Education

Departments and Subjects
Art and Design

Art and Design

The School will have excellent Art and Design facilities and pupils study Art and Design from the moment hey arrive in Year 7. They will then have the option to go on and study Art and Design at IGCSE, with the chance to specialise in a number of fields.

IGCSE

An Art and Design course should encourage personal expression, imagination, sensitivity, conceptual thinking, powers of observation, an analytical ability and practical attitudes. It should lead to greater understanding of the role of the visual arts in the history of civilisations. It should widen cultural horizons and enrich the individual. It should combine a breadth and depth of study so that it may accommodate a wide range of abilities and individual resources.

Art and Design complements literary, mathematical, scientific and factual subjects. It is especially concerned with the development of visual perception and aesthetics. It is a form of communication and a means of expressing ideas and feelings.

AIMS

The aims of the syllabus are the same for all candidates. The aims are set out below and describe the educational purposes of a course in Art and Design for the IGCSE examination. They are not listed in order of priority.

The aims are to stimulate, encourage and develop:

  • 1. Confidence, enthusiasm and a sense of achievement in the practice of Art and Design;
  • 2. An ability to identify and solve problems in visual and tactile form;
  • 3. An ability to record from direct observation and personal experience;
  • 4. The technical competence and manipulative skills necessary to form, compose and communicate in two and three dimensions;
  • 5. Knowledge of a working vocabulary relevant to the subject;
  • 6. The ability to organise and relate abstract ideas to practical outcomes;
  • 7. Experimentation and innovation through the inventive use of materials and techniques;
  • 8. Intuitive and imaginative responses showing critical and analytical faculties;
  • 9. An interest in, and a critical awareness of, environments and cultures.

Options for specialisation at IGCSE will include Photography, Textiles, Three Dimensional Studies, Painting and related media and Graphics. There will be a 50% coursework requirement at IGCSE.