Expressive Arts
The areas of the curriculum which we describe as the Expressive Arts include music, art and design, drama, PE, dance and movement. The sharing of expertise between the specialist teacher and the class teacher gives rise throughout the year to a great deal of lively work.
The Expressive Arts, is an essential part of the pupil’s curriculum and develops and provides outlets for talents, creative abilities, individual expression and response. Although much of the work done in this area is integrated across the curriculum, our specialist teachers ensure that a planned development of skills and techniques takes place within the individual areas of the Expressive Arts programme.
Expressive Arts aims to promote pupils development in all areas plus developing confidence and self-esteem and a growing awareness of cultural heritage, values and diversity.
Artwork is constantly on display in the school and an example of pottery work can be seen at the entrance to the school in the tiles depicting world environment. More pottery and stone carvings can be seen at the Village Hall Garden. A further example is the appliqué wall hangings in the Village Information Centre.
Chanter instruction is available as an option, usually from P5. The instructor comes weekly. This normally leads on to bagpipe playing in secondary school.
The school stages a major drama event every Christmas. For most of this century the school has performed a play or musical at the Christmas Treat (village party) in the village hall. This varies from a straightforward nativity to traditional pantomime. Consequently we have built up a considerable wardrobe of props and costumes.
The areas of the curriculum which we describe as the Expressive Arts include music, art and design, drama, PE, dance and movement. The sharing of expertise between the specialist teacher and the class teacher gives rise throughout the year to a great deal of lively work.
The Expressive Arts, is an essential part of the pupil’s curriculum and develops and provides outlets for talents, creative abilities, individual expression and response. Although much of the work done in this area is integrated across the curriculum, our specialist teachers ensure that a planned development of skills and techniques takes place within the individual areas of the Expressive Arts programme.
Expressive Arts aims to promote pupils development in all areas plus developing confidence and self-esteem and a growing awareness of cultural heritage, values and diversity.
Artwork is constantly on display in the school and an example of pottery work can be seen at the entrance to the school in the tiles depicting world environment. More pottery and stone carvings can be seen at the Village Hall Garden. A further example is the appliqué wall hangings in the Village Information Centre.
Chanter instruction is available as an option, usually from P5. The instructor comes weekly. This normally leads on to bagpipe playing in secondary school.
The school stages a major drama event every Christmas. For most of this century the school has performed a play or musical at the Christmas Treat (village party) in the village hall. This varies from a straightforward nativity to traditional pantomime. Consequently we have built up a considerable wardrobe of props and costumes.