Each newsletter we will be sharing a virtue that will be the focus in our school over the following three weeks.  

What is Creativity? Creativity is the power of imagination.  Creativity is a way to develop your special talents.  It is seeing something in a new way, finding a different way to solve a problem.  Creativity is using your imagination to bring something new into the world.

Why Practice it? Without creativity, life would be boring.  There would be no inventions or advancements in the world.  Things would just stay the same.  We wouldn't have cars, planes and computers, dance or music.  The arts bring joy to the world.  Sciences bring cures for disease and new ways to get things done.  Creativity helps us to be all we can be.

How do you practice it? You practice creativity by developing your gifts to the fullest.  Find out what interests you and what you are good at.  Learn and practice, so your talents will get better and better.  Do ordinary things in creative ways.  Expose yourself to beauty in nature and in the arts.  Be open to inspiration.  Remember to take time for dreaming.

Signs of Success Congratulations!  Your are practicing creativity when you...

• Discover your gifts
• Use knowledge and training to develop them
• Think of new ways to make things work better
• Use your imagination
• Take time for dreaming
• Do things in your own creative way

"... Whatever you can do, or dream you can... begin it.  Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe