Creative Arts

Our Visual Arts program at Lakes allows all students to explore their creative side, they are supported to think deeply and to maybe even realise a creative dream!

We offer the following opportunities to help our creative arts students flourish:

• Annual Art Camp for students who love drawing and painting
• Visions Annual Art Exhibition at the 'Art House' Wyong
• Access to National Art School Courses
• HSC Intensive Studio Practice
• Lakes Grammar Annual Young Archi Portrait Painting

Music

Music is taught by our dedicated music teachers as a classroom subject to all students in Years 7 and 8, and as an elective subject from Year 9 to Year 12. Lakes Grammar Music students regularly achieve outstanding results in the HSC and have many performance opportunities at school assemblies, school events and in the wider community.

In addition to the curriculum, there is a wide variety of co-curricular Music programs available to students of all ages and all levels of ability. Co-curricular programs give students the opportunity to build confidence and are the perfect introduction to rehearsing and performing. Private tuition is also available for a large number of instruments.

Opportunities include:

• Small intimate classes in Stage 5 & 6
• Stage Band
• Jazz Ensemble
• Senior Choir
• Music Tuition Program
• Participation in regional and state music festivals

Music Tuition is open to all students from K-12 and available for the following instruments: 

• Piano 
• Strings  
• Guitar  

• Woodwind   
• Brass  
• Drums/Percussion  
• Voice  

Drama

As well as offering Drama in the Senior School as an elective, Lakes Grammar students can become involved in Drama in Years 7 and 8 through our ‘Cognito’ program. These workshops provide a warm and inclusive environment, learning in a respectful and collaborative manner. Students develop skills in improvisation, acting and play-building as well as having the opportunity to explore the backstage aspects of the theatre.

Each Year we showcase our students’ performance skills at our annual M.A.D (Music, Arts and Drama) evenings as well as performance evenings that take place throughout the year.

Taking their skills beyond the classroom, students at Lakes Grammar can also take part in our biennial school musical, showcasing their talent to our wider community or can become involved in sound, lighting and set design.

Opportunities include:

• Small intimate classes in Stage 5 & 6
• Designated Drama learning space
• Senior School Drama Productions
• Lakes Grammar Drama Club
• Drama Performance Nights in Stage 5 & 6
• External audition opportunities with the Youth in Performing Arts at Laycock Street Theatre and Jopuka Productions, Central Coast