Creative And Performing Arts

Goals

• encourage creative thinkers and lifelong learners
  
• develop critical skills including communication, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration
• provide opportunities for students to explore and experiment  creatively.
  
• immerse students in authentic and real word experiences to engage in the artworld and enable deeper conceptual connections.  
  

Useful Links

• Newcastle Art Gallery
• Art Gallery NSW
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Off Stage
• Master Class
• Tropfest
• Digital Theatre Plus
• Artexpress
  

Courses

Y7 & Y8

• Y7: Music, Visual Arts
  
• Y8: Music and Visual Arts electives

Y9 & Y10

• Music, Visual Arts, Photographic & Digital Media, Ceramics.
  

Y11 & Y12

• Music, Visual Arts, Entertainment, Photography, Video and Digital Imaging.

Our Team

• Ms Pfister ^{_{HEAD TEACHER}}
  
• Ms Rogers ^{_{VISUAL ARTS}}
• Mr Burton _{^{VISUAL ARTS}}
• Ms Moffitt _{^{VISUAL ARTS}}
• Ms Martin _{^{VISUAL ARTS}}
• Ms Kerr _{^{VISUAL ARTS}}
• Mr McLennan _^MUSIC
• Ms Husband _^MUSIC

Activities

• MADD Nights Term 2, 3 & 4
• Excursions Year 8 - Nobbys Beach and Newcastle Art Gallery, Year 9 Tarong Zoo, Year 10 - Luna Park and MCA, Year 11 & 12 - Artexpress, as well as local and international exhibits.
• High Potential and Gifted Education workshops for selected students from our partner primary schools
  
• Encore
• Ensembles - Concert Band, Jazz Band, rock bands, choir, vocal ensemble
• Reprise
• Starstruck
• Performances including: ANZAC day, Choral Collective, Music Count Us In, Bandwidth, Eleebana Spring Fair, Bandfest, WBHS musical, Charlestown Square Education Week, Band Camp, Lizotte's, MAD nights
  
• MADD Night Talent Quest