(PDECCE-T/CCP) Early Childhood Visual Arts
About This Course
Appreciating and creating art should begin at an early age. Art provides an important avenue for young children to express their feelings and ideas in a creative way. Children are spontaneous and imaginative by nature. Through participating in a variety of hands-on activities, children grow and develop creatively, aesthetically, socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Hence, the emphasis in the early years is on the artistic process rather than the finished product.
This module aims to help teachers to focus on visual arts and the artistic processes to facilitate learning in young children. Students will also develop an appreciation of the visual arts.
What You'll Learn
1. The ability to understand:
a. The value of art and its influence on young children
b. Key elements, concepts and learning processes in the visual arts
c. Approaches and strategies to guide children’s creative development
d. Core values of early childhood education as outlined in the NEL Framework
e. Strategies to design and implement classroom activities and programmes that inculcate the core values of early childhood education
2. The ability to:
a. Plan and implement child-centric visual art activities that inculcate the core values of early childhood education
3. The ability to:
a. Contribute to the planning and implementation of child-centric visual art activities and programmes that inculcate the core values of early childhood education
Entry Requirements
Applicants should have:
* 5 GCE ‘O’ level credits including a grade C6 in GCE ‘O’ level English Language OR Any English Language Acceptable Alternatives
OR
* 10 years of formal education in English as a medium of instruction and passed state exam with credits in 5 different subjects OR required to pass English Language
OR
* Degree with English as medium of instruction from state recognised university OR required to pass English Language Acceptable Alternatives