Visual Arts

 

Overall Objectives

The core objectives of the visual arts curriculum include the following four key learning targets, which are closely linked and developed simultaneously.

 

Developing Creativity and Imagination

Develop students' creativity, critical thinking and communication skills, cultivate aesthetic sense and cultural awareness; encourage students to participate in art appreciation and creative activities, and exercise their imagination and creativity throughout the process.

 

Developing Skills and Processes

Develop students' craftsmanship, art knowledge and foster positive values and attitudes; students can use different materials, elements, artistic languages and resources to experience and express art, and find interest and importance in the creative process of exploration and experimentation.

 

Cultivating Critical Responses

Students should be able to appraise and respond to the arts and arts-related issues from multiple perspectives.

 

Understanding Arts in Context

Students should be able to understand the arts in context and their relationship with human life and society. They could enjoy a sense of satisfaction from participating in art activities and cultivate a life-long interest in art.

 

Curriculum Features

Cross-curricular Learning Activities

Through the comprehensive learning model, students can learn different art forms while connecting art learning with life. These diverse learning opportunities enable students to get the most out of their art studies.

 

Correspond to the School’s Development Plan

Based on the main concerns in the school's development plan, specific strategies for visual arts education have been developed and used in the planning, implementation and evaluation of visual arts education programs.

 

Provide a Diverse Art Learning Experience

The curriculum is designed to expose students to local and foreign arts, helping them to understand and broaden their artistic horizons. Students learn across different art forms and engage in collective art-making with the use of the creative space in campus. Meanwhile, value education is integrated into the curriculum to further improve students' innovative quality and increase their sense of belonging to the school.

 

Cater for Learner Diversity

The school provides a variety of artistic experiences, such as FUN art workshops, enrichment programmes and extra-curricular activities to cater for learners’ diversity. Students are guided in accordance with their aptitude, so that they can develop their artistic potentials to the fullest.