Core Curriculum

Performing and Visual Arts Curriculum

The Performing and Visual arts curriculum aims to enrich our students’ learning experiences. We cater to the needs and interests of all Edgefielders by providing rich and holistic exposure to the different art forms - music, dance and visual arts. 

Through arts education, Edgefielders develop:

• confidence through self-expression

• collaboration with their classmates

• curiosity towards the arts

• connections within themselves, with society and people across cultures

• 21st century competencies

Exploring sound, expression, and connection through group musicking

Creativity in action – composing music with GarageBand

Here today, gone tomorrow — transient art made with nature’s own palette

Singing together, learning together

Inspiring minds – students’ connection with art and history at the museum

Performing Arts Curriculum

Musical elements, concepts and skills are spiralled throughout the six-years of curriculum, enabling progressive development in achieving the desired outcomes. The curriculum focuses on self-directed learning, using emerging pedagogies and thinking strategies to develop students into critical thinkers and self-directed learners.

Performing as one – students connect with friends through shared musical expression

Bridging cultures through music – students explore Singapore’s rich musical heritage

Supporting each other to create harmonious sounds on resonator bells

Collaborative growth through peer feedback in ukulele practice

Visual Arts Curriculum

The art curriculum allows students to develop creative dispositions, build students’ capacity to critically discern and process visual information and communicate effectively. It also fosters students’ sense of identity, culture and place in society.

Observing, reflecting, and questioning – exploring artworks through See, Think, Wonder

Playful experimentation with art materials sparks curiosity and creativity

Bringing art to life – students step into history through role play and imagination

Engaging in dialogue – students explore local and international artworks through meaningful conversations