ANNUAL MAGAZINE - Dominican Convent School

“The certificates
were beautiful. I was
happy when I saw my
art in the hall and all
the other children”
ZiyanDA MaguBAne, GR R
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Spring in Our Songs,
Our Steps
D. MACKENZIE | PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL
There was great excitement as friends, families and teachers of
Pitter Patter Academy (Wychwood), Wings of Hope Pre-School
(Belgravia) and Dominican Convent Pre-School gathered to
watch the pupils of the three schools participate on stage in
various cultural activities. Performance items included individual
and group poetry, dance and movement, choral verse and choir
presentations. Beautiful artwork created by the children adorned
the walls of the school hall. Over tea and coffee and delicious eats,
the audience could not stop talking about the talented children.
The adjudicators, Ms Sue Thomas and Ms Mandy Reisinger,
awarded gold and silver certificates to all participants for their
outstanding achievements. The little ones later commented on
their experience:
“I liked how the stage was decorated and my parents were
watching me.”
Bokang modiga, Gr R
“I loved everything … the stage, singing, dancing and eating.”
KeABetswe mahORO, Gr R
The Importance of Art in a Child's Development
“It’s the Process,
Not the Product”
Have you ever seen children smooth finger
paint over a sheet of paper with both hands,
pulling their fingertips through the paint
to make squiggles? Or observed a child
colouring in spirals with crayons? If yes, then you
have seen the concentration on these children's faces,
and the joyful expressions of art explored. You have
witnessed creative art in process!
Creating art expands a child's ability to interact with the world
around them, and provides a new set of skills for self-expression
and communication. Not only does art help to develop the right
side of the brain, it also cultivates important skills that benefit a
child's development.
Art is just fun with no purpose or reason, just creating, getting
messy, and the joyful expression of being a KID!
Children express things through their art that they don't even
have words for yet.
After children spend time creating process art, they focus better
in Maths, Science, and other academic tasks. It seems art is the
one area where kids and their creativity have free reign.
Art also develops a child's creativity. Rather than being told
what to do, answers and directions come from the child. Art is
an experience that requires free thinking, experimentation, and
analysis – all part of creativity.
DeIDRe mackenzie
Hod pre-primary school
art & writing
Art helps children to feel willing to try new ideas, to experiment,
to solve problems.
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