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Creative & Expressive Arts
GlobalCore Creative & Expressive Arts is a strand-based, vertically aligned curriculum designed tonurture imagination, emotional literacy, and artistic fluency across K–12. It integrates inquiry, restorative pedagogy, and culturally responsive practice to support deep learning and transferable skills.
Strengthening Arts Education Through High-Quality Instructional Materials
GlobalCore affirms that creative expression is essential—not extracurricular. It cultivates:
ARTISTIC FLUENCY ACROSS VISUAL, MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, AND
MOVEMENT-BASED DISCIPLINES
EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATION, CRITIQUE, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING
CULTURAL APPRECIATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION
MULTILINGUAL SCAFFOLDS AND INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION
The curriculum addresses persistent gaps in coherence by offering:
- Strand-based vertical alignment across grade bands
- Structured inquiry tasks with embedded scaffolds
- Diverse contexts and culturally relevant applications
- Integrated numeracy, data fluency, and reasoning
- Teacher guidance and professional learning tools
What’s Been Updated?
- Refined strand maps for vertical alignment across five core domains
- Structured inquiry sequences that build schema and support transfer
- Integration of global competencies and economic justice
- Embedded multimodal expression and restorative feedback
- Rubric-aligned assessment tools and financial portfolios
- Rubric-aligned assessment tools and financial portfolios
How to Use This Guide
Use this guide to evaluate GlobalCore Financial Literacy & Economic Thinking materials across
five domains:
Depth of Knowledge
and Skills
Structured
and Coherent
Inquiry Design
Balanced
Representation
and Multiple
Perspectives
Literacy
Development
Usability and Educator
Support
Each domain includes criteria and indicators aligned to GlobalCore’s strand-based framework and whole-child pedagogy.
Domains of High-Quality Science Instruction
Depth of Knowledge and Skills
GlobalCore Alignment:
Strands
Indicators
- GCS.CA.VA – Visual Arts
- GCS.CA.MU – Music & Sound
- GCS.CA.DR – Drama & Performance
GCS.CA.MV – - Movement & Expression
- GCS.CA.CR – Creative Reflection
- Vertical strand maps from Early Years to
Secondary - Artistic techniques and expressive fluency
- Integration of critique, revision, and
performance
Transferable skills across disciplines and
media
Structured and Coherent Inquiry Design
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Inquiry tasks scaffolded across grade bands
- Compelling questions tied to strand outcomes
- Schema-building through visual models and reflection
- Embedded formative assessments and revision cycles
- Student-generated strategies and peer dialogue
- Real-world applications and interdisciplinary projects
- Rubric-aligned assessments with metacognitive prompts
Balanced Representation and Multiple Perspectives
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Inclusive artistic traditions and cultural narratives
- Emphasis on identity, voice, and lived experience
- Ethical reasoning and empathy embedded in critique
- GCS.GC.SJ – Social Justice & Equity strand (cross-domain)
- Diverse media and multilingual scaffolds
- Structured discourse protocols and restorative feedback
Literacy Development
GlobalCore Alignment:
Strands
- Arts journaling, annotation, and
reflective writing - Visual storytelling and multimodal
composition - Evidence-based critique and oral
presentation rubrics - Media literacy and digital creation
embedded in inquiry
Indicators
- GCS.LA.RC – Reading Comprehension
- GCS.LA.WC – Writing Composition
- GCS.DL.DM – Data & Media Fluency
- GCS.MR.RF – Reflection & Feedback
Usability and Educator Support
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Consistent formatting across strands and grade bands
- Embedded teacher guidance and sample student responses
- Professional learning modules for restorative pedagogy and inquiry
- Adaptable pacing guides and multilingual scaffolds
- Strand maps and sample units for each domain
- Appendix L: Rubric Models & Assessment Tools
- Appendix M: Student Work Samples & Peer Feedback Models
- Customization options for ministry standards and school contexts
GlobalCore Education Framework Creative & Expressive Arts Curriculum
Strand Overview
Strand Title: Drama & Performance
Focus Statement:
Learners explore storytelling, character, and emotion through dramatic expression. They develop voice, movement,
and collaborative performance skills while reflecting on identity, empathy, and audience impact.
Grade Band Progression
Grand Brand
Simple Learning Outcomes
Early Years
Represent addition and subtraction with objects and drawings
Primary
Solve word problems using strategies and equations
Middle
Analyze patterns and use variables to represent relationships
Secondary
Apply algebraic reasoning to model and solve complex problems
Inquiry Task Snapshot
Grade Band: Middle
Unit Title: Middle
Compelling Question: How can performance help us share who we are?
Student Task:
Students develop a short dramatic scene based on a personal or community story. They collaborate on staging,
rehearse with peer feedback, and perform for a classroom audience. Post-performance, they reflect on emotional
impact and audience connection.
Rubric Alignment Summary
Criteria
Performance Level
Strategy & Accuracy
Proficient
Representation
Developing
Reasoning & Explanation
Insightful
Collaboration & Talk
Proficient
Reflection & Revision
Developing
Peer Feedback Excerpts:
- “I liked how you showed your thinking with pictures.”
- “Maybe explain why you chose that strategy.”
- “Your math talk helped me understand your steps.”
Teacher Commentary: - “Strong use of models and peer dialogue. Consider revisiting your explanation to clarify your
reasoning.”
Revision Notes:
- Students added labels and revised their math sentences for clarity
- Reflected on strategy choice and revised their presentation
Implementation Notes:
- Inquiry task aligns with GCS.M.OA strand outcomes and supports transfer to real-world numeracy
Rubric and feedback models available in Appendix L and M - Adaptable for multilingual learners and interdisciplinary integration (e.g., Financial Literacy, Global
Citizenship)
Strand Indicator
GlobalCore Mathematics Curriculum
GlobalCore Mathematics is organized into six vertically aligned strands that scaffold numeracy,
reasoning, and modeling from Early Years through Secondary. Each strand supports conceptual fluency,
inquiry, and interdisciplinary transfer.
Strand Code
Strand Title
Focus Statment
GCS.M.N S
Number Systems
Build understanding of numbers, place value, and operations across contexts.
GCS.M.O
A
Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Explore patterns, relationships, and operations to solve problems and model change.
GCS.M.G
M
Geometry & Measurement
Investigate shapes, space, and measurement through reasoning and visualization.
GCS.M.D
S
Data & Statistics
Analyze data, interpret graphs, and reason with variability and trends.
GCS.M.S
E
Spatial & Economic Reasoning
Apply math to geography, economics, and resource-based decision-making.
GCS.M. MP
Mathematical Practices
Develop habits of mind for problem-solving, communication, and reflection.