- FORM's Creative Schools program boosts student confidence and wellbeing
- Creative Schools to be delivered in 10 schools across WA in 2026
- Creative practitioners and teachers team up to co-design lessons
- Cook Government investing in education and early childhood development
The Cook Government has invested in cultural organisation FORM to help Western Australian students discover new ways of learning through creativity, connection and play.
FORM's Creative Schools pairs teachers with creative practitioners to make lessons exciting and meaningful. Together with students, they design projects that bring school subjects to life through storytelling, art, music and design.
FORM received a $165,000 Healthway grant to continue its 16-week classroom program across WA for two more years, with artists trained to support students and teachers in the best way possible.
Since 2018, Creative Schools has reached nearly 5,500 students in more than 120 schools - more than 1 in 10 WA schools.
Creative Schools is part of Healthway's Social and Emotional Wellbeing through the Arts initiative, which supports arts educators and parents to build the social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people participating in arts programs.
Creative Schools is delivered in partnership with the Department of Education, the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport and the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation.
Healthway is the only State Government agency solely dedicated to health promotion and preventative health. To learn more, visit www.healthway.wa.gov.au
As stated by Preventative Health Minister Sabine Winton:
"This is more than a school program; it's a fresh approach to learning that's helping young people to thrive.
"It helps students feel more confident, curious and involved in their learning as well as building important life skills like teamwork, problem-solving and persistence - all while covering the regular school curriculum.
"Students are more engaged, teachers feel more supported and schools are becoming more creative places to learn and grow."
