This course explores creativity across a range of fields, including art, design, storytelling, architecture, and innovation. Students examine the work and thinking of influential creators while developing their own ideas through hands-on projects. 
 
Through biography, students gain insight into the real lives, challenges, and creative processes behind meaningful work. The aim is to help students understand creativity as a process, build confidence in their own creative abilities, and learn to express ideas in original and meaningful ways.
 
NEW: This resource is built to be used either as a unit study OR a full semester course that is the equivalent of 1 high school credit.
 
Unit Study - 17 fully developed lessons about 14 creative minds. Approx 48 hours (2.5 months)
 
Full Semester Course - Do the full unit study PLUS the following more independent learning to make a credit worthy course. 
 
Optional Lesson Extensions (included)
Documentary Viewing Project (you choose 2 documentaries and complete the viewing logs)
Student Directed Creative Project - students choose their topic, how to learn and develop a creative project. All the guiding and planning sheets are included. 
Build a Skillset - students take in person or online classes (links to free classes included). Skill log sheets included. 
Build a creative portfolio - criteria for portfolio is included
 
Creative Minds Include:
 
🧠 Leonardo da Vinci - observation, drawing, engineering
 
🧠 William Shakespeare - wordsmith
 
🧠 Ludwig van Beethoven - classical music
 
🧠 Nellie Bly - journalism
 
🧠 Frank Lloyd Wright - architecture
 
🧠 Elsa Schiaparelli - fashion design
 
🧠 Walt Disney - animation & immersive experiences
 
🧠 Frida Kahlo - art
 
🧠 J.R.R. Tolkien - languages and world building
 
🧠 Mary Blair - concept art & animation
 
🧠 Lucille Ball - comedy
 
 🧠 Hayao Miyazaki - anime
 
🧠 Shigeru Miyamoto - Nintendo game design
 
🧠Banksy - street art
 
The lessons follow a similar format:
 
📖 Hook - ignites curiosity
 
📖 Reading - all reading and videos included!
 
📖 Activity - students use their own creativity to explore the medium
 
📖 Reflection 
 
📖 Brain Break - creative exercises
 
Grades : part of our Wonder Summit series - geared to grades 9 - 12
BUT - due to accessibility of creative arts you could use with Wild Wonder (grades 7-10)
 
Timeline (1 hr per day, 5 days per week)
 
Unit Study only - 2.5 months
 
Full Semester - 5 months 
 
Grab the preview to see the lesson breakdowns here!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bV3RRvlSjUOsF0IebTtYSN1V1fhYSp6e/view?usp=drive_link
 
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