JUNIOR FORMS
F1 Visual Arts
F1 students work on a wide range of projects to explore within the arts. We aim at equipping students with a variety of basic art and design skills: graphic design, sculpture, fashion illustration and landscape painting. Each year the projects are modified to fit the current situation, but our aim remains clear: to let students explore the possibility of expressing oneself and honouring nature and all wonders on earth, finding hope and gratitude in life through art. As our introduction was through zoom this year, the first two projects made connections with the pandemic, allowing students to continue to stay positive and creative during their online lessons.
ALL ABOUT ME
Since our introduction was through zoom, the project aimed to express and to introduce each other through designing masks which was the most essential item under the current situation. Students created a design by combining images of important things in their life and combined them in a drawing which best represents themselves.
SILHOUETTES
Since students were spending a lot of time indoor due to COVID 19, students were encouraged to observe scenes and created a silhouette image that can interact with the environment they see outside of their windows. Students used their imaginations and added silhouette art to their windows humorously or creatively.
CLASSROOM BOARDS / GRATITUDE AND HOPE
Finally, being able to meet face to face in the art room was a good opportunity for students to learn to collaborate in creating large-scale one-piece artwork. In groups, students discussed compositional ideas and how to present and display an effective visual presentation of the theme “Gratitude and hope” using acrylic paint on a large scale applying the grid system. Students studied the colors on the color wheel then experimented with various techniques before coming up with the final production.
CHINESE NEW YEAR/ OX SCULPTURE
Students learned about the countries along the Belt road and their cultural significance. Analyzing the formal qualities, function & purpose, observing cultural objects and traditional costumes of each country, students developed motif designs of their own in decorating the Ox sculpture to represent the Year of the Ox 2021 for the final Chinese New Year decoration.
FLORA AND FAUNA
Students designed an outfit inspired by flora and fauna and produced fashion illsutrations delivering their fashion ideas considering elements that are gentle on the earth. After studying the fashion elements such as patterns and silhouettes students gained inpirations from garments designed by fashion designers to apply design style and personal taste, honoring nature and all wonders on earth.
HOPEFUL PLACE- LANDSCAPE PAINTING
After collecting primary and secondary visual sources, students studied the different painting techniques of Paul Cezanne, Georgia O Keeffe or Claude Monet, they then create compositions to best represent a landscape scene full of Hope.
F1 Design
UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE OF HONG KONG THROUGH APPRECIATING WORKS OF NEON SIGNS
In Design class, students explore themes revolving around the visual culture of Hong Kong. They first study the history and tradition of Neon Sign and its importance in creating the streetscape of Hong Kong. After learning the technique of Neon Sign making they apply similar technique to a signage design of a shop of their own. The final outcome is a mock up made with LED tube.
URBAN BEAUTY OF HONG KONG - FASHION DESIGN
In this project students transform the beauty they observe in our city into garments. After studying the works of famous Fashion Designers they develop their own collection of ready-to-wear of both menswear and womenswear. Focus has been put on creating contemporary silhouettes which are inspired by runway shows.
F2 Art
In Art Stream, students work on a project ‘Hong Kong Story’ to study more about the place where we grow up in. They first learn to do primary research, like interviewing family members who provide first hand information about the different aspects namely historical events, life in the old days, pop culture, infrastructure and folk custom. They then do secondary research to study more about the history, after which students learn different print-making techniques and produce a monochromatic narrative outcome. Their next project is on visual culture where they analyse the images of an old object related to the focused area and produce watercolour outcomes. Their final acrylic painting is to visually present a theme to depict the development of their studied area. At the end of the term, students work in groups to produce a Joseph Cornell's Box with the works done previously, which include a printing and a painting, founded objects, together with an audio which they record the oral history provided by their family members. We hope to present to others what Hong Kong has gone through during the last century.
F2 Design
In Design Stream, students learn basic modelling technique, origami, followed by a project which focuses on solving the problem of nano flats in Hong Kong. They learn linear perspective drawing skills, designing transformable furniture, before going in more depth into Interior Design, researching on nano flat design style, prepaing moodboard, and producing a final design presentation to their imaginative client which include floor plan and perspective drawing of the design produced manually or digitally. Students also learn to use design softwares and apps.
F3-4
IGCSE Art & Design
A two year course in which students can choose to do Fine Art stream or 3D Design stream. IGCSE Art and Design teaches students to make use of drawing and painting skills to visualise their idea development process. Students will be taught the following skills: recording and developing ideas through critical understanding of primary and secondary sources; exploring ideas and experimenting with different media and techniques; presenting and communicating ideas visually. Upon finishing the course, students are equipped with a strong foundation to proceed to either GCE Art and Design or DSE Visual Arts.
F3-4
BTEC Art & Design
The Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Certificate in Visual Studies in Art and Design gives learners specialist knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment in the art and design industry, students will learn how to communicate using the visual language by applying the different recording skills and methods. Students will also study the application of technical skills for materials and processes to communicate their ideas and intentions.
The qualification also provides progression opportunities to higher education, degree and professional development programmes within art and design or related areas of study, within universities and other institutions.
The qualification can extend a learner’s programme of study and give vocational emphasis on Art and Design. The qualification is broadly equivalent to one GCE AS Level qualification.
F5-6
GCE AL Art & Design
A two year course which train students to think critically, solve problem and be sensitive to things around them through the teaching of installation art, still and moving images, conceptual art, design objects and craft. Students need to produce a body of work with themes which is contextually related to them, in any 2D, 3D and/or time based media of their choice. They can respond to issues related to themselves, society or the world they are living in.
DSE Visual Arts
The aims of the Visual Arts curriculum are to enable students to enrich their aesthetics and arts experience; strengthen their abilities to appreciate and create various forms of visual arts work aesthetically and critically; develop perceptual abilities, generic skills, multiple perspectives and metacognition through autonomous and open-ended processes of enquiry in art learning; enhance cultural and cross-cultural understanding through exploration of the art of diverse cultures; cultivate personal refinement, positive values and attitudes, self-identity and a sense of commitment towards the community, the nation and the world; and acquire a foundation for pursuing education and career opportunities in the art and creative industries.