PE & Aesthetics

Mission

Providing a safe, positive and vibrant environment and a broad and rich curriculum where all Concordians can be encouraged to succeed in becoming fit and healthy individuals.

Vision

Every Concordian should have the opportunity to take part in the physical activities on a regular basis and become physically confident and competent. Through all the sporting and physical activities, Concordians will potentially develop a love and passion for sports and continue this into their later lives.

Our PE curriculum aims to ensure that all Concordians develop their fundamental skills and competence to excel in a wide range of physical activities from Primary 1 to 6. This is to provide them with a broad and balanced curriculum with opportunities for all to enjoy.

We provide our students with 2 to 2½ hours of active PE lessons weekly and purposeful play to keep them healthy and at the same time, educating them on a healthy, balanced diet and lifestyle. Also, through our daily PE lessons, we aim to promote teamwork, sportsmanship, fairplay and healthy eating. Through our daily cooperative and competitive games, they will develop communication and collaboration. They will understand the importance of resilience, perseverance and respect amongst peers.

Objectives

Concord Primary School is committed to…

• Provide a safe, secure and vibrant environment where all Concordians can enjoy and play
• Adopt a challenging, broad and exciting PE curriculum which will actively encourage, motivate and develop every Concordian to feel healthy and happy
• Promote active and mass participation so that every Concordian will have the ‘can-do’ spirit
• Foster tolerance, responsibility, respect and acceptance of others through the sports and games they play during their daily PE lessons

In summary, here are the overview

Seven learning areas facilitate the learning experiences in the daily PE lessons in Concord from Primary 1 to 6. In Primary 1 & 2, Dance, Games & Sports, Gymnastics, Outdoor Education and Physical Health and Fitness are introduced. Athletics and Swimming are introduced from Primary 3 onwards.

1. Athletics
2. Dance
3. Games and Sports
4. Gymnastics
5. Outdoor Education
6. Physical Health and Fitness
7. Swimming

Annually, Concord Primary School will have her Sports Day carried out from Primary 1 to 6 on Children's Day. It would involve mass participation and every child gets to compete.

The Primary 4 and 6 students will have to go through compulsory NAPFA (ie. National Physical Fitness Assessment) tests according to the National standards starting from the month of April to August in school. It involves a series of five stations and a 1.6km Walk-Run.

Below are the compulsory test items

1. Sit-ups
2. Standing Broad Jump
3. Sit-and-Reach
4. Inclined Pull-ups
5. Shuttle Run
6. 1.6km Walk-Run

The PE department also organises specialised games and sports for students from Primary 3 to 6 – games like Tchoukball, Kinball, Roller-blading, Archery, etc. These introductory sports are usually carried out by specialised vendors and our PE teachers would supervise our students during the Modular Programme sessions. Such experiential learning will bring about rich exposure and thus, making learning more enjoyable and fun for both our students and teachers.

Finally, the Primary 5 students will get to enjoy the Residential Adventure Camp. It will run for 3 days and 2 nights. Over the 3 days, our students will experience the low elements course and other outdoor activities such as trekking, navigating and outdoor cooking. Such are valuable experiences and they will be challenged to recognize their limits.

Aesthetics

The Department also seeks to promote the mastery of skills and creativity in the Aesthetics domain through an enriching and wholesome Art and Music curriculum. Our students are introduced to a variety of Art forms based on different genre and ethnic cultures. Key programmes such as Artist in the Spotlight and Wall of Expressions help students to develop propensity for Arts appreciation and forms of expression.

Other than learning about the fundamental theory of music, our students are exposed to a variety of musical instruments during their modular music lessons, such as Recorders, Orff, Cajon, Ukulele and Guitar. They are given opportunity to exhibit their skills through performances at school assembly programmes and important school events. The students also undergo music appreciation experiences outside of their classroom through attending musicals and concerts.

Aesthetics Framework (Art and Music)

Vision - Develop the attitude and aptitude to live an enriched life through the Arts

Mission - Through exposure to the Arts experience in Concord Primary School, we aspire to nurture Concordians to be confident, expressive and reflective learners who can connect with the society and people across all cultures. Arts Appreciation . Curriculum . Expressions

Concordians are exposed to a progressive and experiential arts journey in Concord Primary School. Elements and concepts are learned through active experiences, where students are provided with opportunities to express their voice and choice, such as music creation and performance using various classroom music instruments or creating a 3D sculpture through paper play.

Various platforms are provided to provide students the opportunity to hone their art and music skills through our music and art curriculum, modular programmes and school events.

By the end of Primary 6, students will be able to appreciate arts from the Singapore and regional culture, experienced a range of instruments (pitched and unpitched), can perform on the main melodic instrument with good tone and expression, and also possess the ability to create artworks using a variety of mediums and present their art and share their ideas and inspirations with audience via exhibitions and publications.

You can also find more updates on our art and music programmes, including a photo gallery in our uniquely ARTpression Blog. Click here to access the blog.

Key Programmes and Highlights