Issue link: http://fairmont.uberflip.com/i/101488
VISUAL ARTS 6813: AP Studio Art: Drawing* One year program 5 credits per semester Prerequisite: Drawing and Painting and teacher recommendation Grade level: 9th-12th 6915: Visual Arts IB HL 1* 6916: Visual Arts IB HL 2* 5 credits per semester. Two year program Prerequisite: Visual Arts IB SL Grade level: 11th & 12th IB Visual Arts provides students with the opportunities to develop their aesthetic, imaginative and creative faculties as well as stimulate and train visual awareness, perception and criticism of the arts of various cultures. These courses enable students to discover, develop and enjoy many means of creative visual expression in the studio and elsewhere. They exemplify and encourage a lively, inquiring and informal attitude toward art and design in the forms, both in history and today. This Advanced Placement Studio Art program makes it possible for highly motivated high school students to do college-level work. In the Drawing Portfolio the students are asked to demonstrate excellence by using a broad range of media and techniques to create twodimensional works. The portfolio has three required sections: quality (excellence demonstrated in original art works), concentration (an in-depth, personal commitment to a particular concern) and breadth (a variety of experiences in using the formal, technical and expressive means available to an artist). 6615: Digital Multimedia CP* 5 credits per semester Prerequisite: None Grade level: 10th-12th 6815: AP Studio Art: 2-D Design* 5 credits per semester Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation Grade level: 9th-12th This course involves purposeful decision-making about how to use the elements and principles of art in an integrated way. Students compile a portfolio of artwork in order to address a very broad interpretation of design issues. Students are asked to demonstrate proficiency in 2-D design using a variety of forms. These forms may include, but are not limited to: graphic design, photography, collage, painting and printmaking. This course is designed to introduce students to the art of film making through the use of digital tools and by exploring the skills and practices of the professionals who govern this art form. Students will take part in activities, projects, and assignments which will acquaint them with the specific duties of actors, directors, screenwriters, producers, cinematographers, editors, and sound and lighting technicians. Most importantly, the students will explore the creative process and energy that goes into making any type of film, whether it is amateur or professional in nature. 6913: Visual Arts IB SL* 5 credits per semester Prerequisite: General Art, Drawing and Painting, or teacher recommendation Grade level: 11th & 12th Students will also participate in the production of a 20 to 30 minute monthly news-style show called ���Husky Vision.��� Finally, students will study and explore the impact that filmmaking has on society from an economic, social, and political point of view. The IB Diploma Program is a rigorous pre-university course of studies leading to examinations that meet the needs of highly motivated secondary school students with artistic talent. It is designed as a comprehensive one-year curriculum that allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of various national educational systems. The course is for IB students wishing to meet the IB Art/ Design requirement. Depending on the goal of the student, class work results in a portfolio of original work, plus research on appreciation and history of Art/Design, or both portfolio and a research project (HL/SL). FAIRMONT PREPARATORY ACADEMY 32