Claire Walker

I am not creative. I cannot problem solve. Experimenting? No thanks. I consider myself to be; inquisitive. persistent. collaborative. disciplined. imaginative. Laughter echoes through the clinical walls of the staff common room. “You are so creative!" “I wish I was creative” What is creativity anyway? Creativity has gained international prominence in educational research, policy, and practice ¹ because of its ongoing contribution to economic growth and industrial innovation. ² In the...

It’s the morning. The shining sun is gracing the tops of the trees, the birds are singing, cars are moving, bin trucks are bustling by. It is Monday, 6:30am, the city is waking up, but I am not. I cannot. I don’t. So I roll over, toss and turn, wipe my weary eyes that cannot see beyond the doorway into my living room, let alone the doorway into the world. The time is now 7am, I must get up. I have a full-time job. Beautiful students who need me. Lessons that need to be prepared. Programs that...

My Story - God's Story Worship. Adoration. Music. Silence. Hands raised. Eyes lifted. Voices resounding. Hands still. Eyes low. Thoughtful contemplation. In my own life, I’ve often paused to marvel at the beauty of music and its place in the Church - shaping personal devotion, strengthening families, enriching small groups, and enlivening classrooms. The very nature of music is a creative flood - overflowing into countless genres, purposes, and styles, each shaped for its own occasion,...