Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the active exploration of dramatic forms and techniques, using material from a wide range of authors, genres, and cultures. Students will construct, discuss, perform, and analyse drama, and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, the art form, and the world around them.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the performance of music at a level that strikes a balance between challenge and skill and is aimed at developing technique, sensitivity, and imagination. Students will participate in creative activities that teach them to listen with understanding. They will also learn correct musical terminology and its appropriate use.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the performance of music at a level that strikes a balance between challenge and skill and is aimed at developing technique, sensitivity, and imagination. Students will participate in creative activities that teach them to listen with understanding. They will also learn correct musical terminology and its appropriate use.

This focus course in Vocal Music will provide students with the opportunity to learn vocal music skills in intonation, part singing, diction, projection, breath control and tone quality. Students will also have the opportunity to learn to read, perform and appreciate music as well as to study basic theory, history and analysis.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the basic movements of one or more world dance forms, and the scientific and safety principles related to dance. Students will create movement vocabulary for dance compositions, express themselves through movement, and investigate the historical and cultural development of dance. They will also learn about creative influences on dances and choreographers, and the role of criticism in the art of dance.

Open - 1 credit
This course offers an overview of visual arts as a foundation for further study. Students will become familiar with the elements and principles of design and the expressive qualities of various materials through working with a range of materials, processes, techniques, and styles. They will learn and use methods of analysis and criticism and will study the characteristics of particular historical art periods and a selection of Canadian art and the art of other cultures.

Open - 1 credit
This course requires students to actively explore dramatic forms and techniques, using their own ideas and concerns as well as sources selected from a wide range of authors, genres, and cultures. Student learning will include identifying and using the principles of space, time, voice, and movement in creating, sustaining, and communicating authentic roles within a drama. Students will assume responsibility for decisions made in the creation and presentation of the drama, and will analyse and reflect on the experience.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes performance of music at an intermediate level that strikes a balance between challenge and skill. Student learning will include participating in creative activities and listening perceptively. Students will also be required to develop a thorough understanding of the language of music, including the elements, terminology, and history.
This focus course in Music Repertoire will provide students with the opportunity to learn an extensive repertoire for their instrument or voice. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to learn sight reading, presentation, and performance skills as well as various styles through listening, and analysing selected works.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes performance of music at an intermediate level that strikes a balance between challenge and skill. Student learning will include participating in creative activities and listening perceptively. Students will also be required to develop a thorough understanding of the language of music, including the elements, terminology, and history.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes performance of music at an intermediate level that strikes a balance between challenge and skill. Student learning will include participating in creative activities and listening perceptively. Students will also be required to develop a thorough understanding of the language of music, including the elements, terminology, and history.
This focus course in Vocal Music will provide students with the opportunity to learn vocal music skills in intonation, projection, tone quality, breath control and diction. Students will also have the opportunity to learn to sing three and four part repertoire, to read, perform and appreciate music as well as to continue their study of music theory, history, and analysis.

Open - 1 credit
This course requires students to develop their dance skills and learn the theoretical basis for working with anatomical structure in executing dance movements. Student learning will include the processes that form the basis for creating dance; the historical development of dance; students' own aesthetic appreciation of dance as they participate in dance class, rehearsals, and performances; and the specialized vocabulary of dance criticism.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes learning through practice; building on what students know; and introducing them to new ideas, materials, and processes for artistic thinking and experimentation. Student learning will include the refined application of the elements and principles of design, incorporating the creative and design processes, and the relationship between form and content.
Students will also learn about the connections between works of art and their historical contexts. Course objectives may be achieved either through a comprehensive program or through a program focused on a particular art form (e.g., drawing, painting).

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes learning through practice; building on what students know; and introducing them to new ideas, materials, and processes for artistic thinking and experimentation. Student learning will include the refined application of the elements and principles of design, incorporating the creative and design processes, and the relationship between form and content.
This focus course in Drawing and Painting will provide students with the opportunity to learn skills in drawing and painting and to apply these techniques to creating a variety of subject matter. Students will also have the opportunity to learn art history and criticism techniques and approaches, as well as to analyse twodimensional works of art by famous artists past and present, peers, and self.

Open - 1 credit
This course requires students to put together and perform dramatic presentations that deal with a variety of issues from the past and present. Students will analyse, interpret, and perform works of drama from various cultures, including Western plays from around 1900. Students will also do research on different acting styles and conventions for their presentations, create original works, and analyse the functions of playwright, director, actor, technician, and audience.

Open - 1 credit
Study in this focus course includes: the elements of a musicalbook, lyrics, score, dance; early forms of musical theatre - opera, operetta, minstrels, vaudeville, burlesque; and various composers - Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses in Instrumental Music - Band will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex skills in music literacy, performing, composing and arranging. Students will further develop their performance and sight-reading skills, while continuing their study of music theory, history, and analysis.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses in Music Repertoire will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn an increasingly complex and extensive repertoire for their instrument or voice. They will continue to develop their sight-reading, presentation, and performance skills, as well as various styles through listening and analysing selected works.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses in Vocal Music will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn to further refine their vocal music skills. Students will also have the opportunity to learn challenging repertoire as they continue their study of music theory, history and analysis.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the development of the knowledge and skills required for the production of media art works (e.g., robosculpture, photocopy art, computer animation with synthesized sound). Students will develop an appreciation of the history of media arts through analysing specific works, and will create media art works using a variety of technologies (e.g., digital camera, photo-imaging software, computer-modelling software, synthesizer, videotape, multi-track sound recording).

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the development of technical, composition, and presentation skills in one or more world dance forms. Students will acquire and refine dance skills; compose and present increasingly complex dance works; interpret and evaluate a variety of dance presentations; and study the historical development of various dance forms and the function of dance in specific cultures.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses in Performance Practice will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex movement, presentation and performance skills. Movement theory and technique in the dance form(s) being studied will form the foundation for learning.

Open - 1 credit
This course provides students with opportunities to further develop their skills and knowledge in visual arts. Students will explore a range of subject matter through studio activities, and will consolidate their practical skills. Students will also analyse art works and study aspects of Western art history, as well as Canadian art forms and art forms from various parts of the world.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses in Applied Design will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex mechanical and computer page layout design techniques. Students will also continue to learn how to apply the principles of art to commercial design through a variety of advertising, animation and illustration techniques.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses in Applied Design will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex mechanical and computer page layout design techniques. Students will also continue to learn how to apply the principles of art to commercial design through a variety of advertising, animation and illustration techniques.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses provide students with opportunities to further develop their skills and knowledge in Visual Arts with a focus on stage design.

Open - 1 credit
These focus courses in Drawing and Painting will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex skills in drawing and painting and to apply these techniques to create a variety of subject matter. Students will also continue to learn art history and criticism techniques and approaches as they appreciate and evaluate their own art works and those of others.

Open - 1 credit
This course requires students to experiment with forms and conventions in dramatic literature, and to create/adapt and present dramatic works. Students will do research on dramatic forms, conventions, themes, and theories of acting and directing from different historical periods, and apply their knowledge of these in analysing and interpreting dramatic literature, including Canadian works and works from various cultures in the late twentieth century. Students will also examine the significance of dramatic arts in various cultures.

Open - 1 credit
Study in this focus course includes: the elements of a musicalbook, lyrics, score, dance; early forms of musical theatre - opera, operetta, minstrels, vaudeville, burlesque; and various composers - Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber.

Open - 1 credit
This focus course in Instrumental Music - Band will provide students with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex skills in music literacy, performing, composing and arranging. Students will further develop their performance and sight-reading skills, while continuing their study of music theory, history, and analysis.

Open - 1 credit
This focus course in Music Repertoire will provide students with the opportunity to learn an increasingly complex and extensive repertoire for their instrument or voice. They will continue to develop their sight-reading, presentation, and performance skills as well as various styles through listening and analysing selected works.

Open - 1 credit
This focus course in Vocal Music will provide students with the opportunity to learn to further refine their vocal music skills. Students will also have the opportunity to learn challenging repertoire as they continue their study of music theory, history and analysis.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the development of the knowledge and skills required for the production of interactive media art forms (e.g., interactive art installations, interactive videos, simulations, network art). Students will analyse and evaluate media art works, and will create their own works using a variety of technologies and processes (e.g., computer graphics, photo-imaging, digital video production techniques, electro-acoustics). Students will maintain a portfolio of their media art works.

Open - 1 credit
This course emphasizes the development of technical proficiency and the creation and presentation of complex compositions. Students will acquire increasingly difficult technical skills; assume leadership as dancers, choreographers, and production personnel; analyse and evaluate dance performances; and study historical and cultural aspects of dance, especially of dance in Canada.

Open - 1 credit
This focus course in Performance Practice will provide students in both the University/College and Open destination courses with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex movement, presentation and performance skills. Movement theory and technique in the dance form(s) being studied will form the foundation for learning.

Open - 1 credit
This course focuses on the refinement of students' skills and knowledge in visual arts. Students will analyse art forms; use theories of art in analysing and producing art; and increase their understanding of stylistic changes in modern and contemporary Western art, Canadian (including Native Canadian) art, and art forms from various parts of the world. Students will produce a body of work demonstrating a personal approach.

Open - 1 credit
This focus course in Applied Design will provide students with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex mechanical and computer page layout design techniques. Students will also continue to learn how to apply the principles of art to commercial design through a variety of advertising, animation and illustration techniques.

Open - 1 credit
This focus course in Drawing and Painting will provide students with the opportunity to learn increasingly complex skills in drawing and painting and to apply these techniques to create a variety of subject matter. Students will also continue to learn art history and criticism techniques and approaches as they appreciate and evaluate their own art works and those of others.