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Where Can Parents Find NAC Arts Education Programme Information for Schools?

Start with the National Arts Council’s I am a School Arts Teacher page. It explains NAC-AEP and links to the programme directory. For a child’s actual workshop, performance or visit, ask the school which programme it has chosen and what the parent notice requires.

Check the full programme name, intended age group, format and school arrangements. NAC describes schools purchasing directory programmes from artists or arts organisations. A directory listing is not confirmation that your child’s school is running that activity or that a parent can enrol a child through the school scheme independently.

Did you know? NAC-AEP means National Arts Council–Arts Education Programme. It is not MOE’s Art Elective Programme, also commonly called AEP. If your question concerns secondary-school Art Elective Programme selection, use the separate application guide linked below.

Find your next step

Locate NAC’s school guidance · Understand the activity notice · Ask the school

Which official source should I use?

Your questionOfficial sourceWhat to check
Where is the school-facing explanation?NAC: I am a School Arts TeacherProgramme types, school purchasing and current guidance.
Where can schools browse programmes?NAC-AEP DirectoryProgramme identity and suitability; linked from NAC’s school page.
Where is the school resource route?MOE’s National Education Community Resource Guide: NAC-AEPSchool-facing context; use NAC’s current instructions for scheme details.
The directory helps identify a programme. The school confirms what it has actually arranged for its students.

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What should a parent check about a school arts experience?

Keep three questions separate: what the activity teaches, how the school is organising it and which scheme supports it.

Read the activity description before the acronym

NAC’s school page distinguishes ready-to-book NAC-AEP experiences from sustained, customised Artist-In-School Scheme partnerships. It also describes workshops, performances, talks and excursions. These labels describe different kinds of participation, not interchangeable versions of the same lesson.

In the school notice, find what students will actually do. Will they observe a performance, try a technique or develop work over several sessions? If that is unclear, ask for the programme title and learning focus rather than guessing from an artist’s name.

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Ask about your child’s participation needs

A useful enquiry is specific: the child finds a particular setting difficult, needs an instruction clarified or is unsure about the activity’s physical demands. Ask the school how the planned session will work and whether any preparation is needed.

Do not infer an individual arrangement from a provider’s general publicity. The school needs to consider the actual group, venue and activity. Share only relevant information through the school’s stated channel, not through a public comment on a programme advertisement.

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Keep funding guidance separate from a family bill

NAC’s current school page links to Tote Board Arts Grant guidance. Refer questions about school funding eligibility and claims to those current instructions and the school; do not assume a published grant automatically removes every charge in a parent notice.

If a notice requests payment, identify the stated amount, purpose and school contact for clarification before acting. A scheme description is not an invoice. This guide does not calculate a subsidy or promise that a particular child’s activity will be funded.

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Leave room for the child’s response

Before the session, ask what the child is curious about. Afterwards, invite one concrete observation: a sound, movement, image or idea they noticed. A short conversation can make the experience more memorable without turning it into another marked assignment.

If the child wants to continue, distinguish that interest from an application decision. Ask the school about an appropriate next opportunity. Enjoying a workshop does not itself establish admission to a specialist arts programme or entitlement to a particular CCA place.

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What should I do next?

Read the school’s notice alongside the named programme description. Clarify the activity, participation arrangements and any action required from parents through the school’s own channel.

For the different question of specialist secondary Art selection, continue to the existing MOE Art Elective Programme application source guide. For ongoing school activities, use the CCA offerings and schedules guide.

For the wider education journey, continue through the Singapore School Pathways & Calendar collection.

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SP-CCA information · Pre-University Seminar participation · NLB Book Bugs rules

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Official sources reviewed: 20 October 2026. Recheck current programme instructions and any school-specific arrangements before acting.

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