Programme for Active Learning (PAL)

PAL gives pupils a chance to explore music, drama, and movement in creative, hands-on ways. Discover how students learn and grow through the arts and outdoor education.

Last updated 24 July 2026

Programme for Active Learning (PAL)

Pupils are given the opportunity to explore sounds in new and creative ways. They are challenged with a variety of musical tasks and work in groups to be innovative in their ideas and performances.

Children in school uniforms stand in a row playing percussion instruments including drums and maracas on a wooden floor.

Art

Drama provides the contexts or the stories for students to explore, discuss and consider their own values and choices in a safe environment. Through the understanding of body language, expressions, emotions and social relationships, pupils work together to rehearse and present their role-play to others.

Four school children in uniforms play together in a wooden-floored hall, two holding hands while one crouches low.

Outdoor Education

Pupils learn about body movement and expression. They create movements in groups and perform for their classmates.

Children in light blue and black school uniforms practice a dance routine together in a large indoor hall.