The Arts

Our school is committed to providing a vibrant and expressive Arts program for all students. Participation in the Arts stimulates students’ imagination, opens them to new possibilities and encourages creative problem-solving. The Arts fosters self-expression, confidence and creativity while improving overall academic performance.

The Arts program at Castlemaine North includes Visual and Performing Arts:

• Weekly class Music lessons which develop children’s singing, playing, listening, moving and creating skills.

• Weekly Art lessons which provide opportunities for students to creatively express themselves through a variety of media, with experiences in painting, drawing, threads and textiles, modelling, construction, printing and collage.

• Circus program

• Opportunity to play Indonesian gamelan and angklung instruments

• Community performance opportunities

• Instrumental tutor program – violin, cello, woodwind, clarinet, piano, guitar & drums

• School concert – every second year (2021, 2023…)

• Artist in Residence programs every second year (2022, 2024…)

Contact Details for Instrumental Music Tutors

Guitar and Drums – Scott Sanders – thehouseofandersen@gmail.com

Piano – Carl Pannuzzo – carl.pannuzzo@gmail.com

Woodwind and Voice – Sarah McDonald – sarahmcdonald0101@gmail.com