Art

All students enjoy and experience a one-hour Visual Art lesson each week through every year level. An Art teacher in a fully equipped art room covers the major areas of painting, printing, threads and textiles, modelling, construction, collage, drawing and design. Students' work is proudly displayed around the school and at other venues within the community.

Students are encouraged to use their imagination and creativity to explore new skills and techniques using a variety of materials. 2D and 3D pieces of work are inspired by artists, author studies, learning units, special events such as Easter and community events and competitions. Literature is also used to introduce many ideas and techniques, especially those books shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year.

The focus for each lesson is explicitly taught so that students are aware of what they are learning and how a task or technique is completed. Most importantly, each student is supported to develop their individual skills and ideas and demonstrate their ability to be creative.