People learn in a variety of ways and at different rates. Learning is both an individual and a group process. The art of image making is a unique and powerful human endeavour. In visual arts, images give shape and meaning to ideas and feelings.
Images take many forms and transcend boundaries of time, culture, and language.
Visual arts education in grades 11 and 12 builds on previous learning by providing students with a range of opportunities in the visual arts and by responding to each student's particular needs and interests. Students have opportunities to explore a variety of materials, technologies, and processes in a general way, and to specialize in areas of particular interest. They are able to design self-directed studies, explore career paths, and access community resources. Visual arts education provides opportunities for all students to perceive, respond to, and create images. These opportunities contribute to the individual's aesthetic, social, emotional, and intellectual development, and expand his or her career opportunities.