Nord Anglia Education, the premium international schools organisation, released its latest EdTech analysis today showing that courses focused on developing creativity have soared in popularity among its students in 76 schools around the world.
The figures are based on an analysis of Global Campus, Nord Anglia’s digital learning platform, which contains thousands of learning materials and resources designed to complement schools’ curricula.
Nord Anglia’s analysis found that creative activities were the most popular with students and attracted just over half (53%) of all students’ extra-curricula learning sessions between September and November this year, bucking the trend seen in previous terms when one in two students had opted for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) activities. The most popular creativity-based activities included student writing competitions, which drew over 20,000 views, and Performing Arts: Ask the Artist interviews developed in collaboration with The Julliard School, which was viewed almost 35,000 times since the beginning of September this year.
With premium international schools based in the Americas, China, Southeast Asia, Middle East, India and Europe, Nord Anglia’s analysis shows:
