Craft & Technology
Vision:
Innovative and Enterprising Deyians
Mission:
To groom Deyians to be focused and determined in
realising their potential through a variety of platforms to make learning
relevant and fun.
Our Department
Philosophy
In Deyi, our Aesthetics
and Craft Technology department comprises of Art, Drama, Music, Design and
Technology, Nutrition and Food Science. The department aims to prepare our
students for a balanced and quality lifestyle, developing their critical and
creative thinking skills, their appreciation for Arts and design awareness, and
making informed food and consumer choices that will help promote a healthy
living and lifestyle. Through the focus on experiential learning in the diverse
process of artistic creation, the Craft and Technology department crafted our
programmes to enhance the students’ 21st century competencies of
self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management.
Our Curriculum
Art:
To inculcate an
inquiring mind for our students and develops their self-confidence to solve
problems creatively, with an appreciation of the visual arts at different
platforms. The curriculum provides opportunities for the students to express
their ideas, thoughts and feelings through different visual and tactile
mediums.
Lower Secondary Drama
Programme:
To develop our
students’ ability to empathise with a range of perspectives as they work in
groups to devise scenes and embody different characters. Students are also
given the opportunity to develop confidence and performative skills in order to
clearly present ideas and perspectives through acting, as well as through
critical appreciation of their peers’ performances.
Lower Secondary Music
Programme:
To develop our students in music appreciation and provide the platform for them to experience critical inquiry through music making. The curriculum provides students with informal practices where they are given the opportunity to mirror the way popular musicians learn and from there, developing the joy of learning and sense of ownership on their own using online resources.
Design
and Technology:
To develop our students
with the ability to solve real-life issues through empathy where they are able
to generalise creative and innovative ideas. The curriculum will equip students
with the Design Thinking Skills in ideation and development; traditional and
digital sketching skills; 3D design and prototyping skills; and technological
skills to handle common tools and equipment.
Nutrition
and Food Science (Food and Consumer Education / Food and Nutrition):
To equip our students
with the knowledge about issues on food, health and nutrition so that they will
learn to be appreciative about the diversity of food in different cultures. The
curriculum will enable and engage students in making informed decisions and
apply the right principles on food management, effective resource management
and understanding the basics of consumer rights.
Key
Programmes
1.
Art Lower Secondary
Ceramic Programme
2.
Art Museum-based
Learning Journey
3.
Music Lunchtime Concert (Jam Band)
4.
Music Around the World (Global
Instrument) Post Exam Enrichment Programme
5.
Drama Aesthetic Assembly
6.
Elective Music for ABRSM Programme
(Associated
Board of the Royal Schools of Music)
7.
Elective Drama for Trinity Guildhall
Exams Preparation (Trinity College London)