SGQ Creative Arts: What a year so far!

After a hectic start to the second part of the year, I thought I would take time to reflect on our year so far. It is only when things become calm that we as a faculty are able to sit back and wonder how we had the time to fit so much into such a small time frame.

In the Prep School(the link to theirs and the new kindergarten blog are available from this page) Art and Music have enjoyed an outstanding year and it is wonderful to be in and around the newly inaugurated prep building to see the fantastic artwork and to hear our students playing orchestral instruments, singing and generally beginning to secure our future status as the pinnacle of arts education in South America.

The chapel choir is also going through a period of regeneration and transition and an elite group of chorister scholars has been introduced to the prep school to form valuable links in strengthening the college chapel choir.

We have also moved into phase three of artist in residence scheme and students in college, prep and kindergarten have all enjoyed both fine arts and dance over the last two years as an enrichment to their already existing curriculum. Anastasia Feigin joined us early in August to enthuse Dance to all of our students and I look forward to posting some information about her in the coming days.

In College also, creative arts continues to go from strength to strength and whilst students take time to prepare for important examinations, they can look back on their experiences in the following events up to the winter holiday 2012.

Between February and July, these have included:-

A Gala Music Concert
ES1 and 2 Dance presentations
The College Musical
The Prep School Musical
Collective community acts of worship in the College Chapel
Musical performances in various Actos and assemblies
Performances in Book Week
Cultural visits and hosting for two schools in the United States
Visits from two Choirs from Germany
Student participation in the LAHC Choir in Santiago Chile
The IB Senior Play
Participation in the ESSARP Senior Choir Festival
The Big Sing 2012

As we move into the second, equally hectic, part of the year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents and SGQ staff and community members for their continued support. But I would like to mention in particular the wonderful team of 15 staff within the creative arts faculty who make these things possible. But most of all our students - they are blossoming, flourishing and growing by the day.......it's an amazing thing to be part of the development of so many.
Please see below some selected Feb - July 2012 highlights in photographs.
With best wishes
Mr R (August 2012)