Aims of the Commonweal Art Curriculum.

• To develop the capacity for creative thought and action, the ability to innovate, initiate and make effective responses.
• To develop physical and perceptual skills and encourage the development of ideas
• To equip students with the appropriate two and three dimensional techniques required to communicate their ideas
• To develop and encourage the aptitude for independent studies
• To use the Arts to challenge and revalue cultural assumptions and to understand and engage in Arts practices which reflect our multicultural society
• To develop a capacity for self criticism and assessment. To develop a basic language and vocabulary which can be used to evaluate and discuss a range of ideas.
• To support the Performing Arts status of the school by contributing to school and community projects
  To engender a love of the subject and an understanding of its wider uses across the curriculum in all students.

Art DepArtment Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide students with a structured, creative
environment where they are encouraged to ask questions, solve problems,
and take risks while acquiring the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to prepare themselves for a society and world which is predominantly and
intensely visual.

Art is the universal language through which we express our common aspirations and experiences. As such, it has always been a channel for appreciating and understanding the diversity of humankind.  In
contemporary society the use of visual media has expanded rapidly. More studies are indicating that children who experience the visual Arts are more successful in their other studies.  

The need to experience, understand and successfully create visual media is increasing. The Art DepArtment is prepared to meet these needs.