As an artist, Amanda Pearce (pictured) appreciates the importance of valuing the creative process – even sometimes over the outcome. But it was not until she attended a conference on arts and creativity that she realised how important this lesson is for everyone in the early years.
An EYFS practitioner and art lead at Starbank School in Birmingham, Ms Pearce has used a play-based and child-initiated, Reggio Emilia approach for three years in Reception. In June she attended the first ‘How to Catch a Moonbeam and Pin it Down’ conference by Arts Connect, a University of Wolverhampton initiative, which investigated how creativity can be encouraged among under-fives.
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