Critical & Creative Thinking
“Critical and creative thinking are integral to activities that require students to think broadly and deeply using skills, behaviours and dispositions such as reason, logic, resourcefulness, imagination and innovation in all learning areas at school and in their lives beyond school.”
— THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
"Whereas creative thinking tries to create something new, critical thinking seeks to assess the worth or validity in something that already exists."
— B.K. BEYER
Here at THYNK Academy we strive to give students the knowledge and skills needed for not only school life but for life in general. Giving students the best start in life is giving them the ability to think independently, to confidently make informed decisions and to conceive and implement creative solutions, and reflect on those decisions to improve for the future.
This is what CCT does for THYNK Academy students. It teaches them to:
When thinking critically and creatively, students at THYNK Academy are active learners rather than passive information-absorbers.
— THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
"Whereas creative thinking tries to create something new, critical thinking seeks to assess the worth or validity in something that already exists."
— B.K. BEYER
Here at THYNK Academy we strive to give students the knowledge and skills needed for not only school life but for life in general. Giving students the best start in life is giving them the ability to think independently, to confidently make informed decisions and to conceive and implement creative solutions, and reflect on those decisions to improve for the future.
This is what CCT does for THYNK Academy students. It teaches them to:
- think independently
- make reasoned judgements
- develop informed opinions
- draw their own conclusions
- use their imagination
- generate novel and practical ideas and solutions
When thinking critically and creatively, students at THYNK Academy are active learners rather than passive information-absorbers.
