Aesthetics
Thinking artists confident in creating and expressing meaningful works
Goal of Oasis Arts Education
Develop artistically literate students who participate actively and purposefully in the arts within and beyond school
Purpose for engaging in the arts:
The arts as communication
To be able to express one’s own ideas creatively and confidently through an artistic work and respond to artistic works by analysing and interpreting artistic intents of others
The arts as social and cultural connectors
To relate the arts to daily living and see connectedness between the arts and other fields of knowledge
The arts as creative and intellectual engagement
To participate in creative work and discourse as creators, performers and audience members and develop personal creative & intellectual capacity.
The arts as developing leadership and impacting the community
To be able to initiate, connect and serve in communities within and beyond school, creating a positive impact on the lives of others
1. HOLISTIC ARTS APPROACH THROUGH CCC
Pursue a holistic learning approach that incorporates 3 artistic processes in all arts programmes – namely, Connecting, Creating & Communicating.
ARTISTIC PROCESSES |
CONNECTING
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CREATING
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COMMUNICATING
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2. ARTS EDUCATION TALENT PROGRESSION
Adopt a whole-school Arts Education approach in Visual Art, Music, Dance & Drama, through curricular, co-curricular and special programmes. Below is the Arts Education Talent Progression to provide arts opportunities for all and for some developing passion and mastery in an arts domain.
Stage 1: Developing Awareness
Students to become aware of the range of cultural and contemporary arts that are relevant to the diversity of our local and global cultures.
Stage 2: Developing Foundation
Students to learn and explore in more than 1 art forms to create, study and relate to context of art works and show developing creative works to friends.
Stage 3: Developing Mastery
Students to apply artistic tools and technique learnt in at least one art form to create, articulate connection of works to its context, and communicate and realise artistic ideas in a curated showcase.
The following broadly categorises the arts programmes offered to support our students in their arts education development:
Stage 1 (DISCOVER) |
Stage 2 (DEVELOP) |
Stage 3 (DISPLAY) |
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General Arts Exposure Programmes for All
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Art Curriculum
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Visual and Performing Arts CCAs
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Arts-in-Community |
Key Programmes
The Art Curriculum
In line with MOE’s standards, the Art Education @Oasis aims to:
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Develop students to be visually literate to observe, understand and make meaning of what they see; and to communicate their ideas by using and creating visuals.
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Develop an appreciation for art by seeing the value and recognising the relevance of art in their lives.
Art lessons @Oasis studies a huge range of artists’ works and its cultural contexts in different time period and location, gives students the tools to access art not just intuitively but also technically. The 3 artistic processes – Connecting, Creating and Communicating – undergird the classroom pedagogy and is in line with the skills and values standards in the MOE Art syllabus. Students are connecting by analyzing meaning and relating artistic ideas to its context, creating by imagining and developing new artistic ideas, and communicating by presenting their artistic ideas and works through in-progress classroom gallery displays or exhibitions.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been infused in the teaching pedagogy not only for students to develop self-directedness in their learning, but also skillful users of technology tools in Art-learning.
Curriculum Module Highlights
To deepen our students’ Art learning in a particular craft and/or create and/or more sensitive connections between Art and their daily living, the following programmes are implemented in the curriculum:
P2 |
A Colourful Food Culture (Interdisciplinary module) |
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P3 |
Life by the River (Interdisciplinary module) |
P4 |
Museum-based Learning |
P5 |
Ceramics;
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The Music Curriculum
In line with MOE’s standards, the Music Education @Oasis aims to:
a. Develop awareness and appreciation of music in local and global cultures
b. Develop ability for creative expression and communication through music
c. Provide the basis to develop an informed and life-long involvement in music
Music lessons @Oasis studies music and its cultural contexts in different time and location, gives students the tools to access music technically and intuitively, and play several instruments. The 3 artistic processes – Connecting, Creating and Communicating – undergird the classroom pedagogy. Students are connecting by analyzing meaning and relating musical ideas to its context, creating by imagining and developing new musical ideas, and communicating by presenting their musical ideas through in-progress performances.
To help our students make more sensitive connections between Music and their daily living, an interdisciplinary approach has also been incorporated into the curriculum. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been infused in the teaching pedagogy not only for students to develop self-directedness in their learning, but also skillful users of technology tools in Music-making.
Curriculum Module Highlights
To deepen our students’ Music learning in a particular craft and/or create and/or more sensitive connections between Music and their daily living, the following programmes are implemented in the curriculum:
P1 |
Boomwhackers |
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P2 |
Orff Instruments
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P3 |
Keyboard Mania (Beginner) |
P4 |
Ukulele |
P5 |
Keyboard Pop (Intermediate);
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P6 |
Digital Music |
Annual Arts Fest
Achievements
Students
Year |
Event |
Award |
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2024 |
SYF Art Presentation (Contemporary Dance) |
Certificate of Distinction (Piece selected to perform at Civil Service Week Celebration SPARK at ITE College Central) |
SYF Arts Presentation (Guzheng Ensemble) |
Certificate of Accomplishment |
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SYF Arts Presentation (Guitar Ensemble) |
Certificate of Accomplishment |
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2023 |
SYF Art Exhibition |
Certificate of Recognition (Art piece selected for exhibition at Stamford Art Center with presentation to GOH) |
2021
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SOTA Arts Development Award
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(DANCE) Foo Chananchida Calista (4 Resilience)
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2019
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SYF Art Exhibition
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Certificate of Recognition
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East Zone Music Warriors For Primary Schools |
Certificate of Participation
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East Zone Music Competition (Piano And Singing Category) |
Certificate of Participation
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2018
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SYF Arts Presentation (Dance)
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Certificate of Accomplishment
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2017
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SYF ART Exhibition
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Certificate of Recognition
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