To promote in students the ability to enquire, discriminate between effective designs, take initiative where appropriate, and be resourceful and imaginative in their ideas.
To provide a variety of design and drawing experiences that are challenging, creative, useful, enjoyable and that draw upon the students’ interests and cultural backgrounds.
To plan and implement programmes within the subject that will promote an awareness of environmental and economic issues, and that will encourage the exercise of aesthetic values within the students design.
To stimulate self-confidence, self-esteem, and a pride in achievement.
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A NOTE TO STUDENTS:
There are 28 Achievement credits available to you this year.
Achievement Credits are assessed both internally and externally this means some of your work is marked and graded by your tutor and some of your work is marked by a complete stranger.
There are seven different Achievement Standard, some standards are harder than others and their credit value reflects the extra work needed to achieve.
Standards can be linked to others some standards are drawing based, some standards require very little drawing and are achieved by using Photoshop and SketchUp.