Visual Art is an important area of learning at Brighton Beach Primary School.  We value imagination, creativity and original thinking and this is especially evident through The Arts.   All students attend the Visual Arts Resource Room for a one hour lesson per week, taken by a specialist art teacher. During this session students use a range of art media and materials to plan, make and present artworks which communicate their experiences, feelings, observations and ideas.   Students learn and explore many art processes and techniques that incorporate the disciplines of art, craft and design. A discovery of the interrelationships between the different elements and principles of art and design begins to develop through these primary years as new media and materials are trialed, explored and revisited. Students use art terminology when reflecting upon their art, and discuss and learn about artworks from other cultures and other times.     Visual Art topics often relate to units of inquiry being researched in the generalist classrooms. The arts program also makes inquiries into Visual Art topics to develop specific art skills.    Vibrant displays of student artworks are changed regularly in corridors and the art room to allow for as many students as possible to have their artworks viewed by the school community.   For health and safety reasons students are required to wear an art smock or alternative protective clothing when participating in Visual Art activities.