Our students are immersed in a creative environment from the moment they join Haileybury. The Performing and Visual Arts are an integral part of our curriculum.
All students enjoy aspects of creative arts, music, drama and dance, which encourages them to expand their minds and appreciate culture and creativity. A wide array of subjects and activities are offered.
Students can nurture their talents through co-curricular activities such as plays, musicals, variety shows and dance productions. In doing so they develop skills, work as a team and shine on stage.
Our students produce first-class plays, musicals, art exhibitions and orchestra/band performances. They are consistently selected for the illustrious VCE Season of Excellence exhibition.
Performing Arts
Dance
Our Dance students learn choreography, performance, technique and physiology, providing a solid grounding for creativity development. Students have the option of joining many of the Dance teams from Middle School onwards. Many of our Dance teams have won state and national dance titles. Dance also forms part of the School’s major productions, such as the musicals.
Drama
Our students can enjoy Drama in first-class facilities throughout their schooling. The Drama program is integrated into all year levels. Through drama and movement, Junior School students are encouraged
to become creators, makers, producers, performers, presenters, audience members and critics. Drama is a core part of the Middle School curriculum and becomes an elective in Year 8. Middle and Senior School students can join large-scale productions, and choose from a range of theatre and drama studies at VCE level.
Music
An exceptional Instrumental program underpins music at Haileybury. We offer individual tuition for most instruments, including piano, pipe organ, voice, saxophone, trumpet, violin, flute, drumkit and guitar as well as the bagpipes. Each campus boasts several orchestras, concert bands, choirs and a broad range of smaller ensembles (including jazz combos and chamber string groups).
In Year 2, students learn violin, viola, cello or double bass within the Year 2 String program. In Year 5, students participate in a classroom band program, where they explore learning either trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, saxophone or percussion. In Senior School, students may choose Music as part of their VCE program and broaden their experience through many varied performances and concert opportunities.
Visual Arts
Creativity is integral to a complete education. Our Visual Arts students learn to foster critical skills and an understanding of aesthetics, while developing
an appreciation of visual thinking, cultural change and the importance of media, art and design in a multicultural society.
From Prep, compulsory art lessons encourage students to explore their talents and passions. They can continue Visual Arts studies in VCE, through the subjects Art Making and Exhibiting, Media, and Visual Communication Design.
