Shapes & Shades – Visual Arts Creative Learning Kit (Age 4+ Yrs)
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ART: The Missing Ingredient That Transformed STEM into STEAM
Before STEAM, There Was STEM—And Then Came the Spark of Creativity, Which Ignited a New Era of Learning That Drives Innovation and Empowers Future Innovators.
As we stand at the dawn of the Fifth Industrial Revolution, which emphasizes human-centred innovation leveraging advanced technologies, it is crucial to equip children from a young age with the necessary skills to face the future confidently. This is where STEAM education will play a vital role in preparing these future leaders to adapt, innovate, and succeed.
The fusion of science and art in STEAM has never been more relevant. Leonardo Da Vinci was on to this centuries ago when he stated, “Study the science of art. Study the art of science.
The importance of A (arts) in STEAM education
The A (arts) in STEAM is to help you emphasize critical thinking, developing thoughts, and making decisions on your own. These are the underlined concepts needed to understand better science and maths. STEAM education is the integration of art skills and disciplines to cultivate a richer educational experience.
“Advancing and investing in STEAM education and transferrable skills is a key priority for Viet Nam and one which UNICEF is deeply committed to—for both boys and girls,” said Le Anh Lan, UNICEF Viet Nam Education Specialist.
Creativity and Innovation:
STEAM allows you to cultivate creative and innovative expressions, which allows you to work on the artistic areas of learning and to function in a cultivated manner. It is important to tackle your STEM problems from an artistic perspective and find better solutions.
Better learning outcomes:
Art-integrated learning has proven to provide better results compared to the traditional learning method. It helps you understand the concepts better and provides a better learning experience.
Increased Mobility:
In today’s world, the focus is more on academic learning, but you also need to understand the importance of artistic skills, which lead to better mobility and help achieve artistic learning along with academic skills.
Problem-solving skills:
Art is said to help you explore your creative side, make decisions, and communicate ideas easily. Art is a main element in your growth and in expressing your inner self. STEAM can help you channel your problems and use them to work for solutions. For example, you can apply art concepts to work on geometry and engineering, or vice versa.
Visual thinking:
Learning concepts visually helps keep you engaged and connected, as visual concepts attract and motivate you to engage more in learning, and are a fun learning method to interpret strong ideas like science and maths.
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Why is STEAM education the best investment for today's children's future?
The need to invest in STEAM goes beyond attaining a proper education and a high-profile career. We are not sure of what the future may hold, so we make sure that we educate ourselves with artistic skills that will help us think outside the box and come up with solutions to our problems, and STEAM prepares you for that.
So, why invest in STEAM?
- It is incorporated with STEM education to provide a complete education.
- STEAM allows us to apply art to the disciplines of STEM to come up with better solutions.
- Strengths include creativity, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- It also helps in global economic advancement, which is the key to innovation and creation and will lead to new industries and successful entrepreneurs.
- It supports the emotional, social, and creative learning of a student.
Overall, we have understood that integrating the arts into STEM is a hit for our prospects. It's not confined inside a classroom but is beyond that. We live in a fast-paced world and are not certain of what change might come in the upcoming years. STEAM has the potential to build a future that believes in creation, innovation, and possibilities to create opportunities to grow. By reinforcing art in the education system, we can encourage young minds to embrace creativity in all aspects of life.
