Creativity is present in every person, at least as potentials (Cropley, 1997). Creativity can be regarded as a natural part of every person’s mental process. Creativeness may vary from one person to another, but a totally uncreative person does not exist.
Writing provides an excellent opportunity for the assessment of creativity. At the same time, it provides an avenue for the teacher to develop and foster children’s creativity. Storytelling is the interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. On the first day of MAMYFU intensive week 2021 in Estonia project participants had a creative writing workshop “MY FUTURE, MY PLANET”.
The first part of the workshop consists of the discussions about future, their thoughts and feelings about that.
Discussions about the future
- How often do you think about your future?
- What are the main topics you think about?
- What are the main worries?
- What are the main dreams?
Do you think about nature and the world?
- What makes you concerned about your future?
- What makes you concerned about the planet?
The second part of the workshop was creative writing part. After introduction of the creative writing participants had to imagine how could be the world would be like in 2050?
Creative work of utopia: Creative writing part included the listening of the music piece – “The forgotten man”. After that participants had 15 minutes writing task: “Now… close your eyes and go to fantasy. Let your thoughts travel in the year 2050. Please listen to the music and write down all your thoughts that appeared. Could you please imagine that you are a hero of one action? What kind of action is it and how does it end? Follow the feelings that the music makes you feel. The beginning of the story… It was a moment I remember all my life… Once I… (continue your own story)…”.
Link to the song “The forgotten man” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhytOyFMIxI&list=RDrhytOyFMIxI&start_radio=1
Creative writings from participants
Everything is technological car flies and cities shimmers in the sun, life is busy
- Country sides are dead, but thanks to the nature is free and healing. Food is not needed most of the time, it’s all “astronaut food” that is full of notorious and therefore people are healthy.
- But at some areas the rain is more acid therefore that’s shiny houses are made of strong materials.
- Ps. Humans try to take over the galaxy, but there´s so much betrayed thanks to that.
- People will die and the world will start again.
Repopulation earth
- Starting life again from the beginning. A new start but with some bad sides. Less people and earth because of the diseases and its lonely here for some.
- No more technology and machines. It would look something like between the move “I am Mother” and some old ancient Greek movie. But things won’t work out and humankind disappear from the planet Earth. It´s good though. Now the nature grows in more natural space and speed.
Ederi Ojasoo
