Art and music are taught in Grades 1 to 6; the elementary art program of studies dates from 1985.
Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.
Responding to visual forms in nature, designed objects and artworks
Developing imagery based on observation of the visual world
Organizing images and their qualities in the creation of artworks
Using media and techniques to express ideas and feelings