COURSE:  CERAMICS

Leader of Learning: Mrs Leanne Broadley

1 Unit Content Endorsed Course.

EXCLUSIONS:  Projects developed for assessment in one subject are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject

Course Description:

The study of Ceramics will support students in developing a commitment to and capacity for lifelong learning in this area. This may lead to further post-school study at University or TAFE or vocational training in the context of the workplace. Learning may also continue through life as an area of personal interest.

Students will gain an increasing accomplishment and independence in their representation of ideas in ceramics and understand and value how ceramics, as a field of practice, invites different interpretations and explanations. Students who have chosen Visual Arts, this course may extend your artmaking practice.

Course Content:

Modules must include the two core modules, including:  

• Work Health and safety

• Introduction to Ceramics, including

  1. • Handbuilding

     • Throwing

     • Casting

     • Surface treatment

     • Glaze technology

Additional modules:

• Ceramics project

• Throwing

• Casting

• Handbuilding

• Sculptural forms

The Occupational, Health and Safety and Introduction to Ceramics modules are mandatory. The additional module Individual/Collaborative project extends students’ learning experiences and may reflect students’ increasing interests and desire to specialise in one or more of these fields or explore the connections further between the fields.

Course Requirements

Students are required to keep a diary throughout the course.

Cost:

• Year 11 (1 Unit): $165.00

• Year 12 (1 Unit): $145.00