Nurturing lifelong learning in the Arts Through
Developing thinking skills to facilitate appreciation and expression in and through the Arts
Strengthening practices in Assessment for Learning (AFL) to support student learning
Leveraging technology to promote joy of learning and self-directedness in Arts learning
Learning how to be in sync with others through music ensemble
Knowing how to play an instrument is already quite special in itself– but putting it in the context of an ensemble all the more serves to amplify that. Being part of an ensemble is so much more than just getting together with other musicians and playing a well-practiced piece.
P3 creating music from our culture with the drum
P3 creating music from our culture with the 'kanjira'
P4 students learning the ukelele and getting peer feedback
The young artists and musicians are always exploring different ways in creating their forms
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” - B.B.King
These young musicians working in pairs clapping to the rhythms
Our young students creating their rhythms and sharing with their friends
P2 taking turns to play the resonator bells
P2 creating melodies on the resonator bells
P5 planning for the cajon performance
P6 students discussing for a jingle group project...it's all about being catchy catchy
Claywork for the P4 hardworker
The 'hang man' - photography challenge for these P6 students
Sharing is caring for these P1 students - learning the trick of oil pastel
Developing skills in various art mediums
In the art classroom, students from P1 to P6 got to explore different mediums in their art creation thus developing them to be critical in their art learning by engaging their minds and souls.
“Arts engagement increases happiness, confidence, self-esteem and reduces stress and social isolation” - Dr Christina Davies
The P2 making collage of their heroes, P3 exploring printmaking and P4 making their imaginative monsters out of clay.
P4 Museum-Based Learning
Students are seen trying to imagine themselves being part of a sculpture
Learning the keyboard
“There’s nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” – Johann Sebastian Bach
Learning together give them a sense of confidence
P1 having a lot of fun creating their fruity-vege-flower self-portrait using iPad apps and posted on Padlet