“Music education uniquely contributes to the emotional, physical, social and cognitive growth of all students.” National Review of School Music Education, Australia, 2005
All students participate in weekly Performing Arts/Auslan lessons which can involve music, movement, dance or drama. Students are actively involved in creating and presenting works to communicate experiences, ideas, concepts and feelings. Classes are held in our Multi-Purpose Room.
We also have the opportunity to participate in the State’s School Spectacular (if selected per year) in the massed dancers section. This is an amazing event that showcases the many talented students in Victorian Schools.
Our whole school concert is held every second year in Term 3. This is a very special evening for our school community.
We love the watching our students grow and flourish in this unique part of the curriculum and hope that some will develop a life-long interest in The Arts.
In this specilaist class we also teach Auslan (Australian Sign Language), across all learning areas (foundation to grade 6).
What is Auslan?
Auslan is Australian Sign Language, the native language of the Australian Deaf community, and is a visual-spatial, natural language with its own grammar and vocabulary. Auslan has linguistic elements, such as hand shapes (including orientation, location and movement), non-manual features (including eye gaze, facial expressions, arm, head and body postures) and fingerspelling. Auslan also has its own grammar, which is different from English. Auslan grammar is composed of precise hand shapes, facial expressions and body movements that convey concrete and abstract information.
Benefits of learning Auslan
- enhance children’s educational and personal development
increase memory retention and motion processing
stimulate brain development and mental flexibility
increase enjoyment in communicating for both hearing and deaf children