Based on the principle that children learn through play, this course explores the fundamentals of an arts-based curriculum as a way of fostering the young child’s creativity, natural inquisitiveness and holistic development. Acquiring approaches and strategies to bring the arts (music, art, dance, literature and drama) to young children through hands on projects and activities is a major focus of this course. Building creative confidence in young children, as well as in oneself, as a teacher, are concepts central to the course which are reinforced through ongoing creative projects and reflection.