Hawick High School Art and Design Department
We believe the Art and Design Department at Hawick High school is a centre of excellence. We encourage all our students from first year to sixth year to develop personal creative ideas in a well resourced and supportive environment.
A gallery of new artwork from 2009/10 will be added in November when pupil folios are returned to the school. Click on the link for a preview of some of the work which will be included.
Our S1 pupils recently completed a successful project to paint the portrait of one of their new teachers. These can be seen in the Staff Portraits.
An exhibition of artwork made by our S1 and S2 pupils was held in August at the Heart of Hawick complex. This exhibition was organised in association with the Hawick Art Club to celebrate their 80th Anniversary. Two pupils from each year group had their work framed and exhibited in the Scott Gallery at the Wilton Park Museum alongside the work of art club members.
We are now in the process of updating our S1 and S2 curriculum to incorporate the new 'Curriculum for Excellence' syllabus. All our existing S1 Critical Activity and S2 Critical Activity worksheets can be downloaded for information and home study by clicking on the above links.
The Art Department Handbook provides some information about our aims, courses currently being offered, homework policy, etc., which we hope will be useful to pupils and parents.
The Art Staff section gives some information about the teachers who work in the Art Department
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A selection of the masks made recently by our S1 pupils
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Some examples of clay work made by pupils in Mr Norman's classes
RESOURCES
The Art and Design department is well resourced and we are fortunate to have spacious classrooms which are well lit and equipped to a good standard. We have ample wall space for the display of art work and a resource area within the department containing a selection of books and magazines. A laptop, projector, whiteboard and other visual resources facilitate the teaching of art history with a whole class. We also have a designated area for pottery with a large kiln and our S6 pupils enjoy a large studio space where they can base themselves during completion of the Advanced Higher course. Displays of the best examples of artwork are in evidence around the school and we hold an annual exhibition of folios each year in November.
ART CLUBS
Many pupils enjoy making artwork for themselves and creating pictures or clay work which they can take home. These are often not regarded as school work but as something the pupils are doing for themselves. The department is keen to encourage this and to provide opportunities for all pupils to make use of the facilities to experiment and explore ideas of their own, without any of the constraints or demands of normal class work.
The department receives regular information about local and national art and design competitions and during one lunchtime a small group of able pupils will be given the opportunity to enter these and to produce work of a high standard to exhibit out-with the school.
COURSES
All Art and Design courses aim provide the opportunity for individual expression and creativity and will encourage a personal response from each pupil. This subject is both recreational and vocational and both of these aspects are important. Activities should be enjoyable, worthwhile and relevant to the pupils at all stages of their development.
Critical activities are linked to the practical tasks to produce meaningful lessons suitable to all levels of ability. The aims and purpose of the activities are communicated at the start of each unit of work and the learning outcomes established, so that pupils are clear about what they are being asked to do.
The Art and Design course aims to provide a continuous education from S1 to S6 and is designed to ensure that those pupils who decide to opt out of the subject at the end of S2 or S4 have been given a worthwhile experience. The first two years should foster an ongoing interest and involvement in creativity and equip pupils with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to make sound aesthetic judgments in daily life. It should also give a basic understanding and appreciation of design concepts.
Further information about courses currently on offer are contained in the department handbook.
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