Creative Arts
INTRODUCTION
Holy Family Catholic Primary School celebrates a vibrant Creative Arts Program! The Creative Arts can stimulate learning, increase student motivation and be enjoyed by the entire school community.
Creative Arts at Holy Family School includes:
- Visual Arts
- Music
- Drama
- Dance
REFLECTION
“… Thank you among the peoples,
to play music to you among the nations.”
(Psalm 58:9)
CREATIVE ARTS AIMS
In Creative Arts, Holy Family Catholic Primary School aims to:
- Provide opportunities for students to have experiences in the full range of Creative Arts.
- Provide students with knowledge, understanding and experiences in the visual arts, music, dance and drama.
- Encourage student appreciation, self-expression, technical competence and creativity.
- Provide students with opportunities to manipulate a variety of materials and to use tools and implements according to their needs, interests and abilities.
- Develop student understanding of the place and importance of Creative Arts in Australian society and in other societies and cultures.
- Develop student skills in problem solving, analysis, synthesis, communication, information gathering, research and the use of technology, including computers.
OVERVIEW
Visual Arts:
- Making
- Appreciating
- Student Art Show
- Competitions
- Class lessons
- Integration across KLA’s
- Liturgical banners
- Computer Lab
- Photography
Music:
- Performing
- Organising sound
- Listening
- Specialist Music teaching (K-3)
- Musica Viva Presentation
- Liturgy
- Part school assemblies
- Eisteddfod
- ABC Sing series
- Guitar group
- Vocal group
- Recorder instrumental group
- School Band
- Piano lessons
Dance:
- Making
- Performing
- Appreciating
- Year 5/6 Social
- Part school assemblies
- Family Night presentation
- Liturgy
- Sport / PE sessions
- Visiting performers
- Musica Viva
Drama:
- Performing
- Composing
- Appreciating
- Part school assemblies
- Family Night presentation
- Liturgy
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Holy Family School values a strong focus on the Creative Arts. Through this aspect of school activity, we develop creativity and share in an appreciation of the arts.
