The Arts
The Arts is an Area of Learning in the curriculum. It has three strands: Art and Design, Drama, and Music.
The Arts develop our children’s creativity and encourage them to express their ideas, feelings and interpretations of the world through pictures, sound, drama and dance. Music, Drama, Art and Design sessions enrich and extend our children’s learning experiences. We are privileged to have teaching members of staff with music, drama, art and design specialisms to share their love and passion for these areas of the currciulum, alongside peripatetic tutors.
Every year the children have opportunities to showcase their acting skills through our school nativites and musical productions.
Guitar, piano, tin whistle and flute sessions are available for P4-7 children.
We also have Junior and Senior choirs which support school performances both in school and in the public forum.
The Education Training Inspectorate, in our November 2024 inspection, stated that:
The children’s wider skills, experiences and leadership opportunities are developing well through their participation in, for example: school shows and the choir; learning musical instruments; and taking on roles of responsibility as members of their class council, school council, eco-committee, and as ‘buddies’ for the nursery and year 1 children.