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“Study in the Creative Arts Subjects Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts provides students not only with strong discipline based knowledge but with the fundamental skills, creative expertise and learning mindset recognised as essential capabilities for the 21st century.”
Pittwater House offers many opportunities in the Performing and Creative Arts. All students from ECC to Year 12 are exposed to all aspects of the performing and creative arts.
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Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2
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Stage 4 Year 7 and Year 8
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Stage 2 Year 3 and Year 4
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Stage 5 Year 9 and Year 10
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Stage 3 Year 5 and Year 6
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Stage 6 Year 11 and Year 12
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Dance (Stage 5 and Stage 6 - Accelerated) Year 9 (Stage 5) |
Throughout the year the students at Pittwater House have numerous opportunities to perform and display their artistic works.
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Junior School Junior Creative Arts Night
Junior Music Festival
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Senior School Senior Creative Arts Night
Senior Music Festival
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Junior and Senior School Eisteddfods
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Higher School Certificate HSC Performance Night
HSC Showcase Night
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Performing Arts
At Pittwater House we have a rich and holistic approach to the Performing and Creative Arts. Our school productions embody this philosophy. In alternate years Major Production and Senior Plays are a major event where students come together to produce a high-quality production. In 2019, the Major Production was 'Footloose'.
In these productions we give opportunities for students to dance, sing, act, play in the orchestra, build and design sets, do make-up, sound and lighting.
Co-curricular Music
We have found that in addition to the intrinsic value of learning music, music education has many other benefits for students, including:
- enhanced student engagement and well-being
- increased personal and social development
- contributing to learning in other subject areas
We offer many ensembles at Pittwater House.
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Junior School
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Senior School
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Combined School
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Seasonal Ensembles
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Pittwater House prides itself on having Music and Creative Arts performances at all events throughout the school year. Notable events in the school calendar that encompass the students’ talents are:
- Annual Christmas Carol night and other Christmas Events
- House Dinners
- ANZAC Day Services – school and community based
- Remembrance Day – school and community based
- Pittwater House Foundation Day Event
- Mothers’ Day Lunch
- Easter Parades
- School Assemblies
- Valedictory (Year 12 Graduation Assembly)
- Prize Giving
- Prefect Induction
Dance Ensembles
All students have an opportunity to audition for our large eisteddfod dance program. All the groups have limited places due to the restrictions enforced by the external eisteddfod. Therefor all ensembles require an audition.
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Junior School
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Senior School
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Due to the growth within the school and popularity of the Eisteddfod Dance program we have introduced two invitational ensembles. These have been designed to extend the students in dance and give students a chance to develop their own choreography.
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Junior School
Student must be a member of Stage 2 or Stage 3 |
Senior School
Student must be a member of Stage 4 or Senior Lyrical |
“The Creative Arts courses are designed for all students, regardless of their previous exposure to the art. If you have been studying a Musical Instrument, Voice, Dance, Drama or Visual Arts all your life OR you started later OR even if you just have a passion for it, you should consider the direct VALUE that it will have on your future. Many of the Creative Arts staff at Pittwater House are current HSC markers and have a wealth of knowledge and skill to develop students regardless of their previous exposure to the subject. So be courageous, brave, daring, bold, gutsy, spirited, adventurous, and valiant choose to study the Creative Arts and reap the rewards.”