Creative Arts

The Creative Arts play a crucial part in life at Hurst Prep, giving all our pupils the opportunity to develop their artistic, musical, theatrical and movement based gifts. We are very fortunate to be both rich in the diversity and quality of expertise to deliver these subjects to a high standard.

During October every year, a week of celebration of the Arts takes place and many events are laid on, including pupil-led performances, live art, drama monologues, enrichment trips out and much more besides.

Musically, there is a Chapel Choir and Junior Orchestra and Jazz group.  For Drama, there are three major theatre productions each year; one for Years 3 and 4, one for Years 5 and 6 and one for Years 7 and 8, which are for many the cultural highlight of the year. Along with traditional Ballet, the Prep School has its own Dance Company and plans are being made to bring back Street Dance later in this school year, for both boys and girls.

A series of Creative Arts masterclasses is underway; mostly recently in October 2010 with a 3D willow construction workshop and a 'Play in a Day' event planned for Lent Term 2011 which brings all the Creative Arts subjects together in one project.

In today’s society all too often the accumulation of results is the benchmark of progress, rather than the acquiring of raw experience. At Hurst Prep we seek to give our pupils every incentive to broaden their creative skills base in each discipline area. The resulting impact on pupils’ well being in general, and self-confidence in particular, is one of the many benefits that pupils enjoy by discovering the varied disciplines that make up the Creative Arts at Hurst.

• Art
  
• Dance
  
• Drama
  
• Music