Josephian Arts Programme
In JAP Visual Arts and Music, students are stretched to achieve their artistic potential either as young artists or musicians. The programme develops Josephians through the four domains of growth, namely challenge, collaborate, coach and connect.
Curriculum Overview For JAP Visual Arts, the elements of Content, Concept and Context underpin the curriculum design. For JAP Music, the elements of Explore, Experiment and Present structure the learning experiences in the curriculum.
The aims of JAP are to encourage and enable students to:
• Develop specific skills to create art and music
• Make purposeful connections between investigation and practice
• Communicate and express artistic thoughts
• Respond to and reflect on art and music
• Be socially aware and relevant
Yan Keyang, our Year 3 JAP art student, with his family and his winning painting at the 2025 Live On Competition Award Ceremony
At the heart of JAP is the use of inquiry-based learning and students craft their investigations into ideas and issues, skills and techniques, to develop their own artistic or musical practice. JAP students also develop art and music criticism skills to analyse and interpret works by established artists and musicians.
The programme offers a variety of structured activities for students to explore, explain, extend and evaluate their learning individually and with their peers. The works that the students create hold personal resonance and connections to pertinent real-world issues such as sustainability and mental wellness.
The JAP curriculum requires 80 minutes( Year 1 and 2) and 180 minutes( Year 3 and 4) of weekly afternoon lessons.
Artist and industry practitioner, Syafid Halid, conducting an Ableton Live workshop for JAP music students to acquire music tech skills
Creative collaboration in action at the 2025 Yellowren Competition, where JAP art students across levels teamed up to create acrylic paintings in 3 hours
JAP music students attending a dikir barat workshop to develop ASEAN music literacy knowledge and skills
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