Creative arts

This is a new, innovative course that students study in Years 8 and 9. They receive a double lesson each week and the emphasis is very much on developing their creativity, amongst Expressive Arts subjects, and their practical skills.

During the year, girls will follow a course of Art, Dance, Drama and Music, with approximately nine weeks spent on each subject. This is entirely separate from what they study in their normal Expressive Arts lessons.

For instance, in Year 8, all girls follow a common theme of a Mr Bean project. In Music, they learn to compose a piece of music using computer software and keyboards to fit a short Mr Bean cartoon. In Art, they design, construct and paint masks based on Mr Bean. In Dance, they choreograph and perform a Dance based on Mr Bean's character and movements. In Drama, they act out a scenes and situations based on Mr. Bean's character and the mishaps he gets into. Assessment takes place towards the end of each unit and there is always a demonstration or performance, of their end product.

The Year 9 course will start in September 2008 and the lesson content is being planned as we speak!