Creativity and the school

Partint de l’interès que actualment desvetlla la creativitat en diferents sectors socials, es fa una aproximació a l’estudi d’aquesta activitat, clarificant el concepte en primer lloc, per centrar les característiques de la persona creativa i el procés seguit. Personalitat i procés són el fonament per descriure els infants com persones potencialment creatives genèricament parlant i la influència i responsabilitat de l’escola en el desenvolupament de la creativitat general. En aquest sentit es descriuen les característiques a desenvolupar i les metodologies possibles a emprar. Queda insinuada també la responsabilitat de l’escola de detectar i orientar aquells infants que desenvolupen capacitats creatives específiques que alimenten la creativitat amb majúscula o especial.Paraules clau: Creativitat, desenvolupament creatiu, infant, escola.Based on the interest in creativity currently expressed by various social sectors, an approach is taken here to the study of this activity, clarifying the concept as a first step, in order to focus on the characteristics of the creative individual and on the process followed. Broadly speaking, personality and process are the basis for describing children as potentially creative individuals and the influence and responsibility of the school in the development of general creativity. In light of this, a description is given of the characteristics to be developed and the possible methodologies to be used. Reference is also made to the responsibility of the school in detecting and guiding the children who develop specific creative capacities that sustain specific creativity.Keywords: Creativity, creative development, children, school