Year 10

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ART
This course is designed for students who wish to take art as an option subject because they enjoy it, or for those who intend to study art for NCEA Level 1 the following year. It involves the study of art in societies and cultures, including Maori and Pacific Island art. Students use knowledge gained and apply it to their own art works. A variety of materials, techniques and procedures are used, including observational drawing, painting, printmaking and design.

COMPUTING
Computers are the key to the information technology of tomorrow. Students will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of this through the creation of information to the retrieval of the same through the super highway. Using computer tools, they will learn such applications as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, communications and desktop/web publishing. Students will also learn about the effects of ICT on society and how ICT has changed through history.

DANCE
This half year course follows on from year nine drama. The course will require the use of perception, imagination, speculation and interpretation, as well as exercising dramatic, cognitive and social capacities as the students develop practical knowledge in drama, develop ideas in drama, communicate and interpret in drama, and understand drama in context.

DRAMA
Drama is a half-year option for confident students who enjoy performing for others. Students learn how to use voice, body language, space and theatre conventions dramatically, and how to interpret the drama they see. Each unit of work uses and builds upon previous learning so that skills are continually practised and developed.

FOOD, NUTRITION & TECHNOLOGY
This is a full year course that includes aspects from both the Technology and Food and Nutrition components of the Health and Physical Education curriculum. Students develop knowledge and practical skills in a range of topics, with a textile/craft design unit towards the end of the course. Students are encouraged to be creative. Students will be assessed to determine their growth in knowledge and skills and personal development throughout the course.

GRAPHICS AND DESIGN
Graphics is the language of the eyes. Through this course students will learn a range of drawing skills to express, develop and communicate ideas. The areas that students will look at are architecture, engineering and media. Technical drawing and the process of design will be used to provide solutions to set design problems.

LE FRANCAIS
Vive la France, la langue et la culture! The second most widely spoken language after English, learning French is an active and interactive experience. Students will be able to give and ask for directions, discuss how they feel, and order in a restaurant. This is a full year option and must have been studied in year nine if intended to be taken as an NCEA Level 1 the following year.

LITERACY SKILLS
This option is designed to develop individual student's reading, writing and spelling skills to an independent level, using a wide variety of strategies and media. Students will be placed in the course after consultation with parents.

MUSIC
An active half year course that introduces basic performing skills in keyboard and guitar. Students explore and experiment with creating and organising sounds and are also introduced to a wide range of musical styles. Elementary rudiments of theory are presented which enables students to fully take advantage of this course.

MUSIC (NCEA LEVEL 1)
An intense course that focuses closely on performance, composition, the study of musical works and theory in preparation for Level 1 NCEA in 2008. Students must take tuition in an instrument of their choice and private practice out of class time is essential.  Entry to this course is at the teacher’s discretion. 

Te Reo MAORI
"He aha te kai o te rangatira? Ko te korero."
"What is the food of Chiefs? It is speaking."
A person's identity is shown through their language and culture. A basic language and culture programme following the first year of study. Students should be able to communicate simple ideas about their personal experiences and understand some basic Maori concepts by the end of year 10.

WORKSHOP SKILLS
Using materials such as wood, metal and plastics, students will learn to design and make working full scale models and smaller scale mock-ups to solve problems. They will learn how to use hand tools and machines for the shaping of wood and metal and about industrial production processes and how they affect the environment.

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