Curious Minds

Mount Carmel Catholic High School

A multi arts project to engage disaffected boys in year 9, enliven the curriculum for gifted and talented pupils and get the three departments of art, music and drama working together, has shown great results at Mount Carmel.  Pupils have worked with a visual artist, a music specialist and a drama worker on the theme of Movement.

 On the first day many of the boys stood on chairs and took photos with their mobile phones of their own pieces of art.

A recent year 9 options survey found that students wishing to select drama and music have increased. Drama numbers have increased from 11 to 22 and music has increased from 9 to 15. Art numbers have remained stable. The overall students opting for an expressive arts subject has increased from 33% to 48%.