The Arts

The Arts is an extremely broad Curriculum area and encompasses many different art forms including Dance, Drama, Media, Music and Visual Arts.  Each has its own specific characteristics and all make a unique contribution to children's learning.

Through active involvement in the Arts, children of all abilities are given the opportunity to develop a variety of ways to express themselves.  The Arts at Aldinga School Primary are alive and thriving.

Drama

Drama is an area where children can react to real and imagined events through role play, play making and performance.  It gives them the opportunity to explore and represent their ideas and feelings in a dramatic form.  

Drama is offered as a specialist curriculum area at Aldinga, with years 1 -7 attending a Drama lesson each week.  

In 2008 we are once again entering WAKAKIRRI.  Wakakirri is a National competition for Primary Schools.  In 2006 our school told the story of Ned Kelly through dance.  This year children will be involved in all areas including dance, costumes, set design and backstage.

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Music

Music is the aural representation of ideas as sounds and silences.  They can be represented using the voice, body, found sounds, acoustic and electronic instruments or equipment.

Students are exposed to a variety of mediums including, rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, dynamics, tempo, learning about different instruments and the history of music.  

Aldinga School is regularly visited by performers including Music is Fun Band and Taiko (Japanese) Drummers. These performances are well received by our students.

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Dance

In dance children learn to express themselves through movement and in the process develop team work, positive self esteem and cooperation skills.  

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Visual Arts

Visual Arts is the exploration and expression of ideas using a broad range of approaches, including drawing and painting, craft, design, experimental and conceptual forms.  It involves the use of a variety of materials, mediums and techniques. Visual Arts is taught at the classroom level at Aldinga School and we have assigned Art and Wet Areas for all classes to access.

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Media

MEDIA STUDIES is a topic that encompasses areas such as movies, television, film making, newspapers, advertising and radio and is taught by classroom teachers.

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