Earlyarts patron, Sir Ken Robinson, makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

Research that has shown it is possible to increase students' critical and creative thinking capacities through instruction and practice. With movement to what is often referred to as 'the information age' the ability to be both a critical and creative thinker is considered an important element of life success.

All young children take great pleasure in moving a crayon or pencil across a surface and leaving a mark. This paper examines children progress through certain stages of development in their art making.