Creative Arts

Creative Arts at Sunshine Harvester Primary School

At Sunshine Harvester, the arts are a way for students to think, explore and make sense of the world around them. Our Creative Arts Program is built on inquiry, encouraging students to develop their own ideas, make choices and tell their own stories. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. Students plan, problem-solve and create together, building a strong sense of community along the way.

Our learning is aligned with the Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 2.0 (The Arts), giving every student from Foundation to Year 6 a rich, sequential learning experiences across Visual Arts, Drama, Media Arts and Dance.

Learning like an artist

Our program is built around the Studio Habits of Mind, developed by researchers at Harvard’s Project Zero. These are the habits real artists use every day: building skills, sticking with challenges, imagining new ideas, expressing themselves, looking closely, reflecting, taking creative risks and learning from other artists. Students learn to look closely, share their thinking and see mistakes as part of the process.

What students explore

• Drawing, painting and printmaking: building observation skills, colour confidence and a love of mark-making
• Sculpture and ceramics: working in three dimensions and shaping ideas with their hands
• Mixed media: combining materials in unexpected ways
• STEAM and Mini Architects: where art meets science, technology, engineering and maths, as students design, build and test their own creations
• Drama: exploring character, story and perspective through play and performance
• Media Arts: including stop-motion animation, where students plan, shoot and bring their own characters and stories to life

Dance and the Australian Ballet

We’re proud of our long-standing relationship with the Australian Ballet’s Education 

and Outreach Program, which gives our students the chance to experience dance as an expressive art form, and to move, create and perform with confidence from a team of dance professionals.

A space that celebrates creativity

Our vibrant art space is the heart of the program. The exhibition wall showcases student work throughout the year, so student can share their ideas and feel valued and celebrated. Our weekly Art Club focuses on creativity for wellbeing and is a welcoming and inclusive space for students to create, connect and recharge.