Arts

Glenunga International High School’s values - EXCELLENCE, OPPORTUNITY, INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS, HARMONY- underpin the construction and delivery of the Arts curriculum.
Glenunga International High School is a linguistically and culturally diverse community. Therefore we seek to understand other cultures by providing students with a range of perspectives from diverse cultures in our curriculum. Active participation in the global community requires effective communication skills. We believe that providing a progressive arts curriculum to students will enable them to develop universal communication skills that promote cultural diversity.

The Arts curriculum develops confident, creative communicators; individuals and teams who can analyse and evaluate complex ideas and communicate their thoughts effectively in a variety of mediums. Students develop an understanding of the power of language, sound and image and the ways these elements can be combined to create works of Art that influence audiences.

Students are involved in dynamic, individual and collaborative processes involving analysis, creativity, intuition, realizing and evaluation when creating Arts products. The curriculum is differentiated to cater for different learning styles, cultural perspectives and abilities. All students are challenged to develop their skills to the best of their ability.

The Arts curriculum provides authentic learning experiences through student generated performances, screenings and exhibitions. Students’ experiences and opportunities are extended through workshops with visiting artists, tutors, performers and by visits to professional performances and exhibitions. These activities provide direct links to Arts pathways and careers. Vocational pathways are also provided in the Gleunga Arts curriculum allowing  students to make connections between arts processes and arts careers.
ICT is recognised as integral to many of  the processes of arts creation.  At Glenunga students are able to use contemporary technology in realising and publishing their Art works.

The Glenunga International High School Arts Learning Area has a strong commitment to the Media Arts as can be exhibited in the variety of subjects that are currently on offer. These Film, Media and Animation options offer students a contemporary vocational/study pathway with an emphasis on creativity, collaboration and problem solving.

Media Studies
Media Studies, as undertaken at Glenunga International High School, has a strong focus on screen media, in particular video production and analysis.
In year 10 students are introduced to a variety of shooting and editing techniques in a fully digital environment.
In year 11 students can study SACE Media Studies and choose to expand their skills and understanding of documentary and narrative film production.
Year 12 Stage 2 SACE Media Studies allows students the opportunity to deepen their understandings of contemporary media issues whilst also enabling them to build a digital portfolio of production skills.

International Baccalaureate Film
In 2001 the International Baccalaureate Organisation took the progressive step to recognize Film as a valid art form and consequently introduced a pilot Film course to its Diploma curriculum. Due to our already strong Media Studies programme GIHS was accepted as one of a handful of world schools into this pilot programme. IB Film is now a popular mainstream curriculum offering for IB Diploma schools and Glenunga takes great pride in its role as a pioneer in this exciting area of study.
The IB Film course is conducted over 2 years in the senior school. Students view and analyse films from around the world taking into account history and culture as well as style and genre. This academic study is paralleled with a course of practical filmmaking where students put into action the techniques they see the masters using. 

Creative Arts: Digital Animation
Creative Arts is a new SACE curriculum framework which enables schools to design unique courses which enable students to “gain an understanding and appreciation of the ways in which creative arts contribute to and shape the intellectual, social, and cultural life of individuals and communities.”
Starting in year 10 with a study of Cartooning and Animation the Media Studies team have developed a new creative arts pathway in the exciting field of digital animation. In years 11 and 12 students refine their skills and choose their own platform on which they build a portfolio of digital art processes and productions.

VET Media
Consolidating staff expertise, student interest and technical resources the Media Studies team are also offering a nationally accredited Certificate 2 course in Screen Media. In this vocational course students will work in real and simulated environments to record and edit video and audio for publication.