British school students pitch for self discipline through art
MUSCAT: British School Muscat (BSM) held a private viewing of an art exhibition from A level and GSCE students at the Omani Society of Fine Arts on Sunday under the patronage of Nicola Lott, customer contact centre manager at Qatar Airways.
Eighty-five pieces of art, ranging from paintings and compositions to sculptures and dresses, created by 23 students of BSM were aimed at teaching students about selfdiscipline.
“Subjects like art, music, dance and film, along with drama, should have an important place in the curriculum alongside mathematics and science,” said Kai Vacher, principal of BSM.
“As we have seen this evening they are wonderful at developing self-discipline, self-expression and self-confidence of students. These skills are going to be really important when they enter the workplace in the next few years,” he explained.
With mathematics and science being one of the key subjects that all students should learn during the course of their lifetime, Vacher personally believes that art subjects are equally important. He quoted Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google saying: “You need to bring art and science back together.”
“One of the important reasons we need this is because to solve the problems of the world we are going to need scientists and mathematicians, and we are going to need creative mathematicians and scientists,” said Vacher.
He continued explaining: “As problems get more complex, you are going to need good theoretical knowledge and understanding of science and mathematics, and you also have to have a creative understanding of how to come up with creative solutions.”
Karishma Behera, one of the students standing by her pieces of art, explained that art is an easier way to express oneself and portray emotions visually.
Qatar Airways has been sponsoring BSM events for the past eight years. For this event, the airline bought and installed frames for the art pieces. They displayed the pieces with high exhibition standards. “We have been proud sponsors for years and we recognise the young talents in BSM and the aspiring artists and we are proud to sponsor them,” said Nicola Lott.