Arts Education 10
Arts Education gives students the chance to express themselves, explore creativity, and connect with culture and community through a wide variety of disciplines. The BC curriculum offers a variety of courses in Visual Arts, Drama, Dance, Music, or Media Arts. For many courses, students must be registered with a community-based arts program to support their skill development or should lean into mentorship opportunities. These courses encourage personal expression, critical thinking, and collaboration - all skills that are valuable in all areas of life and learning.
| Area of Study | Course Name | Course Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Arts | Media Arts 10 | In this course, students will explore art forms that include film, video, new media, and sound as a means of artistic expression. | 4 |
| Musical Theatre 10 | Students must be registered in a community-based musical theatre program or similar to earn credit towards this course. | 4 | |
| Dance | Dance Technique and Performance 10 | This course focuses on dance as a form of athletic conditioning and expression, suited to all levels and interests. Students are encouraged to develop dance technique, muscular strength, flexibility, and fitness levels. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dance training program to earn credit towards this course, with performances not required. |
4 |
| Dance Foundations 10 | Introductory dance course for students new to dance or exploring a new style. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dance training program to earn credit towards this course, with performances not required. | 4 | |
| Dance Company 10 | This dance course is for students with experience in dance who are learning refined, advanced techniques in a given dance style. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dance training program to earn credit towards this course, with performances required. |
4 | |
| Dance Choreography 10 | Dancers will study elements of dance, composition, and storytelling and expression to explore and develop choreography. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dance training program to earn credit towards this course, and are expected to teach choreography to a class of students or demonstrate their choreography in an alternative format. |
4 | |
| Drama | Drama 10 | Explore the world of the stage! Students of all experience levels explore the elements of drama including character development, theatrical styles, and strategies and techniques to make dramatic performances engaging. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dramatic arts program to earn credit towards this course, with performances not required. |
4 |
| Theatre Company 10 | Curtain's up! Working with a team to create a standout performance is a lot of work. In this course, students will learn the elements of acting and staging a show, and learn about the benefits of performing for an audience. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dramatic arts program to earn credit towards this course, with performances are required. |
4 | |
| Theatre Production 10 | The world of backstage production is busy, exciting, and has a lot more tape than one might realize. Students in this course learn about production design, theatre management, and important behind-the-scenes roles in a production. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dramatic arts program, or working/volunteering in a backstage role, to earn credit towards this course. |
4 | |
| Music | Choral Music 10 |
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4 |
| Contemporary Music 10 | This course supports a student's individual study of music from contemporary, Indigenous, and emerging musical traditions. The course includes a varied repertoire of music for study and performance. Students must be registered in a community-based or similar dramatic arts program to earn credit towards this course, with performances not required. |
4 | |
| Instrumental Music 10 |
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4 | |
| Visual Arts | Art Studio 10 | Students move beyond basic techniques and media, and explore a broad spectrum of new materials, technologies, and processes in various ways. Students continue to develop skills in both 2D and 3D media, and learn about image development through sharing traditions, perspectives, worldviews, and stories. | 4 |
| Photography 10 | Photography 10 focuses on photographic materials, technologies, and processes in new (digital), traditional (darkroom) and/or alternative ways (cyanotypes). Using light and optics to capture images, students will learn about photographic processes as they relate to sharing traditions, perspectives, worldviews, and stories. | 4 | |
| Studio Arts 2D 10 | Studio Arts 2D 10 focuses on a broad spectrum of 2D materials, technologies, and processes in various ways. Students will learn about mark making processes as they relate to sharing traditions, perspectives, worldviews, and stories. | 4 | |
| Studio Arts 3D 10 | Students explore three dimensional mediums such as clay (e.g., ceramics), wood (e.g., carving), metal (e.g., manipulation), glass (e.g., fusing), found objects (e.g., assemblage), paper (e.g., papier mâché), fabric (e.g., soft sculpture) or other improvisational and miscellaneous materials. | 4 |
Last update on 2025-07-28 by Tristan Bannister.