Fostering Creativity

Creativity has often been hailed as the premier skill for the 21st century workforce. At Hutchison we have long believed that girls thrive in a learning environment that fosters creative and critical thinking and provides them with a variety of opportunities to express themselves.

 

Earlier this month five Hutchison girls garnered national acclaim in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition, the country’s most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12. Jamie Sokoloff ’21, Jenna Davis ’21, and Samantha Tancredi ’18 earned silver medals in writing, while Kate Grace Cunningham ’17 received a gold medal in art, and Corinne Williams ’17 a silver medal.

 

The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers selects the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards from more than 300,000 submissions annually, and this year only one percent of student submissions earned national medals. At the regional competition in February, Hutchison girls earned a combined 74 writing and art awards including 18 gold keys.

 

Please join me in congratulating these girls for their hard work and persistence along with the masterful teachers who have helped them uncover and develop their talents and skills as creative writers and artists.