Wexford Special Series Visual & Media Arts Program

Our Special Series Art program offers an accelerated and enriched arts curriculum covering Grades 9 -11 Ministry of Education requirements and a Media Arts/Communication

Technology course in the first two years of high school. This gives students the opportunity to use Grade 11 and 12 to experience and explore specialized courses not offered by traditional art programs.



Course/Grade Level Breakdown         

* Option Courses are Art Courses open to all students; Special Series Courses are available only to those in the Visual Arts Program.

Grade 9,10,11 Curriculum Courses cover Foundational Concepts, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking.  All courses incorporate Art History.


Grade 9

                Special Series Courses

                                Visual Arts - Part A Semester 1 (Grade 9 Curriculum)

                                Visual Arts - Part B Semester 2 (Grade 10 Curriculum)

Grade 10

                Special Series Courses

                                Visual Arts - Part A Semester  1 (Grade 11 Curriculum)

                                Visual Arts - Part B Semester  2  (Media Arts/Communication Technology)

Grade 11

                Special Series Courses

                                Information Design, Life Drawing, Illustration, Sculpture & Ceramics

                Option Courses

                                Animation, Film, Fashion Design, Digital Photography

Grade 12

                Special Series Courses

                            Graphic Design, Life Drawing, Illustration, Painting, Sculpture & Ceramics

                Option Courses

                                Architecture, Animation, Film, Fashion Design