Page 34 - Beacon Hill School Annual Report 2016-17

Visual Arts Visual Arts

At Beacon Hill School we have been dedicated as charcoal and acrylic to create artwork.
and committed to allowing our students to Students have also continued to participate

express themselves through artistic mediums in after school art clubs for upper and lower
as a way to further their education and learning. years.
The skills that our students have developed

through art classes can be carried over into Ms Xiao Bing Yu
many different areas of learning.

Students were also extremely eager and
excited to participate in the art lessons.

They were able to express themselves in less
conventional ways and were able to develop the

way they communicate their ideas and their
personalities.

This year at Beacon Hill School we were very
excited to be able to offer students in all year

groups art lessons. Students learned skill
based techniques such as pencil sketching,
pastels, watercolours and acrylic. Teachers

and students were excited and proud to be
able to see their works of art displayed around

the school. These art lessons were a way for
classroom teachers to further their skill set
as they will be on the same learning journey as

their students.
The Arts - This year at Beacon Hill School we also

gave Year 6 students a chance to express
themselves through the art gallery during the
Visual Arts Year 6 exhibition.

Educational Assistants and teachers underwent
training as part of their continued professional
development and PLF sessions. This included

learning how to use a variety of tools such