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Specialist Programs

Music & Performing Arts

Our vibrant Music and Performing Arts program immerses students from Prep to Year 6 in a dynamic blend of music, drama and dance. Through carefully sequenced lessons, students explore core musical elements such as rhythm, pitch, melody and form. They learn to identify and create sounds using terminology like ta, ti-ti, tika-tika, mi, so and la, while engaging with concepts like beat, phrasing, tempo and dynamics.

Using picture storybooks, musical games and listening activities, students analyse and appreciate a range of art music. Each year level builds on the last, developing both technical and creative skills across the performing arts.

A highlight of the program is the bi-annual musical production, where all students actively participate in singing, acting, dancing and movement – bringing their learning to life on stage in a joyful celebration of the arts.

Italian

Our Italian program provides students from Foundation to Year 6 with rich opportunities to learn and use the language in authentic and meaningful ways. The program focuses on building confidence in interpersonal communication, with students progressively developing their skills in speaking, listening, and understanding Italian.

From the early years, students are introduced to greetings, polite expressions, and classroom instructions through songs, games, routines, and visual supports. As they move through the levels, students engage in structured dialogues, ask and answer questions about themselves, express their feelings and preferences, and learn how language varies in formal and informal contexts.

In addition to promoting intercultural understanding, language learning has been shown to support cognitive development, including memory, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. Our program offers opportunities to extend students through challenging tasks, creative expression, and the exploration of grammatical and cultural nuances, helping them become confident and flexible learners.

Through interactive activities, cultural exploration, and daily use of Italian, students grow in their ability to use the language respectfully and purposefully, laying strong foundations for future language learning.

Physical Education

Our Physical Education program offers students from Foundation to Year 6 diverse and engaging opportunities to build physical skills, confidence, and teamwork. Each year level participates in a range of activities that develop fundamental movement skills, sport-specific techniques, and social-emotional learning through physical challenges.
From early years to senior levels, students progressively build their ability to move with control, collaborate respectfully, and apply strategies in a range of environments.

Programs such as Hot Shot Tennis, Rookie Rollers Lawn Bowls, and structured Athletics units support the development of coordination, endurance, and game sense.

Key events in our school’s sporting calendar include:
  • Whole School Athletics Carnival
  • Swimming Carnival (Years 3–6)
  • Cross Country Competition (Years 3–6)
  • Lightning Premierships (Years 5–6)
  • Interschool Sport Competitions (Years 5–6)
These events foster school spirit and provide students with opportunities to represent their school with pride. Many of our students—and several school teams—have achieved outstanding success at local and regional levels in recent years.

Our PE program nurtures not only physical development but also a lifelong appreciation for active, healthy living.

Visual Arts

Our Visual Arts program offers students from Prep to Year 6 rich and varied opportunities to explore creativity through drawing, painting, collage, textiles, printmaking and sculpture. Each term, students engage with diverse techniques and materials while responding to the work of professional artists and picture storybook illustrators.

The program fosters visual expression, imagination and personal reflection, with a strong focus on the elements of art: line, shape, colour, texture and space. Students develop fine motor skills, creative problem-solving and confidence as they work individually and collaboratively to express ideas, emotions and identity.
Highlights of our Visual Arts program include:
  • Age-appropriate, skills-based projects in 2D and 3D media
  • Creative responses to books, emotions, and community themes
  • Artist-inspired works, including those of Picasso, Kandinsky, Andy Warhol and Australian artists like Aidan Weichard and Trudy Rice
  • Textile experiences such as embroidery, wet felting and needle-felting
  • A biannual Art Show that showcases the very best of Prep to Year 6 student artwork, celebrating creativity and achievement across the whole school
Through the Visual Arts, students are encouraged to explore who they are, connect with the world around them, and take pride in their creative journey.

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