Waiopehu College Waiopehu College

NCEA Level 1 Visual Art - The World Around Us!

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Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr A. YATES.

Recommended Prior Learning

Preferably has taken an Art at Year 9 or 10 Art



Take items from the world around us and make them into amazing art works. A practical art course where you will explore and build skills through various art disciplines including: painting, printmaking, and sculpture.  Throughout the year you will learn a range of skills using various wet and dry media including: pencil, pen, pastel, collage, paint and ink.  From these skills you will combine them to create a theme-based folio board that interests you.  The skills you learn will allow you to do well in the Year 12 and 13 Art Programmes of Fine Art (Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture), Photography and Design.


(Work from 2020 Level 1 Waiopehu Design Students)



Departments:

Art


Assessment Information

In 2024 students will be using the new NCEA Visual Art achievement standards worth a total of 20 credits (10 internal credits and 10 external credits)

Pathway

NCEA Level 2 Art Design - Capturing Creativity, NCEA Level 2 Art Photography - Inside the Box, NCEA Level 2 Fine Art - The Artist Studio

Career Pathways

Sales Representative, Advertising Specialist, Sales and Marketing Manager, Artist, Electronics Engineer, Motor Vehicle Salesperson, Retail Sales Assistant, Quantity Surveyor, Model, Photographer, Telemarketer, Marketing Specialist, Software Developer, Journalist, Business Analyst, Architectural Technician, Baker, Naval Architect, Urban/Regional Planner, Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Industrial Designer, Technical Writer, Florist, Game Developer, Landscape Architect, Landscaper, User Experience Designer, Animator/Digital Artist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Film/Television Camera Operator, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Lighting Technician


Disclaimer

Standards shown on courses are only an indication and not all may be offered at the time of study.