IB Visual Art SL

This IB elective provides an overview of art ideas, media, and historical concepts with a global perspective. Discovery will include museum trips and media exploration. Students will create a portfolio of work and a research workbook to track the development of their ideas. This will culminate at the end of Year 2 in the Standard Level Visual Arts exam showing the application of the studio experience. This class is open to students of any level of artistic ability. Students interested in attempting this two-year course in one year (version SLA) must consult with the department chairperson and the IB Coordinator, although it is strongly recommended that any level of this course be taken over 80 weeks (two school years). Students must register for and take the IB assessments to receive IB designation and weighting.

IB Visual Art HL

Year 1

This is the first half of a two-year course designed for serious art students who wish to develop an art portfolio, and IB candidates who wish to use the visual arts to fulfill their Group 6 requirement. The class is highly differentiated, student focused and requiring high levels of personal dedication and accountability. A significant amount of work will be completed outside of class, including research, writing assignments and self directed trips to museums and galleries. Students must document their creative process and analyze key artists and cultures that have influenced the students’ work. Students are encouraged to work with a variety of traditional 2-D and 3-D techniques as well as new media, including digital imaging, sculpture, animation and video. The grade distribution is as follows: 40% Studio Work, 40% Process Portfolio, 20% Comparative Analysis. The culminating assessment takes place during the second year of the course.

Year 2

This is a two-year course of study open to students interested developing an advanced portfolio of work. Students are expected to engage with personal, in-depth investigation of art in all its aspects: technical, historical, and contextual across multicultural lines. Over the two years, students will produce technically and conceptually sophisticated works of art while maintaining a Research Workbook that describes their investigative and creative process. The workbook will also include evidence of independent research, visits to galleries and museums and interviews with art professionals. Students will use both years to prepare for their final IB Visual Art assessment in March of their senior year. The assessment includes a solo art exhibition along with a forty-minute video interview assessed by an art professional trained as an examiner for the IB Organization. The Research Workbook is worth 40% of the students’ total IB Visual Art grade. The external interviewer will determine the studio grade, which is worth 60% of the students’ total IB Visual Art score. Students must register for and take the IB assessments to receive IB designation and weighting.

IB Theater HL

Year 1

IB Theatre Arts will help students understand the nature of the theatre through performance and study, and understand the form it takes in different cultures. The course will cover Performance Skills, World Theater Studies, Play Analysis, and Theater Production. Students will gain hands-on experience in all aspects of theater: writing, producing, acting, designing, and creating. Students who have not completed previous coursework in Theater Arts will be required to take this course over two years in both the junior and senior year. This is a year-long course.

Year 2

IB Theatre Arts will help students understand the nature of the theatre through performance and study, and understand the form it takes in different cultures. The course will cover Performance Skills, World Theater Studies, Play Analysis, and Theater Production. Students will gain hands-on experience in all aspects of theater: writing, producing, acting, designing, and creating. Students who have not completed previous coursework in Theater Arts will be required to take this course over two years in both the junior and senior year. This is a year-long course.

IB Music SL & HL

SL

Students in this class will work on creating original music compositions based on approved research. Topics for study include all periods, styles, and genres of music. This class will appeal to self-motivated students who have a strong affinity for music performance. IB Diploma students will need to take this course over two years for 40 weeks total.

HL

Students in this class will work on creating original music compositions based on approved research. Topics for study include all periods, styles and genres of music. This class will appeal to self-motivated students who have a strong affinity for music performance. IB Diploma students will need to take this course over two years for 40 weeks total. Students in the IB Music Program are encouraged to take Music Theory.