“Art is a place for children to learn to trust their ideas, themselves and to explore what is possible”. (Maryann Kohl)
2024 saw two new art teachers coming to THAC Junior School to work with all our students. Mrs Ann McDermott and Mrs Kathryn Kurilowich are helping our students engage their brains in a form of learning that will encourage creativity and imagination, important qualities across all Key Learning Areas.
The benefits of Visual Art are many. Children develop confidence in their ideas, and learn how to reflect creativity and critically to the world around them through observation of artworks. Specific skills such as hand-eye co-ordination, fine motor dexterities and social abilities are all practised through instruction.
As we move towards celebrating God’s great gift to us over Easter, all the students from Prep to Year 6 have brought home a coloured circle or square. Please encourage your children to draw or paint something that represents this gift. They are due back to their teachers on Monday 25 March. All the artworks will be displayed in the Auditorium next Wednesday 27 March.