10ART (Visual Art)

Visual Art (ART) is a multidisciplinary course that introduces students to all specialist areas of Visual Art as they move from Year 7 - 11. This includes working on projects that include both physical and digital art such as; drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic design, photography and moving image.

Year 10 Art continues to develop student's technical skills across different artistic domains. The main difference at this level is more opportunity for students to develop their artistic voice and world view through personal projects. 

Student projects and our focus changes each year because we consider previous student experiences and access to specialist equipment. Students are encouraged to exhibit works in various exhibitions throughout the year and to connect with wider community arts initiatives such as Matariki celebrations.

We want our learners to develop a range of skills and knowledge to foster artistic growth and challenge the notion of creative practice and how that might look for different people.

Subjects complementary to ART include:

• Spatial Design (SPD)

• Product Design (PRD)

Contact Person: Demelza Round - roundd@waihekehigh.school.nz 

10SPD (Spatial Design)

Spatial Design (SPD) is a multidisciplinary course that introduces students to various aspects of the Technology curriculum as they progress from Year 10 - 13. This includes skills and knowledge from the fields of architecture, landscape and spatial design, graphic design, sculpture and entertainment design. Students learn how to communicate their ideas visually through a range of techniques which include; freehand sketching, rendering, CAD/CAM presentations and models, digital and physical modelling and exhibition design.

Student projects and focus change each year because we consider previous student experiences and access to specialist equipment. By Year 13 students select their own design projects to work through. Students are encouraged to extend their design practice by learning about design history and tapping into their own creative heritage. 

In Year 10 Spatial Design students will learn a range of technical and design skills, respond to design briefs and learn how to navigate the design process. We want our learners to develop a range of skills and knowledge to foster a culture where students can see how they can use design, fabrication and presentation to intervene in the world around them.

Subjects complementary to DVC include:

• Visual Art (ART), Digital Art in Year 12 (DAT) and Paint, Print and Textile Arts (PPT) in Year 13

• Media Design at Year 12 (MES)

• Product Design (PRD)

Contact Person: Demelza Round - roundd@waihekehigh.school.nz 

10PRD (Product Design)

Product Design (PRD) is a multidisciplinary course that introduces students to various aspects of the Technology curriculum as they progress from Year 7 - 13. This includes skills and knowledge from industrial design, product design, freehand and technical drawing, CAD/CAM technologies such as laser cutting and 3D printing, and fabrication in plastics, wood, metals and textiles.

Year 10 Product Design gives students the opportunity to be a little more self-directed and solve more technical problems with the products they design and make. This helps to prepare students for our senior courses which require a mature and work ethic and the ability to solve practical problems as they arise.

Student projects and focus change each year because we consider previous student experiences and access to specialist equipment. Students are encouraged to design and make products that meet an authentic need or opportunity in the community alongside developing their confidence and skill in a workshop environment. 

We want our learners to develop a range of skills and knowledge to foster a culture where students can see how they can use design and fabrication to intervene in the world around them.

Subjects complementary to PRD include:

• Spatial Design (SPD)

• Visual Art (ART)

Contact Person: Demelza Round - roundd@waihekehigh.school.nz