Art @ West Spring Primary School

WPS Art Framework and T&L approach

The aims of an art education are to enable every child to be visually literate and to appreciate art.

 

In West Spring Primary School, our Art department supports the above mission through the 5‘E’s approach: to provide students with a variety of learning Experiences, Engagement through student-centred pedagogy, Exposure through various famous artists’ artworks, Enrichment through modular programmes as well as Exhibitions as platforms for showcase of talents and efforts.

 

Infusing PLAY in Art Lessons

Learning through PLAY (Purposeful Learning Activities for the Young) is infused in the art curriculum. Art lessons are conducted based on the two domains of PLAY; object and physical play.

 

Object PLAY

Using craft tissues to learn about warm and cool colours

Using cardboards to create pencil holders

Designing paper bags

Using sand art animation techniques to create stories that encourage graciousness on public transport

Physical PLAY

Capturing textures in our surrounding

Studying human forms through gesture drawing

 

Exploring outdoors for observational drawing

 

Exploring Great Artists

Students are also introduced to famous local and international artists, such as Georges Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh, Anthony Poon and Iskandar Jalil.

Look at how inspired the students are after learning more about the various artists!

Creating our own dot artworks using Georges Seurat’s pointillism technique

Recreating Van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night

Creating an Anthony Poon inspired artwork

Making our own bowl out of clay, inspired by Iskandar Jalil

 

Art in Our School

To motivate students and instil in them a sense of appreciation for the Arts, students’ talents and efforts are showcased in holistic learning spaces around school.

   

WPS walking Art gallery and WPS ArtHive

 

The ArtHive was assembled by the staff, students and parents of West Spring Primary. About 30 pieces of large cardboards were used in the construction of the gallery.