The Arts
In the arts, students explore, refine and communicate ideas as they connect thinking, imaginations, senses and feelings in creative ways.
Students in all year levels participate in music and singing throughout the year with our specialist music teacher. In music the students are given the opportunity to try out various instruments and participate in fun music based activities.
Marina View School has a Junior Choir (Years 2-4) and a Senior Choir (Years 5-8) that children can try out for each year. The Choirs meet once per week for practise, and participate in various events throughout the year.
Marina View School has an Orchestra which is run by our enthusiastic very experienced Music Teacher. The orchestra meet once per week for practise, and perform at various school events throughout the year, including our end of year Prize Givings.
Students can sign up to private music lessons which are run by independent music specalists who come into school each week. These include:
Jump Jam is an aerobic program created by 2x World Aerobic Champion Brett Fairweather, specifically for primary and intermediate students and teachers. It is designed to challenge fundamental movement skills, increase fitness, develop student leadership & motivate students to move and enjoy exercise.
Each year we trial year 7 & 8 students in order to form a competition team. We work all year perfecting our selected routine, send off our video entry and get put into a selected round based on our scores.
The competitions are held in either Tauranga or Christchurch and is something we do very well at each year.