Development of social creativity in the system of additional education: research and analysis of effective practice
The article presents definite practices of preparing the children of Kostroma region for a future successful life, forming their life and professional self-determination, social communication, activity and initiative through development of social creativity in institutions of additional education. The relevance of systematic work in this direction is caused by the needs of Kostroma region and other regions to preserve and multiply intellectual, creative, and leadership potential. A wide spectrum of educational activities focusing on social and humanitarian purposes creates conditions for development of life and professional self-determination of modern youth, for social communication, initiative, and activity. The state budgetary institution of additional education of the Kostroma region “Dvorets tvorchestva (Palace of creativity)” has rich traditions of development of social creativity. The article reveals the educational feature of the additional general educational program of children's creative associations, in which each project regardless of its purpose provides every student with the opportunity to carry out social tests, choose their own niche of social reality, and make adjustments to their life plans. In the educational activities of most children's creative associations of the Dvorets tvorchestva (Palace of creativity) not only the acquisition of knowledge and skills on the subject is carried out, but also the conditions for the manifestation of initiative, activity, creativity, leadership position are being created. At the same time, much attention is paid to creating a developing environment, strengthening motivation for the subject, identifying and activating internal resources of students. As experience shows that the preparation of children for a future successful life depends on the presence of relationships in the staff of the institution which actualizes creative activity in social and humanitarian activities.