Art Exhibition Visit cum Ceramic Art Workshop at Siglap Secondary School

The photographs above show the 20 happy pupils at the foyer of White Sands Primary School, at the foyer at Siglap Secondary School, Mr K, the art teacher at Siglap Secondary School and Mr K and his Potter's Wheel Ceramic Vase creation demo.
At White Sands Primary School, The Art Department with the support of the school heads and teachers who carry out the Art Programme, pupils are provided with a well-developed Art Programme which focuses on the eight Art Forms namely: Drawing and Painting, Printing, Collage, Assemblage, Sculpture, Ceramics and Digital Art. Pupils are provided with a Holistic Art Education. Besides participating in art lessons in the school, pupils are exposed to Art Discussion, Art Works of famous artists and taken out of the school on Learning Journeys to visit Art Exhibitions at Museums and schools. They also visit schools and art-associated government agencies to participate in Art Workshops.

On Friday, 24 October 2008, 20 pupils from Primary 6 Attentive, Primary 6 Joyful and Primary 6 Knowledgeable accompanied me to view an Art Exhibition and participate in a Ceramic Art Workshop at Siglap Secondary School, the centre for excellence for Art for East Zone Schools.

The pupils were Chiang Kar Wai, Elysia Chiam Yue Xian, Ho Koon Yee, Lam Yi Xin, Betty New Shi Jie, Nur Farizan Bte Abubakar, Siti Nur I'zzah Bte Mohd Amin, Song Ruilin, Song Ruipin, Cherlyn Tai Wei Qi, Luqman Nur Hakim Bin Wahab and Gillett Thia Zai Yi from Primary 6 Attentive; Mohd Shafiq Bin Mohd F from Primary 6 Joyful and Annabel Tay Hui Xin, Joan Lee Pei Xin, Nur Emy Liya Bte Mohd Hisam, Alicia Yang Rongce, Chua Yun Hui, Muhd Firas Bin Abdul Rahman and Qamarul Nizam Bin Khairulsaleh from Primary 6 Knowledgeable.

The pupils were taken on a visit to the School's Art Exhibition Gallery. They were provided with worksheets to help them understand, appreciate and look deep into the art works which were on display. Having viewed the exhibits, later many of the pupils were busy with their mobile phones,snapping photographs of the works which they liked.

After spending some time at the Exhibition Gallery, the pupils were taken to a spacious art room where they were introduced to Mr K, a dedicated art teacher at Siglap Secondary School who has seen many a artist pass through his hands.

Mr K engaged the pupils of White Sands with his humour and interesting delivery of his Ceramic Art Workkshop. Pupils had a go at creating their own little pinch pots. Later, they worked on their second ceramic project.

Having enjoyed the two sessions, the pupils then gathered around Mr K to watch a demonstration on the creation of a vase, using a Potter's Wheel.

It was truely an enjoyable, enriching visit to Siglap Secondary School, a school which believes in nurturing talents and pursuing excellence as a way of life. Thank you Siglap!