Selective High School Entrance Prep​

 

This unique course will continue under the expert guidance of Juliette Paton-Williams.

For more details or to enrol, visit The Art Branch.

 

The Selective High School Entrance Prep course is designed to help students prepare for selective high school art & design programs including the highly competitive GATE (gifted and talented entrance examination) programs.

 

Through this course, students will expand their set of skills under the guidance of professional artists/arts educators by exploring a range of mediums, processes, and techniques that challenge, inspire and empower students. Students can expect to learn the following:

• How to develop a strong body of work that is driven by their own unique interests and style.

• Expand their understanding of how and why they make creative decisions to strengthen their critical thinking processes through verbal and written analysis. Students who lack verbal confidence or written skills will have access to techniques to overcome these hurdles.

• Build a compelling portfolio that is underpinned by passionate and analytical communication - this could be used to assess a student's "potential" by demonstrating their interest, passion, and ability.

In addition, this course may provide an opportunity for students to see if this is the educational path they would like to pursue before committing to the entrance process.

 

This course is recommended for students in year 5 or term 1 of year six. This course may be suitable for students wishing to enter creative programs in years 9, 10 and 11, please speak to our staff before making an enrolment.

 

This course offers students opportunities to work on student-directed projects and may be suitable for students seeking to hone or advance their creative skills in a supported environment without entering specialist art programs.