Aesthetics: Art
Our Philosophy
The MCS art education aims to enable every student to be visually literate and to appreciate art. When our students are visually literate, they are able to observe, understand and make meaning of what they see. They will also be able to communicate their ideas through art and recognize the relevance of art in their lives.
Our Approach
Our art teachers strive to provide a student-centric curriculum through Inquiry-Based Learning and the use of thinking routines. Through our art curriculum, we also aim to expose students to an extensive variety of art forms and mediums. During the art making process, our students document their journey in their MCS Visual Journals. Through a progressive approach in the writing of their artist statements that accompanies every artwork created, students also learn to be critical thinkers by having a voice in their artworks.
Here are some of the modules our students experience in the respective levels:
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P1 Food for Thought – exploring digital art 
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P2 Amazing Hand – exploring pointillism 
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P3 Starry Night – exploring simulated texture 
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P4 Museum-Based Learning – learning about asking questions and analysing artworks 
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P5 Typography – discussing and noting their ideas in Visual Journals 
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P6 Zentangle – creating patterns inspired by organic objects 
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On top of the curriculum art lessons, MCS also provides opportunities for our students to experience various art forms through our signature art programmes as below.
Our Department Programmes
Art Legacy
It is an MCS tradition where the P6 cohort will leave behind an Art Legacy piece. As part of the post-PSLE WELL programme and as a form of contribution back to MCS, students would create an artwork as a level and have it installed in spaces around the school.
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One of our Art Legacy pieces 
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P6 pupils at work 
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MCS Budding Artist Exhibition
Our annual MCS Budding Artist Exhibition provides opportunities for student artists to showcase their work. It is also a good platform to expose students to art appreciation using thinking routines.
The exhibition is segmented into two showcases – featuring selected curriculum artworks from the P1 to P6 and selected artworks from Art Club.
MCS-Toa Payoh National Library Exhibition
This exhibition celebrates the creativity and artistic talents of our girls, providing them with a valuable platform to showcase their work beyond the classroom. Each artwork reflects our students’ unique perspectives and their thoughtful expression of the world around them.
Our MCS Gallery
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