional to fostering innovation and creative thinking skills, students will learn about time management, risk assessment, teamwork, the scientific enquiry process, presentation skills and a touch of robotics and coding.

The success of this course will lie in the encouragement of students to present their ‘out-of-the-box’ ideas, and, using the tools of thinking and relevant knowledge gathered each week, refine their ideas for implementation. The skillset gained from this course will encourage students to actively and meaningfully contribute to solving real-world problems faced in our daily lives.

It’s the journey that counts!

Please read the Information Package here.

Phase 1 – School years 3-6:

• 6 sessions x 2 hr per session
• Starting in School Term 1:
  • Group 1: Starting 22nd February 2020, Saturdays 3.50 pm – 5.50 pm
  • Group 2: 23rd February 2020, Sundays 2.15 pm – 4.15 pm
• Full course fee: $319
• Registration closes by 19th February 2020

Location:

STEM Centre Australia Campbelltown Centre
Donash Education Centre
27 Montacute Road Campbelltown SA 5074

How to enrol?

• Step 1: Complete the Online Enrolment Form HERE.
• Step 2: Pay STEM Centre Australia the course fee in advance by 19/02/2020. An invoice will be sent to you with the payment details once the enrolment form is completed.

Contact us now for more information.