by Erin REHIL | Feb 15, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 9 art students have just finished their unit on abstract art and acrylic painting. After researching a 20th-century abstract artist, students created their own original works that were asked to meet a number of specifications. The paintings had to use at least...
by Erin REHIL | Feb 14, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Grade 8 students are finally getting their chance to play with mud! Now that Oman Week is over, we are back to our regular curriculum work and that means starting the studio portion of the Treasure Boxes unit. After designing their boxes and making canvas templates,...
by Erin REHIL | Feb 11, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Oman Week, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Visual Arts
This week, students in Grade 8 focused on two projects, each relating back to the broad idea that our perspectives are shaped by our locations in place and time. Mr. Perry led a Service as Action project in which students identified and mapped all of the plant species...
by Erin REHIL | Feb 11, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Oman Week, Secondary Maths, Secondary Visual Arts
This week, during Oman Week, Grade 8 combined visual art and math with an exploration of the patterns found in Islamic art and architecture. They looked at artwork from the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, and learned about how geometric designs can represent...
by Erin REHIL | Feb 3, 2021 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 7 started their new unit by looking at a collage portrait of Steve Jobs by artist Jason Mecier. They noticed that the entire artwork was made using circuit boards and other computer parts, and discussed how our choice of materials can help to communicate an idea...
