Curriculum

Visual Arts Pathway

Aims

Students are challenged to become reflective thinkers within the creative process, who can formulate problems and apply inquiry to generate new knowledge and/or understandings. Through the process of generation, critique, synthesis and production, students develop skills transferrable to other areas of their lives and knowledge that informs critical analysis and invention.

Competencies

Organisational and time management; Research; Sequenced recording, development and compositional drawing; Perceptual and technical skills through drawing, painting and printmaking; Critical awareness; Ability to generate, develop and resolve pictorial ideas.

Pathways this course contributes towards

Entry into Level 2 Painting, Photography.

Other essential information

There is no prerequisite but Year 10 Art is desirable.

Contact

Bridie Steele  bst@shgcnp.school.nz

(Leader of Learning)

Claire Tate     cta@shgcnp.school.nz