Learning in Expressive Arts provides opportunities to explore, refine, and communicate ideas, engage thinking, imagination and senses creatively in a world where anything is possible. Engagement with the expressive arts requires application, persistence and close attention to detail; capabilities that have benefits across all learning. These are higher-order skills, much in demand by employers and essential for learners to become active twenty-first century citizens. Through the Expressive Arts area of learning and experience, learners will gain the confidence to grow their artistic voices and their unique identity and will explore ways to connect and communicate with others. This area of learning and experience provides opportunities to develop lifelong appreciation and enjoyment of, and participation in, expressive arts and cultural activities.

The disciplines of Art, Drama and Music at Olchfa are interconnected by the creative process of exploring, responding and creating.