Courses for Grade 8’s and 9’s to sign up for next year!
STUDIO ARTS
Arts Foundation 9/10
Arts Foundation 9/10 is for students wishing to continue learning through a variety of visual expression areas, such as drawing and painting, clay work, sculpture, mixed media, and printmaking in order to develop their creativity, problem-solving skills, and self-expression. The focus will be on the development of personal imagery, portfolio production, and one’s individual approach to a finished product. Historical art movements and contemporary issues will be presented. A sketchbook is required.
DRAWING AND PAINTING 9/10
This course is designed to allow students to begin to specialize in two-dimensional problems in the visual expression areas of drawing and painting. Historical and contemporary aspects of painting and design will be considered. Students are encouraged to use a variety of materials and media for their projects and may produce an acrylic painting on canvas. Personal imagery is encouraged in all the projects.
Digital Visual Arts courses
MEDIA ARTS 10
Media Arts 10 is an exciting course in which students will develop their own artistic knowledge and skills by introducing them to current digital arts technologies such as Adobe CS4 (Photoshop and Illustrator) and various sound and Video authoring software. In this course student will use their own creativity to make images, both still and motion, and multimedia presentations which reflect their own perception and understanding of the world and society in which they live. An understanding of how to use digital cameras, recorders and scanners are helpful but not essential.
PHOTOGRAPHY 10
This course will provide students with the opportunity to capture, manipulate, and share digital imagery and photographs. In addition, students will learn technical skills related to imagery theory as the operation of cameras and photo editing software.
Courses for Grade 10’s &11’s to sign up for next year!
STUDIO ARTS
ART FOUNDATIONS 11/12
This course is for new and experienced art students. This course may include drawing, painting, sculpture (clay), printmaking, and mixed media. Students are encouraged to experiment with a variety of media and techniques. Projects will involve different materials, such as pencil, pen/ink, charcoal, pastel, tempera and acrylic paints, printing inks, clay, and different mixed media, which may involve recycled paper making. A sketchbook is required as a visual journal.
SCULPTURE 11/12
In this course, students will continue to develop their skills using various sculpture materials, such as metals, wires, woods, canvas, and ceramic tiles. Technical skills will be developed and students will be expected to research and consider sculpture tradition and design in three-dimensional art forms. Students will show their evolving artistic styles through a sketchbook diary.
DRAWING AND PAINTING 11/12
This drawing and painting course is designed for those students who wish to continue specializing in the drawing and painting expression areas. Assignments will be in watercolour, acrylic, tempera, conte, crayon, charcoal, felt pen, ink, oil pastels, and more. Students may produce an acrylic painting on canvas. Through their artwork, students will develop critical judgments concerning their own art and the art of others. Historical and
contemporary aspects of drawing and painting, via film, art text, slides, field trips, etc, will be considered and researched. Students are to maintain a sketchbook to develop personal imagery.
ART LEADERSHIP 12 Prerequisite: Permission of instructor is required.
To be an Art Leadership student you must have a high degree of visual arts technique in the form of drawing, painting, mixed media or sculpture. Students who wish to enroll in this course must have taken at least one senior-level visual arts class, and must also get approval from the Art teacher prior to course registration.
Digital Visual Arts courses
MEDIA ARTS 11/12
Visual Arts: Media Arts 11/12 is a full year course designed to provide Grade 11 students with an opportunity to ehttp://www.hass.rpi.edu/files/4396/w/570xplore the art of digital media making through the use of new media technologies and related software and audio-visual peripherals.
This course teaches students how to use the computer as an artistic tool and to expand student’s creative abilities utilizing the digital gadgets they have around them – iPods, digital cameras, smartphones etc. Students will focus on their own creativity and passion to fulfill curricular goals that ultimately will lead them to being life-long learners in the digital landscape. Students need to bring their own earphones and flash drives. Students are welcome to bring their own laptops or tablets.
Previous computer experience is not required. There are no course fees and no course book will be issued. Readings will be posted online.
DIGITAL IMAGERY AND PHOTOGRAPHY 11/12
This course will provide students with the opportunity to capture, manipulate, and share digital imagery and photographs. In addition, students will learn technical skills related to imagery theory as the operation of cameras and photo editing software.
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 11/12
Yearbook Production 11/12 is an advanced course in magazine, web page, and book publishing. Students will enter this course with a high level of maturity and computer sophistication. Students must be able to work in an extremely stressful, time-sensitive, team environment. This course uses Adobe CS4, InDesign Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat. Students are responsible for publishing the school yearbook and other major projects. It is recommended that students have a digital camera. There is a large leadership component to this course.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 11/12
This course is a continuation of Digital Photography 11 and has been developed to help students explore the range of personal and social expression through digital photography and multi-media as a communication tool and art form. Students will be able to investigate the diverse opportunities and possibilities for related careers and interests. Students will learn photographic and compositional skills and learn how to apply them to different output or presentation forms: internet, slide shows, home videos, advertising, historical documentation, publishing, gallery exhibitions, and more. The course will focus on digital format photography and how they can be used presentations for art and communication. Students will make digital photographs and multi-media presentations. Students will be expected to develop an appreciation of photography and multi-media works and respond to them critically in an informed and responsible manner. Students having their own DSLR camera is an asset but not a requirement.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 11/12
This is a course about making computer games. How are computer games made? How are they networked? How are they marketed across Internet? From beginning to end in the development of games, each student will design a game, debug it, and market it. The software may include Java, Android, iPod OS, Python, Blender 3D Animation, HTML 5, Flash, CSS, Linux OS, GameMaker, Microsoft XNA, Photoshop…
Students must demonstrate creativity and a willingness to explore and navigate the world of Information Technology. This requires students to familiarize themselves with computer programming.
This course does not have any prerequisites.
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Courses for Grade 11’s to sign up for Next year!
STUDIO ARTS
ART FOUNDATIONS 12
This course is designed for students who wish to continue art studies of a general nature. Students may experiment in several media and methods in five major areas of art, drawing, painting, sculpture (clay), graphic arts (printmaking), and mixed media (combining different media). Skills will continue to be developed in these major areas to further increase personal imagery, vocabulary, art history, and reasoned criticism. Assignments will be given on a class basis, but personal interpretations are expected. A sketchbook is required to develop personal ideas.
DRAWING AND PAINTING 12
Students will further explore techniques and media in relation to two-dimensional problems as found in Drawing and Painting 11. Students will build on previous art and cultural experiences to help develop a personal style and approach to imagery. Students will produce at least one acrylic painting on canvas. For the more serious art student who has taken a number of previous art courses, more independent projects and study is encouraged. A hard-covered art book to develop personal imagery is required.
SCULPTURE 12
At this level, students will be expected to work independently and proficiently in various sculpture materials to create sculptural art forms. Students will be expected to keep a diary of ideas in their sketchbooks. The sketchbook is mandatory and will be part of their final mark. Also, students will be expected to display their artworks either as a group or individually throughout the school. The emphasis in this course is on problem-solving and imaginative and experimental responses to proposed projects.
ART LEADERSHIP 12 Prerequisite: Permission of instructor is required.
To be an Art Leadership student you must have a high degree of visual arts technique in the form of drawing, painting, mixed media or sculpture. Students who wish to enroll in this course must have taken at least one senior-level visual arts class, and must also get approval from the Art teacher prior to course registration.
Digital Visual Arts courses
MEDIA ARTS 12
Media Arts 12 is a full year course designed to provide Grade 12 students with an opportunity to explore the art of digital media making through the use of new media technologies and related software and audio-visual peripherals.
This course teaches students how to use the computer as an artistic tool and to expand student’s creative abilities utilizing the digital gadgets they have around them – iPods, Digi-cameras, smartphones etc. Students will focus on their own creativity and passion to fulfill curricular goals that ultimately will lead them to being life-long learners in the digital landscape.
Students need to bring their own earphones and flash drives. Students are welcome to bring their own laptops or tablets. Previous computer experience is not required.
There are no course fees and no course book will be issued. Readings will be posted online.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 12
This course is a continuation of Digital Photography 11 and has been developed to help students explore the range of personal and social expression through digital photography and multi-media as a communication tool and art form. Students will be able to investigate the diverse opportunities and possibilities for related careers and interests. Students will learn photographic and compositional skills and learn how to apply them to different output or presentation forms: internet, slide shows, home videos, advertising, historical documentation, publishing, gallery exhibitions, and more. The course will focus on digital format photography and how they can be used presentations for art and communication. Students will make digital photographs and multi-media presentations. Students will be expected to develop an appreciation of photography and multi-media works and respond to them critically in an informed and responsible manner. Students having their own DSLR camera is an asset but not a requirement.
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 12
Yearbook Production 12 is an advanced course in magazine, web page, and book publishing. Students will enter this course with a high level of maturity and computer sophistication. Students must be able to work in an extremely stressful, time-sensitive, team environment. This course uses Adobe CS4, InDesign Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat. Students are responsible for publishing the school yearbook and other major projects. It is recommended that students have a digital camera. There is a large leadership component to this course.
YEARBOOK DESIGN 12
Yearbook Design 12 is a second-year course open only to students who have successfully completed Yearbook Production 12. Students in this course will take on a major leadership role.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 12
This is a course about making computer games. How are computer games made? How are they networked? How are they marketed across Internet? From beginning to end in the development of games, each student will design a game, debug it, and market it. The software may include Java, Android, iPod OS, Python, Blender 3D Animation, HTML 5, Flash, CSS, Linux OS, GameMaker, Microsoft XNA, Photoshop…
Students must demonstrate creativity and a willingness to explore and navigate the world of Information Technology. This requires students to familiarize themselves with computer