Expanding Boundaries
Creative Thinking Residency
United States
Students from abroad come to the U.S. for 3 weeks to participate in a Creative Thinking class and to work on projects that combine elements of narrative, photography, video and live performance. During this Creative Thinking Residency, students will go on field trips
around New Jersey and New York City and use their experiences of place, culture, language
and customs in the development of their creative projects.
Learning Objectives
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Students will learn about the concepts of Creative Thinking and use those ideas in their reflections about their experience in the U.S.
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Students will collaborate with one another as they gather material for their creative projects.
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Students will reflect on differences in culture, language, landscape and values during their experience in the U.S.
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Students will present their final projects and engage in a process of constructive feedback.
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Students will expand their ideas about their own professional goals and potential path.
Workshop Themes
New Places
Students will use concepts of Creative Thinking to reflect on the different aspects of beingin a new place.
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Students will keep a “creativity journal” and note down their observations.
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Students will have assignments that bring them into NYC to visit specific locations e.g. the Highline, Central Park, The Whitney Museum.
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Students will use their observations from their field trips in their creative projects.
Collaboration
Students will engage in a collaborative process with other students as they work on creative projects.
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Students will work on Creative Thinking assignments in small groups.
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Students will learn about group dynamics and develop an understanding of their own role in a group process.
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Students will work together to develop the material for their creative projects.
Creative Projects
Students will work on creative projects in small groups and develop a multi-media performance piece to present to the larger group.
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Students will gather in small groups and begin the process of sketching out ideas for the final creative project.
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Students will consider the elements of narrative writing, photography, video and live performance as part of their project.
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Students will work with their group to create a cohesive project that reflects their experience of being in the U.S.
