在校外学习环境中进行创造性思维的机会：参加探索校园的儿童的看法和经历

Creative thinking emerges as a critical skill that adds meaning to individuals’ lives in today’s competitive world. One of the learning environments aimed at developing this skill is the Discovery Campus, which serves as a children’s university. This qualitative study aimed to investigate the perceptions and experiences regarding creative thinking of 32 children aged 11–13 who regularly attend the Discovery Campus in Gaziantep, Türkiye. The participants were selected through criterion sampling, a purposive sampling method. Data were collected via written interview forms and analysed using the