Explicit Curriculum- what is stated clearly and in detail, what we can see
the advertised menu of the school
Subjects stated clearly for students, parents and stakeholders
timetables of subjects for the day show the range of subjects students will engage in and time given to
these.
Timetables show the value of time given to the arts, a small amount usually at the end of
a day.
information conveyed to students that the arts are used for rewards, as a break from thinking, and deals with
feelings
Children mustdelay gratification - structure and demands on teachers
Implicit Curriculum -what is suggested though not directly. Implied. What is felt.
materials used and structure of the classroom
Are the materials being used in the classroom critically analysed to create a classroom environment
that is imaginative and creative?
We need to cultivate initiative in our students learning, not just
asking the students to do what we want them to
we need to provide opportunities for our students to be
intrinsically motivated, to set goals, make mistakes,
reconsider and keep trying
We want our students to generate their own ideas, possibilities and actions, we don't
want them to do everything they think we want them to do.
Competitiveness in the
curriculum can help with
progress of ideas and solutions in
creativity and imagination, but
collaboration would be a more
helpful focus in our classrooms.
As a parent, the implicit curriculum of a school is how I choose the right school for my children. It is the feeling I get that
permeates throughout the school establishment. If the teachers allow for creative and imaginative thinkiing and act that way
themselves in their organisation of policies, classrooms and activities, then students will be given many opportunities to be
creative and imaginative thinkers.
Null Curriculum- What don't we teach at school?- When we as teachers don't consider all the perspectives and processes necessary to foster wisdom, weaken prejudice
and use a range of thought modes.
Our students must be given the opportunities to use both sides of their brain, in all subjects, not just in the Creative Arts.
Our student's thinking should not be rule-abiding.
Schools have a role to provide a curriculum that allows students to think creatively, to imagine and to analyse others creativity. If we do not provide opportunities for this, then we are withholding
some of the greatest joys of intellectual ddiscoveryfrom our students.