The overall objectives of the Middle School Art course are both:
1) Personal - to inspire interest and curiosity in children, to place the work within a meaningful context for them and to generate responses to the ideas and problems presented by a theme or project.
2) Technical - to develop the understanding of those visual elements that reveal the appearance of the world: color tone, pattern etc. and the understanding of different forms of visual response.
The course is based upon
investigation of the Elements and Principles of Design and how artists have
developed their ideas and approaches to the subject. This in turn directs the
work of the students towards producing well-developed artwork of their own. The
course incorporates techniques of working from both observation and imagination
alongside which, students develop skills of critically analyzing both their own
work and the work of others. Each student has a sketchbook, which they work in
both in class and at home.
3D Design- Middle School
Exploratory
The 3 D Design class
involves the creation of a variety of models using a collection of mediums. Clay,
plaster, styrofoam, and wire/mesh paper Mache and ready-made goods for example,
plastic waste. Students will involve the elements and principals of art
primarily; the design process will be adopted. Assessment will involve the
student giving a presentation, displaying their study and drawn plans.
Photographs are taken to create a gallery on study wiz.
The design Process:
1/investigate and
research and gather information
2/consider
possibilities,select and develop an idea
3/Produce an example,test
the example,amend and refine it.
4/evaluate the results
High School Art
This course provides an introduction to the visual Arts,
focusing on studio production and development of practical art skills, research
analysis development is also included. Students explore a wide range of 2D and
3D media through set assignments.
The Aims of the visual Arts course are as follows:
- Develop
skills in various basic elements of art, self-expression and imagination.
- Encourage
experimentation with various mediums
- Introduce
relative elements of art history to the students
- Though
the use of various materials the students will develop;
- Value of design, a knowledge of
basic principals: proportion, balance, negative and positive space, pattern.
- The ability to
critique and discuss artwork
Both 9th
and 10th grade perform the role of art foundation courses. With
instruction in basic skills as well in more advanced concepts such as
abstraction. The 9th grade art course builds upon and develops art
skills learned in middle years.
The 10th
grade art course is a continuation of the 9th grade course and also
constitutes a pre IB course, insofar as continuation in 11th grade
with a first year of IB Art is a logical progression.
The 11th and 12th
grade art course essentially follow the IB Art guidelines.
IB Visual Arts - High School
The
Diploma Programme visual arts course enables students to engage in both
practical exploration and artistic
production, and in independent contextual, visual and critical investigation,
with option A students focusing
more on the former and option B students on the latter. The course is designed
to enable students
to study visual arts in higher education and also welcomes those students who
seek life enrichment
through visual arts.
Higher Level - Option A
Studio work 60% & Investigation workbook 40%
Higher Level - Option
B
Studio work 40% & Investigation workbook 60%
Standard
Level - Option
A
Studio work 60% & Investigation workbook 40%
Standard Level - Option B
Studio work 40% & Investigation workbook 60%
