Aesthetics & Design

Explore how the Aesthetics and Design Department builds students' skills in Art, Design and Technology, Food Science, and Music across all secondary levels.

Last updated on 10 July 2026

Aesthetics & Design

The Aesthetics and Design Department offers Art, Design & Technology, Food and Consumer Education, Nutrition and Food Science and Music at Lower and Upper Secondary levels.

General Art Programme for Lower Secondary

The curriculum aims to cultivate visual literacy and an appreciation for art and design.

A visually literate student will be able to observe, understand and make meaning of the world he is in. He will also be able to communicate his ideas through visuals.

A student who appreciates art will be able to recognise the relevance of art and find art valuable in his life.

Lower Secondary Curriculum

Drawing & Rendering
Acrylic Painting
Digital photography imaging
Visible thinking routines

A boy jumps mid-air outside Donald Teo Block, his sneaker sole facing the camera as he spreads his arms wide.

Digital photography exploring dynamic poses

Pop art style illustration of a smiling young man raising his arms, with bold text reading Go For It!

Digital imaging

Black silhouette of a running boy holding a balloon string near a palm tree against a red and yellow sunset sky.

Acrylic painting & digital imaging

Co-curriculum

Amazing Race for Sec 2 students
Artist talks for DSA Art students

Two boys in red shirts use tablets with keyboards at a classroom desk, smiling and engaged in an activity.

Amazing Race Art activity

A man in a white shirt presents to a classroom of male students seated at tables, with a projected slide visible.

UOB Artist of the Year talk

Upper Secondary Art Curriculum (Enhanced Art Programme)

Design & Technology (D&T)

Circular diagram labeled Designerly Dispositions showing Design Process at center, surrounded by design thinking and skills.

Slide showing Lower Secondary Curriculum bullet points beside a yellow hippo-shaped clock on a wooden platform.

Pencil sketches and technical drawings of cat-themed accessory holders alongside yellow acrylic finished prototypes on a wooden surface.

Collage showing a Sec 2 LED Clock Project with blue clock cutout, red acrylic clock, wooden parts, and a 3D design.

Diagram showing five interconnected D&T design processes: Research, Needs Analysis, Idea Conceptualisation, Development, and Prototyping.

Flyer listing student skill sets including CAD and 3D modelling, with photos of students using tablets.

Food and Consumer Education (Lower Sec)/ Nutrition and Food Science (Upper Sec)

The Food and Consumer Education (FCE) and Nutrition and Food Science (NFS) curriculum equip students with essential life skills for healthy and independent living. In FCE, students learn about nutrition, food choices, and responsible resource management.

In NFS, they deepen their understanding of nutrition and food science through practical investigations and recipe planning. Students apply scientific principles in food preparation, develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and learn to make informed decisions that support lifelong health and well-being.

Two students in blue aprons cook in a classroom kitchen; one fries food, the other smiles holding a finished plate.

A crab-shaped pancake with strawberries on a blue plate, beside a boy eating a baked dish in a classroom.

Boys in blue aprons make layered dessert cups in a classroom kitchen; one boy smiles holding a cup with thumbs up.

Other events and projects:

Preparing recipes for NE Commemorative Days
Health Promotion outreach at SAS(J)
Culinary Workshop with Temasek Polytechnic
Enrichment workshop(s)

Music Education

We believe that every Saint possesses innate musical qualities that could be developed. Here at St Andrew’s, we offer them varied opportunities to discover their interests and strengths through a variety of musicking activities and expression of thoughts and emotions. Through our Higher Music, O-Level, ‘N(T)-Level and Lower Secondary Music programmes, we aim to:

Expose the boys to a wide range of genres and styles to deepen their understanding of cultural diversity of music in Singapore and the world,
Nurture confident Saints who are able to listen, sing, play and create music, and
Develop good values, character and social-emotional well-being so that they are ready for the future.

In the Teaching & Learning of Music, we adopt MOE’s Key Music Pedagogical Principles in the design of our lessons to facilitate students’ learning to achieve the intended outcomes of the syllabus. These principles include: Experience, Concept Application. We create meaningful musical experiences where the boys engage personally with music and are later able to draw musical understandings from those experiences. Thereafter, the boys get to practise the learnt concepts through applying and expressing the ideas, creating and experimenting.

Yearly events:

Cultural Arts Appreciation Performing Arts Workshops for all Secondary 1 students
SYF Original Song Writing Competition for all Secondary 2 students
Participation in Aspire Music Concert organised by Arts Education Branch for Secondary 3NT Music Elective students
Southeast Asian Music Workshops for Secondary 3 & 4 Higher Music, O and N(T)- Level Music Elective students
External Concert (e.g. SSO) for Secondary 3 & 4 and Higher Music, O and N(T)- Level Music Elective students
School Concert performed by Saints musical talents for all levels of students