The Expressive Arts includes experiences and outcomes in art and design, drama, dance and music. Through the Expressive Arts, children and young people have rich opportunities to be creative and imaginative and to experience inspiration and enjoyment. They develop an understanding of the important role of the arts in developing and changing society. Through their experience of Expressive Arts, children and young people can appreciate the contributions of the arts on the lives of individuals and communities.

Learning through Expressive Arts enables children and young people to:

• express themselves in different ways and be creative
• experience enjoyment (and contribute to other people’s enjoyment) through creative and expressive performances and presentations
• develop important skills specific to Expressive Arts and also transferable skills
• develop an appreciation of aesthetic and cultural values and ideas
• prepare for advanced learning and future careers by building foundations for excellence in Expressive Arts.

Art & Design

Art and Design promotes discovery and understanding of ideas and feelings and provides a means of expressing these visually. Pupils are provided with a variety of opportunities to develop a range of skills in drawing, painting, collage, printing and modelling etc.  In the upper school pupils study the work of great artists.  Throughout the school session, pupils will be involved in a variety of art and design competitions e.g. Christmas Card Competition, Road Safety Poster Competition etc.

Music

Music is an important part of social culture and can enrich the lives of children. In Bargeddie, we utilise, ‘Charanga,’ and ‘Kodaly Music,’ to deliver music from Primary One to Primary Seven. Our junior and senior pupils can opt to receive musical tuition on brass and stringed instruments. Our Primary Five pupils develop their musical knowledge and skills through specialist, ‘Kodaly’ instruction, which is delivered by Mrs Heather Ewart. Furthermore, Bargeddie Primary has an excellent school choir, which consists of pupils from P4-7. Each year our choir competes in the Glasgow Music Festival and also performs on other special occasions. On various occasions, throughout the year, performances take place to showcase our pupils’ musical talents.

Drama

Through drama, our children learn to communicate ideas and feelings via language, expression and movement, in real and imaginary contexts. This helps our pupils to develop confidence and self-esteem. In the main, we utilise North Lanarkshire Council’s Drama Programme of Study. However, Drama opportunities are often inter-disciplinary and have links to other areas of the curriculum.

Dance

Through dance, learners have rich opportunities to be creative and to experience inspiration and enjoyment. Creating and performing are the core activities for all learners and taking part in dance contributes to their physical activity. Learners develop their technical skills and the quality of their movement and use their imagination and skills to create and choreograph dance sequences. They further develop their knowledge, understanding and capacity to enjoy dance through evaluating performances and commenting on their work and the work of others.