Full Year Course

Level of Instruction: Grade 9

Credit Value: 5 

Prerequisite: 2 Teacher Recommendations/Application & Online Portfolio Submission 

This class is an honors level art class designed for students who truly love to create and enjoy making art. It is a project-based course in which students will draw, paint, sculpt, work with clay, collage, and experiment with digital photography, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.  Students will develop their visual vocabulary through exposure to the elements of design and composition, creative problem solving, critiquing, and art history. Students will be required to maintain a sketchbook and complete work outside of class.  

Honors Art Focuses on the 4 C’s: 

1. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

2. Communication

3. Collaboration

4. Creativity and Innovation