Love Dance, Love Life!

"Love Dance. Love Life!" is our very own Learning for Life Programme in South View.

South View’s approach to promote Music, Visual and Performing is borne out of its vision to be A School of Passionate Learners with A Heart to Serve.

The school wants to inspire students to initiate, innovate and explore new ideas to achieve excellence in all endeavours. The school’s continuous effort in the provision of a broad-based and holistic learning is aligned to MOE’s Holistic Education Framework with the aims to:

promote creativity and innovation;
encourage students to pursue a passion and engage in self-directed and life-long learning;
evoke in students an appreciation of the cultural richness of our multi-cultural society and enhance a sense of identity and self-assurance in them;
nurture in our students qualities and values such as creativity, confidence, resilience and team-spirit - the competencies for living and working as adults in the 21st Century

Approach
The school adopts a pyramid or ATP (All-Talent-Passion) approach in promoting Arts. By adopting the pyramid approach, the school aims to provide experience for all, identify and develop talents, and equip and inspire students to continue to pursue their passion and develop their talents beyond their primary education.

Approach 1 : Experience for All

The experience for All is part of the school’s effort in the provision of holistic and broad education to help every student explore and discover their talent. It is the first step towards the creation of different pathways to success. At this broad base level, all students learn dance, music and art through different modular programmes in the Art, Music and PHE (Dance) curriculum.

During the Level Enrichment Programme, which are also carried out during curriculum time, students are able to deepen their knowledge and skills acquired from the Art, Music and PHE (Dance) lessons and apply them to produce/perform a class dance with confidence. They also learn the history and culture of the different art forms, therefore to gain a better understanding of them and learn to appreciate different cultures.

P1 to P6 Level Enrichment Programme

Name of Programmes	Objectives	Target Level	Date / Timeframe
Chinese Dance and Costume Making	To enable students to: Learn basic skills of Chinese Dance and costume making Heighten their self-awareness and develop an appreciation for the cultural art form through learning about the history, dance steps and expressions Develop life skills such as self-discipline, confidence, team spirit and resilience	P1	Term 1
Malay Dance	To enable students to: Learn basic skills and forms of expression of Malay Dance Heighten their self and social-awareness and develop an appreciation for the cultural art form through learning about the history, dance steps and expressions Develop life skills such as self-discipline, confidence, team spirit and resilience	P2	Term 4
Indian Dance with percussion props	To enable students to: Learn basic skills and forms of expression of Indian Dance Apply skills learnt from music and perform a Indian Dance Develop their SE skills and appreciation for the cultural art form through learning about the history, dance steps and expressions Develop life skills such as self-discipline, confidence, team spirit and resilience	P3	Term 3
Hip-Hop Level 1	To enable students to learn: The history and evolution of lyrical hip-hop dance Basic skills of lyrical hip-hop dance and costume/prop making Apply skills learnt from art and creative movement programme to learn and perform a Lyrical Hip Hop Dance with a story line on stage or virtual platform Develop life skills such as self-discipline, confidence, team spirit and resilience	P4	Term 4
Hip-Hop Level 2	To enable students to learn: The history and evolution of lyrical hip-hop dance Basic skills of lyrical hip-hop dance and costume/prop making Apply skills learnt from art and creative movement programme to learn and perform a Lyrical Hip Hop Dance with a story line on stage or virtual platform Develop life skills such as self-discipline, confidence, team spirit and resilience	P5	Term 2
Choreography	To enable students to: Learn basic choreography Apply dance, music and art skills to choreograph a class dance and perform confidently on stage or virtual platform Develop life skills such as self-discipline, confidence, team spirit and resilience	P6	Term 4 Post-Exam Activity
P6 Dance Farewell	To enable students to showcase what they have learnt to their peers and teachers This performance also aims to build students' self-confidence while they have fun and enjoy the dance and music To encourage students to be innovative and creative in their choreographing and to show team-spirit in their dance presentation We want the students to celebrate everyone's success This dance farewell is the highlight of the Primary 6 post-exam activities and a platform for celebration and evaluation of the 6-year structured LLP programme	P6	Term 4 Post-Exam Activity

Approach 2 : Talent Development Programme

The “Experience for All” at the base level is also an avenue for instructors and teachers to surface talented students. It is also a ground for students to be more aware of their talents and explore their strengths. These identified talented students are invited to join the different Aesthetic tier 2 enrichment programmes and CCAs, which include SV’s Got Talent Masterclass, Visual and Performing Arts Masterclass, Chinese Dance, Indian Dance, Malay Dance, Chinese Orchestra, Choir and Art Club, for dedicated instruction and training, to further strengthen their abilities and / or talents in respective art forms.

Learning Beyond- Overseas Learning Journey to Seoul, South Korea 2018

At the peak of the pyramid is where we see students whose passion have been ignited as they continue to pursue their passion and create for themselves another pathway to success, striving towards becoming Lifelong Learners. The school took a group of students to Seoul in 2018 to learn a traditional Korean Dance and a K-pop Dance. There was also a cultural immersion in which participating students were exposed to.

Page last updated: 8 February 2023