Apsara Asia Reaching Out Arts Education Programme 2008

Apsara Asia’s latest Arts Education (NAC-AEP) and Arts Outreach Programme dedicated to the development and appreciation of the arts within schools and the community at large is “Reaching Out!” Endorsed by National Arts Council (NAC), Reaching Out! presents an array of value-added arts education programmes and workshops designed to innovate, entertain and educate all at the same time! What started out with only 6 arts education programmes in 2004, Apsara Asia currently have 17 different types of arts education programmes (AEP) of diverse range and arts forms to choose from.

Our programmes feature an array of different performing art forms: Music, Dance, Theatre, Literature, Poetry and Stories! Thereby, providing schools a one stop catalogue to different genres and art forms to choose from. Our programmes are available for booking through the NAC-AEP website (www.nac.gov.sg/aep/index.asp) or Apsara Asia’s website (www.Apsara-Asia.com.sg). Apsara Asia partners with professional arts companies like Apsaras Arts Ltd, World-In-Theatre Research Centre Ltd and other talented music, dance and theatre artistes to showcase our programmes that are insightful, educational, enriching, innovative and entertaining. Our ‘Reaching Out!’ programme seeks to provoke thought, increase creativity, and offer a new way to learn about and understand each other, our immediate environment and to explore ourselves and our talents through the arts: MUSIC, DANCE, THEATRE and POETRY. 

What is Arts Education?

The National Arts Council Arts Education Programme (NAC-AEP) develops initiatives that advocate the value and importance of arts education. It connects the arts community with the education sector and supports the professional development of arts educators and arts education providers.

The NAC-AEP assesses and endorses arts education programmes offered by Singapore arts groups and arts education providers for schools. Endorsed programmes are then eligible for the Tote Board Arts Grant subsidy. Assessment of the arts education programmes are conducted by a panel of arts and education experts, principals and officials from the Ministry of Education and the National Arts Council. Endorsed programmes cover the Literary, Performing and Visual Arts and are categorised into three types: Arts Exposure, Arts Experience and Arts Excursion.

Arts Exposure

Arts Exposure programmes introduce students to a particular art form. The programmes are 30 to 40 minutes in duration and presented as performances. Each programme is accompanied by an explanation on the background and development of the art form or a talk-cum-demonstration segment.  

• Synergy in Cultures
• Bhangra
• Rhythms and Percussion Instruments of the Middle East
• "Stories Come Alive"

Arts Experience

Arts Experience programmes provide students hands-on participation in the various art forms. These programmes are suitable for smaller groups of students. The programmes are highly interactive and enhance students’ skills while expanding their capacity for creative thinking. Example :

• Learning Asian Fusion Dance
• Multi Fusion Dance
• Breathing Stories Into Your Life
• Pots & Hands
• and MANY MORE!

Arts Excursion

Arts Excursion programmes refer to students’ attendance at performances at performing venues, and students’ visits to museums, art galleries, art centres, artists’ studios, theatres.