Art
Aims and Objectives
The Art Department in MGS aims to build confident art learners who communicate visually to create meaning and connections with the society and culture. The programme delivers a future-oriented art curriculum to develop art learners’ competencies and appreciation for art as they perceive the world with increased awareness and aesthetic sensitivity.
Pedagogy
Studio Thinking
Design Thinking
Inquiry-based Learning
National Syllabuses
Please refer to this link.
Curriculum
Big Ideas
Art helps us to see in new ways
Art tells stories about our world
Art influences how we live
Secondary 1 / Year 1
Self and the Environment
Pen and Pencil
Watercolour
Printmaking
Secondary 2 / Year 2
People and the Community
Art Writing
Animation
Painting
3D Design
Secondary 3 / Year 3
Art Research & Inquiry
Studio Practice
Art Writing
Art Synectics
Art Problem Solving
Secondary 4 / Year 4
Art Research & Inquiry
Art Synectics
Creative Thinking
Technical Processes
Composition & Layout
Personal Responses
Assessment
Comprises individual and group term projects and time-based examinations
| SEC/YEAR 1 | SEC/YEAR 2 | SEC/YEAR 3 | SEC/YEAR 4 |
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TERM 1 | - | - | - | 30% Preparatory Studies (Term 1-2) |
TERM 2 | 60% | 60% | Research Presentation (5%) Artist Response Portfolio (10%) | - |
TERM 3 | 40% | 40% | Applied Arts Journey (15%) | 70% Preliminary Examination |
TERM 4 | - | - | Visual Journal (10%) | - |