What Our Subject is About
The Aesthetics Department (Y56) offers two programmes, namely the Arts Education Programme@Raffles and the Music Elective Programme (MEP). We believe that arts education promotes cognitive, social and emotional development in a person through engagement in artistic processes such as creating, performing, responding and experiencing. Arts education helps one to understand the role of the arts in defining and shaping a society and through this, our students will be equipped to fulfil their role as future leaders of the global community.
We strive to create a student-centric learning environment and culture that encourages creativity, critical thinking, curiousity and one which develops students’ artistic dispositions. We emphasise real-world applicability as students learn to draw parallels between what is learnt in the classroom and apply the knowledge to real life situations.
What We Do To Develop Students' Interest/Abilities
As we believe that an art education does not exist within the curriculum or classrooms, we aim to provide authentic learning experiences by engaging with the art world.
For art, these consist of examining contemporary artworks through museum and exhibition visits, interviewing stakeholders such as curators, collectors and artists, as well as studio visits. We also organise camps and masterclasses to hone artistic habits and dispositions.
For music, our students are involved in concerts both as performers and audiences, masterclasses by local and international professional musicians, chamber music making, workshops and learning journeys. As Music Elective Programme (MEP) students, they also take part in inter-school collaborations organized by the Ministry of Education.