Arts - Harare International School

Harare International School has a vibrant Performing Arts department. Our performing arts is divided into Drama/Theatre, Visual Arts, Music and Film. Our purpose as the Performing Arts Department is to improve student achievement in arts education. An education in the arts requires curricular scope and sequence and the intellectual rigor of experiential learning. Creativity is the foundation of the performing arts, inciting curiosity, imagination, courage, determination, discipline, open-mindedness, skill development and appreciation for the aesthetic.

As an IB school, we provide a continuum of international education for students from PYP, MYP and DP, promoting creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and social interactions. We use an inquiry-based approach to teaching, promoting students’ artistic development and learning.

Our aims in the performing arts department are; to create and present art, develop skills specific to discipline, engage in self discovery and creative exploration, make purposeful connections between investigation and practice, understand relationships between art and their contexts, respond and reflect on art and deepen understanding of the world and how it works through time, place and space.

Throughout the year, the performing arts department showcase Art Exhibitions, Theatrical Performances, Music Concerts, Film Festivals. We participate and share through the Arts in our communities, developing meaningful relationships and support through the arts.

The philosopher Aristotle said, “ The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”

Performing Arts
Visual Arts

Performing Arts

Music and Drama are a vital part of life at HIS. Apart from the intrinsic value of these activities at all levels, we believe that the performing arts enrich our understanding of the world and help students learn the dispositions for a successful and fulfilled life: being part of a team, collaboration, shared responsibility, self-confidence, focus and the importance of disciplined rehearsal and performance. HIS offers performance opportunities from EC to 12, both as part of the curriculum and after-school, including: opportunities to take private music lessons.

Please see our 2021/2022 theatre productions here.

Visual Arts

At HIS, we believe in the creative learner. Humans have always expressed their interpretations of the world through a rich range of creative media. The arts can influence societal development by challenging commonly held perspectives with creative ideas. We all have a capacity for creativity. The visual arts are embedded into HIS teaching and learning from the very first EC class through to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.