The Arts: Visual & Performing

The Arts include the development of creative skills, verbal and non-verbal expression, an awareness of the perspectives of others and aesthetic appreciation.

The Arts enable students to communicate in powerful ways that go beyond their spoken language ability. Through The Arts, students can begin to construct an understanding of their community, their environment, their own feelings and emotions and to develop their cultural awareness.

The strands in the Visual Arts Curriculum are:

• Creative Processes

• Elements of Art and Design

• Visual Arts in Society

• Reflection and Appreciation

The strands in the Performing Arts Curriculum are:

• Performance in Music (Singing, Instrumental, Listening and Appreciating)

• Creating and Composing

• Notation

• Performance in Drama (Mime, Role Play, Improvisation)

• Drama and Society

• Creative Exploration and Expression

• Movement and Dance

In addition, Religious Education classes are provided in Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Buddhism and Hinduism.