Creative Arts
We value the arts and believe in the importance of music and visual art education.
Students have the opportunity to participate in music, visual art, and drama during their time at Wesley.
We seek to provide a learning environment that encourages creativity and welcomes inquiry, to expand cultural awareness and worldview of our students through music and the arts, and to cultivate a desire for all students to strive for excellence. Music, art, and drama classes offer the opportunity to pursue these goals.
PYP Music
All PYP students study music weekly and perform in a recital. Kids learn to sing songs and to perform in an Orff ensemble. Orff instruction focuses on a variety of percussion instruments, such as xylophones and glockenspiels. Students learn how to read and write music. They also explore world music and cultures on multiple continents, as well as how music interfaces with culture. Wesley instruction also incorporates Chinese and African drums into PYP music.
MYP Drama
In the Middle Years Programme, Drama provides students with opportunities to explore music, drama, and movement as powerful forms of expression. Students develop creativity, confidence, and collaboration skills as they rehearse, perform, and reflect on their artistic choices. Through inquiry-based projects, they learn to analyze cultural and historical influences, experiment with different techniques, and use performance to communicate ideas and emotions to an audience.
MYP Visual Arts
The MYP Visual Arts program encourages students to become risk-takers and innovators as they explore a variety of artistic media and techniques. Students investigate global and cultural perspectives, connect their artmaking to personal experiences, and develop the ability to interpret and critique visual imagery. Through creating, presenting, and reflecting, learners build both technical skills and creative confidence, using art as a tool to express their unique voice and engage with the world around them.
Wesley Art
Students study visual art for 9-weeks each year. The instruction is differentiated for each age group, exploring topics like perspective, color, drawing technique, and more. Students create projects to experiment with new techniques and present to classmates.
