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The arts are
important areas of learning in our
program. Students will learn the
disciplines of visual arts, music and
drama, as well as learning about the
arts (the skills and processes involved)
and through the arts (artists,
perspectives, themes and ideas using the
arts). In all areas of learning, the
school values imagination, creativity
and original thinking. This may be
especially evident through the arts. The
creative disciplines of visual arts,
music and drama are closely connected to
each other, as well as having strong
links to other disciplines. The creative
process is seen as a driving force in
learning through inquiry.
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The arts are built into
the curriculum as essential areas of
learning, not added on as optional
extras.
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The
Compulsory Program consists of
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Visual Arts: The
visual arts expectations
are arranged into four
strands: creative
processes,
elements of art and
design, visual
arts in society and
reflection and
appreciation. Each
of the strands is
addressed separately,
although in practice
they are interactive and
interrelated elements.
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Music: The music
scope and sequence
framework identifies the
major expectations
considered essential in
the PYP. These
expectations are
arranged into four
strands: performing,
creating and
composing notation
and listening and
appreciation. The
performing strand is
organized into
sub-strands of
singing and
playing instruments.
Each of the strands is
addressed separately,
although in practice
they are interactive and
interrelated elements.
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Drama-Dance: The
drama scope and sequence
framework identifies the
major expectations
considered essential in
the PYP. These
expectations are
arranged into six
strands: creative
exploration and
expression,
technical incorporation,
performance,
personal and social
development,
reflection, evaluation
and appreciation and
drama in society.
Each of the strands is
addressed separately,
although in practice
they are interactive and
interrelated elements.
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The Optional Component: Fountainhead currently offers
Folk Dance and
Vocal Music as of which students make a choice. Fountainhead also
plans to start before & after
school performing arts
activities from the coming
session apart from offering more
specialization areas such as
pottery, fine arts.
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