You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
– Maya Angelou

In an online article on the Edutopia website, “Boosting Resilience Through Creativity,” author Elena Aguilar writes, “Creativity is a resource for coping with stress—and it can be as simple as just asking questions to enhance our sense of wonder…

“Creativity unlocks inner resources for dealing with stress, solving problems, and enjoying life. When we are creative, we are resourceful, and we problem solve in new and original ways…

“It’s good for your brain because it stimulates alpha waves, signals in the brain that closely correlate with states of relaxation. Scientists have found that when people are relaxed, they’re much more likely to have big aha moments, when impossible problems seem to solve themselves. This is why when you’re going around and around a problem, the best thing to do is take a walk, play table tennis, or take a long shower—these activities produce alpha waves in your brain.”

The Out of the Box Training, Nurturing Creativity In Children, has been designed to equip educators with tools and strategies to help children experience the joys of creativity so they can, in turn, build their own resilience. Through engaging, flexible, and research-based professional development activities, teachers are supported in discovering new and effective ideas for encouraging children’s creative work.