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HAVERGAL COLLEGE
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Course Calendar 2016–2017
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts program at Havergal provides an opportunity for students to experience the joy of the
creative process and the acquisition of a variety of skills. Through their work in visual arts, students
encounter both theoretical and practical problems. Such problems require students to make aesthetic
and concrete decisions and to invent personal and unique solutions. The skills and aesthetic judgments
that students develop enrich their ability to perceive and communicate ideas. This flexibility in thinking
can be applied in many other areas of life.
Ultimately, students develop their creative and critical thinking skills and experience a sense of
achievement and fulfillment through their studies in design, art history and studio.
GRADE 7
Grade 7 Art
This course emphasizes the elements and principles of design that students will consider when
producing and responding to works of art. They will design and create two-dimensional and three-
dimensional works of art that tackle design and technical problems while communicating a variety
of ideas. Students will be well versed in artistic vocabulary and art terms and develop their skills and
confidence for better visual self-expression and understanding of the creative process.
GRADE 8
Grade 8 Art
This course seeks to uncover the meaning of art by examining good design and careful craftsmanship.
Through personal reflection, journal writing and the understanding of visual symbols, students will
come to experience the power of art as a way to communicate ideas and feelings. Students will learn
appropriate terminology and develop painting and designing skills as they explore visual projects in
two- and three-dimensional forms.
GRADE 9
AVI1O
– Visual Arts, Grade 9, Open
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This course is exploratory in nature, offering an overview of visual arts as a foundation for further
study. Students will become familiar with the elements and principles of design and the expressive
qualities of various materials by using a range of media, processes, techniques, and styles.
Students will use the creative and critical analysis processes and will interpret art within a personal,
contemporary, and historical context.