Creative Arts

A varied and rich Creative Arts program is offered at St. Pius X.  Creative Arts is a Key Learning Area which encompasses Art, Drama, Music and Dance.  Through a sequence of activities based on the NESA Curriculum documents, regular experiences are thoughtfully planned and sequenced.

Creative Arts aims to provide students with knowledge, skills and understanding. They engage in the various artforms through:

●     Visual Arts by making and appreciating artworks.

●     Music by performing, organising sound and listening.

●     Drama by making, performing and being creative.

●     Dance by composing, performing and appreciating.

The study of creative arts enables young people to engage with and enjoy exploring expressive forms, ideas, and values. Creative Arts provide opportunities to enchant, explore, investigate and respond to the world through making and performing, which are essential for the development of the whole child.

Appreciation is an important part of learning about the arts. An audience needs to know how to appreciate the arts. Children need to be taught to look for, listen to and comment on the artform, making the child a better audience. By engaging in the processes of making and appreciating the arts, students can become trained in their ability to aesthetically judge, thus becoming informed consumers of Arts and culture.

Teachers value the opportunity that the Arts offer for self-expression, sensory experience, intuition and the sharing of ideas. All these experiences enrich and enhance the quality of the student’s lives. Children are given the opportunities for public performance through Eisteddfods, Concerts and Assemblies.