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Northoaks Primary School

Aesthetics

Discover how Northoaks Primary nurtures young artists and musicians through the Young Artists’ Programme and HEARTbeatz curriculum, fostering creativity, confidence and cultural appreciation in every child.

Last updated 31 August 2026

The Northoaks Art Curriculum:

Young Artists' Programme

A Journey in Artistic Exploration.....

Here in Northoaks Primary School, we believe that every single child has the innate ability to create, enjoy and appreciate art. Most important of all, we believe that everyone has the potential to develop into passionate & confident young artists. This is why we call our art curriculum the Young Artists' Programme. 

Taking reference from MOE's new 2024 Art Syllabus, our art modules are based on the 3 broad focus areas of 'Self and Immediate Environment', 'Singapore in Past, Present and Future' and 'The World and the Region We Live in'. For each of the modules, students draw inspirations from (MOE-approved) artworks by local and international students and artists and learn art history & theories, and media ranging from oil pastel, paint to ICT art, and create their own artworks.

The Young Artists' Programme aims to develop students with:

i) Visual Inquiry Skills to discover and explore their surroundings.

ii) Confidence, Curiosity, ~and~ Imagination and Enjoyment in art making and art discussion.

iii) Awareness and Respect for histories and cultures of key Artworks and Artists in Singapore and the World.

The Northoaks Art Curriculum:

Young Artists' Programme

Our Pupils in Action.....

Three children in school uniforms doing art activities: drawing portraits and sculpting a clay bowl.
Three school children in uniforms doing art activities: clay modeling, colorful paper craft, and a flower drawing.
Two children each proudly display colorful handmade painted bowls in a school art classroom.
Children sitting on a floor holding green cards, and another group standing near a wooden frame during a school activity.

The SchoolARTS@SCH project

The SchoolARTS@SCH project started in 2019 with 14 schools and has seen a steady increase in the involvement of different schools since then. Our Primary 4 students contributed 15 artworks to one of the Singhealth Community Hospitals.

The Singapore Community Hospitals are Bright Vision Hospital, Outram Community Hospital and Sengkang Community Hospital. These hospitals use artworks to beautify their lift lobbies and common corridors.

Please view our students' artworks in the virtual art gallery (opens in new tab)

Music Curriculum

Venn diagram with three overlapping circles labeled Listen and Respond, Create Music, and Perform Music inside an oval.

Framework for Teaching and Learning in the General Music Programme (GMP)

Aim of GMP

1. Develop awareness and appreciation of music in local and global cultures.
2. Develop ability for creative expression and communication through music
3. Provide the basis to develop an informed and life-long involvement in music.

HEARTbeatz@NKPS

Northoaks Primary School has a structured whole-school approach to implement its aesthetics learning through its 6-year progressive Music Modular Programmes entitled, HEARTbeatz. With this in mind, the objectives of HEARTbeatz are:

  • To support the holistic development of students in the Aesthetics domain through Music Appreciation

  • To allow students to learn Handchimes, Angklung and Ukulele skills and to appreciate pitch, rhythm and beats through the learning

  • To equip our students with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and to reinforce the school values of ‘H.E.A.R2.T’ (Honesty, Empathy, Appreciation, Respect, Responsibility, Tenacity).