by Erin REHIL | Jan 18, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music, Secondary Music, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 10 students are beginning their ePortfolios, in which the IB provides teachers with unit plans and the students upload their completed unit work for external assessment. Since music and visual art are both MYP Arts classes, they both receive the same unit plan...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 14, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 10 students are nearing the end of a very in-depth exploration of portraiture and human facial proportions. Everyone is hard at work on their compositions, using the materials and expressive elements of their choice. It is rewarding to see 12 different students...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 7, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
A strong visual art program exposes students to a variety of media. 3D art teaches an entirely new set of skills and can be especially rewarding for hands-on, spatial, or kinesthetic learners. For schools lucky enough to offer a clay program, ceramics can improve fine...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 6, 2020 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 7 has recently begun looking at the works of German-American artist Wolf Kahn. He was known for his use of vibrant, expressive colors and for his love of landscapes, particularly of trees. Complementary colors are across from one another on the color wheel, and...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 3, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Today, the students in Grade 10 presented nearly a year’s worth of hard work in the personal project feedback exhibition. The event was held during our 12:20 advisory block and all Secondary students and teachers participated, along with some families and other...
