S1 to S3
Aims
1. To develop students perceptual abilities, with special emphasis on visual, aesthetic and arts experience;
2. To enable students to express personal feelings and thoughts through artistic presentations;
3. To develop students visual cognition, generic skills and metacognition through art making, appreciation and criticism;
4. To broaden students perspectives through exploration of the arts of diverse cultures; and
5. To cultivate students emotions, personal refinement, morals and sense of commitment towards the nation and the world.
Learning Objectives
A. Developing Creativity and Imagination
S1 to S3 Students will learn to
1 . record responses and conceptualize ideas, experiences and imagination by using verbal and non-verbal presentation;
2 . use new/different perspectives to interpret / re-interpret concepts, reality and visual forms;
3. employ a common procedure for visual arts making:
3.1 – define aims and purposes;
3.2 – generate ideas from observation, experience, memory and imagination, and from nature, man-made environments and objects, etc.;
3.3 – develop ideas by searching for and processing visual information and by manipulating visual elements based on aesthetic logic and principles of organization, etc.;
3.4 – explore alternative ways of expression by re-composing or by various combinations; and
3.5 – evaluate alternative ways of expression based on aims, purposes, aesthetic logic and principles of organization, etc
4. use sketching, drawing, information technology or other appropriate tools and resources to stimulate and develop ideas;
5. use collaboration skills to develop ideas and enhance the learning of visual arts;
6. explore the relationship between the visual arts and other arts disciplines for creative ideas.
B. Developing Creativity and Imagination
S1 to S3 Students will learn to
1. select appropriate visual arts knowledge, skills and processes to communicate ideas and feelings in understanding and making the visual arts;
2. visualize a theme in a medium and criticize the work from an aesthetic perspective;
3. explore and apply skills and knowledge of traditional and emerging technology in visual communication; and KEY STAGE 3 Students will learn to
4. employ knowledge and skills of the visual arts and other art forms or disciplines in visual arts activities.
C. Cultivating Critical Responses
S1 to S3 Students will learn to
1. use visual arts experiences to respond to various visual phenomena;
2. employ processes of visual arts appreciation and criticism: describing, comprehensive feeling, analysing, interpreting and judging artwork;
3. make an informed judgment of a piece of visual arts work based on its communication effect: e.g. the formal structure, the techniques and the overall expressive quality;
4. be confident in their own artistic judgment, performances and capabilities; and KEY STAGE 3 Students will learn to
5. develop criteria for assessing visual arts works.
D. Understanding Arts in Context
S1 to S3 Students will learn to
1. discuss and compare the functions, contents and significance of the visual arts in past and present contexts;
2. identify the trends of contemporary art in Hong Kong;
3. differentiate among the contributions of the visual arts in different cultures and societies;
4. understand how social, cultural and political contexts influence the artists forms of expression and techniques for creation; and KEY STAGE 3 Student will learn to
5. appreciate and analyse how visual arts forms in various cultural contexts can express human feelings.
S4 to S6
Aims
1. enrich their aesthetics and arts experience;
2. strengthen their abilities to appreciate and create various forms of visual arts work aesthetically and critically;
3. develop perceptual abilities, generic skills, multiple perspectives and metacognition through autonomous and open-ended processes of enquiry in art learning;
4. enhance cultural and cross-cultural understanding through exploration of the art of diverse cultures;
5. cultivate personal refinement, positive values and attitudes, self-identity and a sense of commitment towards the community, the nation and the world; and
6. acquire a foundation for pursuing education and career opportunities in the art and creative industries.
Learning Objectives
A. Developing Creativity and Imagination
Through active participation in art appreciation, criticism and making, students will develop new and different ways to enhance their power of imagination, creative thinking and presentation skills. Students can use artwork to express themes and topics related to themselves, their surroundings and the works of other artists. They can also make critical appreciation of artwork and learn to see art from different or new perspectives.
B. Developing Skills and Processes
Students will learn to use visual language, different art forms and a variety of materials and techniques for art making. They will develop their skills in using verbal language to describe, analyse, communicate their thoughts, and develop a positive attitude to continuous exploration and experimentation through the process of making and presenting their ideas.
C. Cultivating Critical Responses
As students learn to understand artwork, they acquire the ability to give critical, informed and intelligent responses based on a well-explored background of information about the artwork, the artist, and, just as important, with reference to their own experience, education, culture and personal judgement.
D. Understanding Arts in Context
Students will learn to understand the meaning and value of artwork in their own and other contexts, e.g. art historical, personal, social, cultural, ideological and political contexts.