At One World International School, we provide an arts programme that helps expand the elements of visual, creative and performing arts to give your child an appreciation of the benefits of artistic expression. Both in the classroom and through extracurricular activities, we teach students about different art forms and encourage them to cultivate their interests and talents through visual arts and drama.
During classes and extracurricular activities, students have the opportunity to engage in various art disciplines, both visual arts and performance arts.
By engaging in our exciting school art curriculum, students acquire the skills and knowledge to speak intelligently about the design, style and techniques on any piece of art they encounter. While having fun exploring their creative side, children are learning practical skills, such as teamwork, perseverance and collaboration. Co-curricular activities in the arts allow students to build on what they are learning in class, applying their skills in a relaxed environment.
As an international school, we celebrate diversity in a multicultural environment. At OWIS, we focus on the many ways art affects our world, beginning with how art shaped ancient civilisations. Learning about different artists and artistic movements throughout history teaches children the relationship between art and culture. This promotes students' understanding of different cultures, including their own. International school visual arts serve as a way for students to enhance their cultural awareness, an important part of preparing to become global citizens and leaders.
We provide a variety of ways to integrate art into our interdisciplinary programme. Throughout the year, students participate in art weeks and annual art exhibitions, which showcase both visual and performance art. These events allow students to talk about their creations with other students, teachers, parents and the local community. Students gain new insight and perspective when they experience and examine the artwork of their peers and receive other perspectives on what they have created.
Art appreciation encourages students to think about how art is a part of their world, and how they can use different art forms to express themselves in new and creative ways.
We explore the expressive components of various pieces of art and look at how they are used. These components include line, texture, colour, shape, space and value. Analysing a variety of artworks teaches students how these elements combine to affect each piece.
Whether they're looking at paintings, sculptures or sketches, students learn how to read art, and how to put into words what they interpret.
Our school art curriculum centres around observation, discussion, experimentation and research. As they learn about different art forms, they have the opportunity to try their hands at various techniques, using a variety of materials.
Art Teacher, Grade 10 Tutor
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Art Teacher, Grade 10 Tutor
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Yasmin started her art career through television art programmes for art enthusiasts in India. She has over 20 years of experience in Art, 15 of which she has spent teaching Art to various age groups. She is experienced in teaching PYP, MYP Art, ICSE Art, IGCSE Art & Design, Singapore MOE Art & PAL Visual Arts (Programme for Active Learning Visual arts). She believes in experimental learning by incorporating different art forms and techniques to widen one's art knowledge and skills.
Yasmin is a Postgraduate in Resource Management with Early childhood education experience. She holds a Cambridge Accreditation for IGCSE Art & Design and Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers & Trainers from CIE. She is also certified in Educational Studies from The College of Teachers, UK and is a trained professional in Portrait drawing & Western Art from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.
Yasmin strikes a balance with traditional and digital art as she firmly believes that both these art forms are interrelated. She was privileged to be nominated for the prestigious President's Design Award 2012 and was blessed to share her school publication design works with the then Hon'ble President of Singapore Mr Tony Tan Keng Yam.
Yasmin believes OWIS’ strong commitment to its art programme is a perfect fit to unleash one’s aesthetic and creative expressions. She trains students to be expressive through art as it is a reflection of them and their technical skills are strengthened from the foundation level.
As far as her learning approach towards art is concerned, Yasmin is convinced that "Art is a process, not a product!"
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Art Teacher
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Reshvinder is originally from Malaysia and she has been a dedicated teacher for the last 10 years teaching at various schools in Malaysia and Singapore. Reshvinder holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education from University Tun Abdul Razak and a Diploma in Pre-school Education from Perdana Institute of Education.
Reshvinder believes every student is an individual with specific learning abilities, likes, dislikes and motivations. She enjoys working with children and looks forward to working with her colleagues every day as one team. She uses multiple methods of teaching (linguistic, visual, auditory, kinesthetic) to reach out to each student, according to their unique tendency.
Reshvinder has been inspired to teach, by her own teacher who was extremely patient with her and guided her academically when she needed it most.
She loves cross-stitching, exploring new places and different types of food in her spare time. Her favourite by far, though, is all types of sea food!
Visual Arts Teacher
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Visual Arts Teacher
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Weisha is from Qingdao city of China. She has a Master of Science in Higher Education from Walden University, USA, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Fine Art from Sunderland University, UK, a Specialist Diploma in Arts Education from the National Institute of Education, Singapore, and a Diploma in Fine Art from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.
She has won many awards, including the Artist of the Singapore Friendship Fabric, 1st Youth Olympic Games of Singapore, Fine Art Awards from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Chinese Painting Silver Award, China, and more.
Weisha started teaching art in 2008 in Singapore. She chose OWIS because she appreciates the interaction and rapport she's able to build with students. She loves sharing fun moments with each student and learning through fun activities. Students would describe her as fun, caring and motivated.
In her spare time, Weisha explores cafes in Singapore. She also enjoys reading and spending time with her family and her cat.
Art Teacher, OWIS Suntec
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Art Teacher, OWIS Suntec
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Suhailin is a Singaporean. She started her career as a 3D Artist/Designer specialising in architecture/interior design. However, her growth mindset made her want to do something different in the long run, which was more challenging. So she took a leap of faith and quit her job as a designer to become an educator.
She has been teaching for more than 12 years now and has gained strong experience through her work in different educational institutions, which includes a secondary school and a SPED school.
Suhailin believes that every student learns at their own pace, in their own unique way. She implements her idea of “I Do, We Do, You Do” in classroom teaching. As someone who is caring, understanding and positive, she hopes to nurture the OWIS philosophy of kindness by encouraging students to be thoughtful of others and show empathy.
In her free time, Suhailin enjoys spending quality time with her family and heading out for shopping, dining, or to explore a theme park with them.
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OWIS Nanyang is accredited for the IB PYP, Cambridge IGCSE and IB DP. OWIS Suntec is a Candidate School for the IB PYP.
CPE Registration Number: 200800495N | Validity Period: 24 February 2019 - 23 February 2023
