Fine Arts

Drama

Saint Maur provides many opportunities for students to develop their creativity, empathy and self-confidence through drama.

Each year, our modern, 400-seater Auditorium plays host to numerous productions at all levels of the school. Montessori and elementary children perform regularly in assemblies. In the secondary school, students can explore the dramatic arts through both academic study and extracurricular activities. At the high school level, Saint Maur offers IGCSE Drama and IB Literature and Performance as academic courses for the study of drama and theatre arts.

> Find out more about our Drama productions

Visual Arts

Students are offered the chance to discover and develop their artistic talents and creativity.

Students are offered the chance to discover and develop their artistic talents and creativity. Lessons take place on the top floor of the Fine Arts building in a large creative space filled with a wide range of Art supplies, including the latest art software, sewing machines, 3D printers, digital drawing tablets, VR art supplies, a printing press, oil paints, a dark room for developing photographs and more.

In Middle School, students are introduced to the many different forms of art & design, ranging from more traditional topics such as still life, perspective and portraiture, to animation, character design, architecture and more. The students build their skills with a variety of 2D and 3D media.

In High School, students are able to develop their personal portfolios in the Saint Maur Art & Design curriculum in Grade 9 & 10, followed by IB Visual Arts in Grade 11 & 12, culminating in their personal exhibitions, which focus on communicating their ideas in media of their choosing. Each year several of our Seniors apply successfully to both national and international Art college programs.

In addition to the regular Art lessons, Saint Maur also offers students the opportunity to develop their work in extracurricular activities twice a week.

> Find out more about our Visual Arts program

Music

The Music Department provides opportunities for all student to learn, perform, and appreciate music.

Throughout Grades 1 to 4, students study music fundamentals in a classroom course, while Grades 5 through 8 participate in an instrumental program. Upon entering High School, students have options in IGCSE Music and IB Music, offered at both standard and higher levels. Whether singing, studying instruments, exploring cultural genres, or using cutting edge software to compose their own works, all Saint Maur students are enabled to learn, grow, and achieve through the medium of music.