Seychelles S4 School Syllabus - Art and Design

This syllabus is based on the Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design Syllabus (0400), adopted by schools such as Ile Perseverance Secondary School. It aims to encourage personal responses through stimulating imagination, sensitivity, conceptual thinking, and skill development. The syllabus accommodates a wide range of abilities, materials, and resources.

Course Aims

• Develop the ability to record from direct observation and personal experience.
• Develop problem-solving skills in visual and other forms.
• Foster creativity, visual awareness, and critical and cultural understanding.
• Encourage imaginative, creative, and personal responses.
• Build confidence, enthusiasm, and a sense of achievement in art and design practice.
• Promote growing independence in refining and developing ideas and personal outcomes.
• Encourage engagement and experimentation with various media, materials, and techniques, including new media and technologies.
• Provide experience working within relevant frameworks and exploring manipulative skills for two- and three-dimensional work.
• Develop a relevant working vocabulary and critical awareness of other practitioners, environments, and cultures.
• Cultivate investigative, analytical, experimental, interpretative, practical, technical, and expressive skills for effective independent learning.

Course Content

Students can explore a variety of media and approaches within the following areas of study:

• Painting and Related Media: Painting, drawing, assemblage/collage, printmaking, mixed media.
• Graphic Communication: Illustration, printmaking, packaging design, advertising, typography.
• Three-Dimensional Design: Sculpture/ceramics, product design, architectural/interior/set design, craft design (metalwork, papercrafts, woodwork), jewelry and fashion accessories.
• Textiles and Fashion: Fashion design/illustration, costume design, screen printing, batik, surface pattern.
• Photography: Traditional film photography, digital photography, camera-less photography, animation (hand-drawn, computer-aided, or mixed), photomontage/photocollage. All photography submissions must be in hard copy format.

Assessment

The assessment consists of two components:

• Component 1: Coursework (50%)
• Portfolio: Showcases research, exploration, development, and evaluation leading to the final outcome. Up to four A2 sheets (double-sided). Fragile, three-dimensional, or larger-than-A2 works must be photographed and mounted on A2.
• Final Outcome: A resolved piece demonstrating breadth and depth of exploration. Size and media are flexible, with the same presentation rules as the portfolio.
• Component 2: Externally Set Assignment (50%)
• Supporting Studies: Developed during the preparation period, demonstrating the candidate's process and exploration of the starting point. Up to two A2 sheets (double-sided), with similar presentation rules as Component 1.
• Final Outcome: Produced during an 8-hour supervised test, based on the chosen starting point and informed by the supporting studies.

Assessment Objectives

• AO1: Record (25%): Record ideas, observations, and insights relevant to intentions.
• AO2: Explore (25%): Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques, and processes.
• AO3: Develop (25%): Develop ideas through investigation, demonstrating critical understanding.
• AO4: Present (25%): Present a personal and coherent response that realizes intentions and demonstrates an understanding of visual language.