The Arts

Through the Arts, people share stories, ideas, knowledge and understanding. The Arts engage our senses and give us ways to imagine, celebrate, communicate and challenge ways of knowing, being, doing and becoming. Participating in quality arts experiences and practices enriches our social and emotional wellbeing. It fosters development of our imagination and enables us to reach our creative and intellectual potential.

The distinctive languages, knowledge and practices of each Arts discipline in the Victorian Curriculum F–10 enable learners to play, explore, question, challenge and imagine new possibilities as they create, embody, design, represent, collaborate and communicate ideas, emotions, observations and experiences. The Arts foster rich cross-curriculum opportunities for learners as they grow in their understanding of self and others, and as they make sense of, interpret and respond to their real and imagined worlds.

VISUAL ARTS
The Visual Arts program at Watsonia Heights Primary School offers students a wide range of skills, techniques and processes and focuses on the artistic elements of art including colour, shape, line, pattern, texture, space and form. The elements are taught though the media of painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, threads and textiles, ceramics and construction. This program also includes the study of art in history and its place in world cultures. Through their work students are encouraged to explore real, imaginary and abstract ideas as well as cultural and historical issues. They are given the opportunity to experiment with ideas, concepts and feelings. These are often linked to the integrated units currently being studied in their classrooms. This helps to enhance the unit of work and to draw upon the meaningful experiences and observations of each student. All students will have the opportunity to participate in a one-hour lesson each week. Student’s artworks are often displayed in classrooms and around the school for others to observe and enjoy.

ART SMOCKS
We endeavour to keep school uniforms as clean as possible and so the wearing of an art smock is essential. All students are required to provide a clearly named art smock, which will be stored in their classroom.