Arts Education 12
| Area of Study | Course Name | Course Description | Credits | |
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| Interdisciplinary Arts | Media Arts 12 | 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 12 | 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 12 | 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 Conditioning 12 | 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 12 | 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 12 | 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 12 | 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 12 | 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 12 | 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 12 | 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 | ||
| Directing and Script Development 12 | Students refine their skills as writers and directors to develop a production with an intended audience in mind. Students will learn about opportunities for careers in writing and directing. | 4 | ||
| Film & Television 12 | Students study and refine pre-production, production and post production processes, strategies, techniques and technologies. Students also explore career possibilities in the film and television industry, and emerging media. |
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| Music | Choral Music 12 |
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4 | |
| Contemporary Music 12 | 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 12 |
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4 | ||
| Composition & Production 12 | This course is a study in electronic and acoustic music composition or production. Course includes use of various music technologies, the creation of a varied repertoire of music, and focuses on connecting music with community and post-graduation life. | 4 | ||
| Visual Arts | Art Studio 12 | 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 | |
| Graphic Arts 12 | Students focus on refining graphic arts materials, processes, and technologies (e.g., printmaking, graphic design, graphic novels, digital imaging, typography). Students will increase their independence through the creation a personal body of work founded in graphic arts. | 4 | ||
| Photography 12 | Photography 12 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 12 | Studio Arts 2D 12 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 12 | 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.