GCSE Art & Design @ St George’s 2015

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GCSE ART & DESIGN @ ST GEORGE’S


INTRODUCTION THE ART DEPARTMENT AT SAINT GEORGE'S OFFERS PUPILS THE CHANCE TO DEVELOP THEIR PRACTICAL AND CRITICAL SKILLS TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL, THROUGH A WIDE-RANGING “GENERAL” ART AND DESIGN GCSE SYLLABUS. THIS COURSE IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR ANY STUDENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN ANY ART OR DESIGN BASED CAREER SUCH AS FASHION, ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, VEHICLE DESIGN AND SO ON, AS UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES EXPECT TO SEE A STRONG PORTFOLIO OF CREATIVE PRACTICAL WORK FROM APPLICANTS. HOWEVER, MANY STUDENTS CHOOSE THIS SUBJECT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ENJOY ART AND WANT TO UNDERTAKE A FUN AND EXCITING GCSE COURSE! THE COURSEWORK PORTFOLIO IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SEPARATE, THEMED, PROJECTS EACH WITH ONE OR MORE MAJOR OUTCOMES (SCULPTURE, PAINTING, FASHION GARMENT ETC.) AND IS SUPPORTED BY A LARGE-SCALE ‘WORK JOURNAL’. THE WORK JOURNALS RECORD PUPILS’ EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH IN A RANGE OF ADVANCED MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES. THESE CAN INCLUDE BATIK/TEXTILES, PHOTOGRAPHY, COMPUTER MODELLING, HUGE SCULPTURAL PROJECTS, CERAMICS, PRINTMAKING, DRAWING AND PAINTING. PUPILS SPEND A WHOLE TERM ON EACH PREPARATORY WORK JOURNAL BEFORE GOING ON TO DEVELOP THEIR FINAL OUTCOMES OVER THE FOLLOWING TERM. THE USE OF OTHER ARTIST’S WORK FOR REFERENCE AND INSPIRATION FORMS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE SYLLABUS. GALLERY AND PRACTICAL TRIPS AND VISITS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE ENRICH EACH PUPIL’S ARTISTIC EVOLUTION. FINAL ASSESSMENT IS BY A PRACTICAL EXAMINATION FOR WHICH THE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN 8 WEEKS TO PREPARE, PLUS AN EXHIBITION OF THE COURSEWORK UNITS ALONG WITH WORK JOURNALS AND OTHER SUPPORTING STUDIES.



What degrees or careers do I absolutely need GCSE Art for?





And those are just the jobs that exist today‌

New media such as video games and the Internet are creating an explosion of opportunity for digital designers and multimedia artists.


The world is changing FAST! Even if you don’t want an Art or Design related career, creativity and adaptability will be even more important in the future. Students with a creative mind and wide skill set have an advantage, in any career Those who are multi-skilled are astronomically more useful, well-rounded, hireable and capable of excelling in a much wider range of professions.


Studying Art improves performance in other subjects James Catterall, leading professor and Chair of the Faculty at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, has studied 12,000 students over twelve years. His research demonstrates that involvement in the arts (both Visual Art and Performing Art) is associated with higher levels of attainment in both high school and university.


PROJECT ONE: LARGE SCULPTURES RESEARCH AND MAKING



















PROJECT TWO: PAINTING, DRAWING, PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXTILES & PRINTMAKING




































FINAL EXAM: 8 WEEKS TO PREPARE 10 HOUR PRACTICAL TEST (OVER 3 DAYS!)





















AND WHEN IT IS ALL OVER YOU WILL REALLY FEEL LIKE A PART OF F FLOOR…



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