The unique charm of second creation

The children are making the most of junk and giving it new life and meaning. But the first creation is far from the end of our learning journey. After experiencing and enjoying the creative process, the second creation around 'reflection and refinement' introduced the children to a deeper level of learning.

Many of you may be wondering what is meant by ‘second creation’. At Hiba Academy Nantong, the children express and share their creations with their friends after they have finished their work. In the constant exchange, the children's ideas rubbed off on each other and sparked off different inspirations. They collect and identify the opinions of others and use them as a basis for further refinement and enrichment of their own work.

For example, some children hope to make their works more rounded by colouring; some children begin to reimagine their work, trying to present it in a three-dimensional way. In the second creation, we encouraged the children to search for references in the creation. Looking at the real picture, the children noticed that the giraffe really did have two antlers on its head; some pigs have a spiral tail; a pig's nose is a lot like a button… By comparing real pictures, children begin to pay attention to details and choose the right materials to present these details. For example: a nail is a giraffe antler; the triangular mosaic tile is like giraffe ears, a spiral wire ring is piggy tail.

In the second creation, children can express their thoughts and feelings and learn to listen and accept the opinions of others. They will try to think, make choices and put them into practice on their own. We hope that through such creations, more people will be able to see the children's ideas and leave their own questions and opinions, and we look forward to a bigger and more exciting meeting of minds!

Hiba Academy Nantong has started the autumn intake for the 2023-24 academic year. Families who are interested in registering for September 2023 (EY2/EY3/EY4) are welcome to scan the QR code below to make an appointment to visit the school.

Families of school age are welcome to register for our Day Pass Experience at Hiba Academy Nantong.

• Parents will have the opportunity to meet with the Chinese and Western Co-head of Early Years, gain an in-depth understanding of our nursery’s educational philosophy and get an interactive experience of our unique facilities and environment.

   

• Children will have the opportunity to join a classroom of their own age and be immersed in our bilingual classes with Hiba pupils for an in-depth exploration of the joys of bilingual learning.