CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL
College Preparatory Division
Electives 2011-2012
 Flamenco Dance I - 1V (First Semester / Second Semester)
Introductory levels of Flamenco Dance are prerequisite for the advanced levels
All students enrolled in Flamenco Dance must also participate in Flamenco Club which meets two days a week
Flamenco Dance is offered as a Fine Arts elective to both female and male students with a sincere interest in dance
and world cultures. The course includes an in-depth historical examination of flamenco's multicultural origins as
well as rigorous training in flamenco dance technique and choreography. As a performance elective, students
enrolled in Flamenco Dance are required to showcase their dance training and skills through several public
performances that may include both on and off-campus venues. CAS hours may be earned for selected
performances.
 3D Art (First Semester)
The purpose of the 3D Art class is to provide the opportunity for students to develop their technical skills while
fostering an artistic appreciation for three dimensional work. The class projects will be tied to discussions of
historical three dimensional art works as well as the use of three dimensional art in modern society. Students will
use a variety of methods, including assemblage, casting, carving, and modeling. The emphasis of this course is for
students to develop a concentration and a thematic body of work while expanding their knowledge of the materials
and process. Students will work independently, relying on critical thinking, problem solving, and exploration to
create their own expressive work.
 Advanced Drawing (First Semester or Second Semester)
This is a studio-focused, 2D art class that provides the opportunity to increase the students' abilities to use and
understand the elements and principles of visual expression. Students will learn various drawing techniques and
how to analyze, discuss and understand works of art. Emphasis will be placed on the students' visual awareness
and craftsmanship as it relates to their work and their awareness of Art History. The students will develop their
observation and accuracy skills as they progress through a variety of classroom assignments such as personal still
life, perspective drawings, portraiture, figure drawing, and landscapes. A wide range of drawing media will be used
as students’ complete assignments. Students will continue to develop compositional understanding by applying the
elements and principles of design to their sketches/drawings. A variety of artists will be studied as students discover
how they are relevant in art history and to the individual student's work.
 Ceramics (First Semester or Second Semester)
Ceramics is a course in which students will explore a broad range of techniques and approaches to art through clay.
Students will learn to approach ceramic artwork as both functional and non-functional sculptural objects. The
emphasis of this course is for the students to learn various hand-building techniques with clay as well as the
technical and historical terminology associated with 3-dimensional design. In this course students are able to focus
on technical, historical, aesthetic, and cultural concerns of ceramic sculptors as they develop their own personal and
artistic ways of working.
 Painting (Second Semester)
This is a studio-focused, 2D art class that provides the opportunity to increase the students' abilities to use and
understand the elements and principles of visual expression. Students will learn various painting techniques and
how to analyze, discuss and understand works of art. Emphasis will be placed on the students' visual awareness
and craftsmanship as it relates to their work and their awareness of Art History. The students will explore the
various techniques used in preparing for and creating watercolor and acrylic paintings. Color theory is closely
examined in all aspects of this course so that students better understand how various colors are made and how they
relate to one another in a visual composition. By using their knowledge of color theory and compositional
development, students will create abstract and realistic paintings. Historical and contemporary painters work will be
explored to examine individual development, style, technique and problem solving approaches. Students will
develop all of the skills necessary to prepare and stretch watercolor paper as well as construct and stretch canvas for
acrylic painting.
 Photography I/II (Second Semester)
The purpose of the photography class is to provide the opportunity for students to develop their technical skills
while fostering an artistic appreciation for the art of photography. The class projects will be tied to discussions of
the history of photography as well as the use of photography in modern society. Students will use a variety of
photographic methods, including film and digital photography techniques and studio lighting. The emphasis of this
course is for students to develop a concentration and a thematic body of work while expanding their knowledge of
the materials and process. Students will work independently, relying on critical thinking, problem solving, and
exploration to create their own expressive work.
 Printmaking (First Semester)
Printmaking is a visual arts course that teaches a basic understanding of printmaking processes and theory. This
course is an overview of a wide range of printmaking techniques with a closer introduction to three: Monotype,
Linocut, and Screen Printing. The emphasis of the course is to enhance and expand the visual literacy of the students
while building an appreciation for the power of the printing medium in creating expressive images. The students will
gain a better sense of appreciation by studying specific art works, artists, styles, and movements of art. They will use
this historical and aesthetic base as a means to explore and produce their own individual work.
 Comprehensive Theatre I and II (First Semester / Second Semester)
Comprehensive Theatre students will do advanced work in acting, directing, and set design, and will continue the
study of theater with grater emphasis on the historical evolution and cultural contributions of theater, production
styles, and performance. Production work will be required. Working on the production provides practical hands-on
experiences in acting and stagecraft through the preparation and public performances of plays.
 Drama I and II (First Semester / Second Semester)
Drama I is offered to students who have had no drama training and who want to learn theatrical skills and
performance courses with emphasis on pantomime, stage movement, oral interpretation, acting and theater heritage.
Drama II is offered to students who want to further their theatrical skills through work in acting, directing, and
theater heritage.
 Introduction to Music I (First Semester)
A one-semester class geared toward exposing new and musically inexperienced students to music history, theory,
sight singing, basic keyboard and songwriting.
 Instrumental Arts (Second Semester)
This one-semester ensemble class is offered to students with at least one year of experience on their instruments.
Students will learn scale studies, etudes, symphonic excerpts, basic improvisation skills and composition tools. This
class is for the serious music student who is willing to commit to private lessons that will supplement his or her
Instrumental Arts training and coursework. The class would be offered in fall and spring.
 Concert Ensemble (First and Second Semester – Audition required)
This year-long class is designed for the most serious young musicians who have been playing their orchestral
instruments for at least 2 two years. Students will perform literature from the classical repertoire in an ensemble
setting. Students interested in participating in this class must email Mr. Dave Rudolph, the instructor, at
drudolph@carrollwooddayschool.org in order to arrange an audition.
 Strategies for Learning and Inquiry (First Semester or Second Semester)
This one semester class will focus on how students learn: Students will identify study strategies based on individual
learning styles, learn time management and organizational skills, research techniques, stress management and
interventions for test anxiety with an overall goal of acquiring a depth of knowledge and skill to succeed socially
and academically as they navigate the MYP and DP programmes
 Technology Production I and II (First Semester / Second Semester)
Film is a powerful and highly persuasive communication medium. It is also an art form. This technology production
course aims to develop students’ skills so that they become adept in both the interpreting and production of film.
The course takes the student on a journey from techniques for visual media interpretation to film anatomy, narrative
and screenplay writing, visual storytelling, animation, lighting, cinematography, visual effects, sound, and editing
culminating in a student produced short film to be showcased in an end of the year school film festival (applicable to
students who take the elective both first and second semesters). The course utilizes the design cycle in asking
students to understand and explain film as a communication medium. From the Middle Years Program description:
In particular, students are encouraged to display ingenuity and creativity in devising practical solutions to given
tasks. Students use the design cycle to investigate, design, plan, create, and evaluate. This subject area is valuable
for reinforcing and integrating skills learned in other disciplines, especially in the presentation and handling of data
and the processes involved in the design and manufacture of a product. At the same time, it fosters awareness of the
social and ethical implications of technological development.