When school transformed into a laptop at the breakfast table, many of us began asking what education could – and should – be about. The Covid-19 pandemic did more than disrupt schooling; it prompted a deeper reflection on how education might better enable young people to flourish, especially during uncertain times.
Some of these conversations took on a structure of their own. They grew into an international creative education network, convened by Jane Bryant FRSA and me, alongside Rick Hall FRSA and colleagues across the international arts and cultural sector. As the pandemic subsided and education systems raced back to ‘normal’, the network’s conversations on the purpose of schooling ground to a halt, but the questions did not.
Building on ideas from that initial dialogue, the International Arts and Imagination Network (IAIN) has emerged. Its central call is for greater space for imagination and creative thinking in our education systems and beyond.Building on ideas from that initial dialogue, the International Arts and Imagination Network (IAIN) has emerged. Its central call is for greater space for imagination and creative thinking in our education systems and beyond.Building on ideas from that initial dialogue, the International Arts and Imagination Network (IAIN) has emerged. Its central call is for greater space for imagination and creative thinking in our education systems and beyond.
” The International Arts and Imagination Network champions the idea that imagination is our superpower and that the arts are transformational in our lives. ” – Penny Hay
