The Arts at ThunderRidge

Drawing & Painting

Drawing & Painting

Graphic Design Jewelry

Photography

Art History

Sculpture

Ceramics

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the Facts . . . • There are no pre-requisites for any of the level 1 art classes.

• All level 1 & 2 art classes are open to freshmen as well as allupper classmen.

• You need to pass a Level 1 class to take a Level 2 Art class.

• AP Studio Art Classes are open to only Juniors and Seniors whohave taken Level 1 & 2 of the course they are interested in. Weoffer AP Studio Art in Drawing & Painting, Photography, Jewelry,and Ceramics. These classes have a weighted grade.

• IB Art is open to Juniors and Seniors who are in the IB program.It is suggested that IB students take a 3D and a 2D Art courseduring their freshman and/or sophomore year.

• Students who have had arts education have higher SAT scores than other students.

Drawing & PaintingWe offer Levels 1, 2. 3 and 4 of this course.

Level 1 & 2 are open to freshman and allupper classmen.(but you have to complete Level 1 to takeLevel 2, level 2 to take 3, etc.)Level 3 & 4 are open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors.

If you take Levels 1, 2 and 3 you can takeAP Studio as a Junior, or a Senior. You can earn college credit for this course even if youdo not want to major in Art or go to ArtSchool. AP Studio Art is a weighted grade.

Photography

We offer Levels 1 and 2 of this course.

Level 1 & 2 are open to freshman and allupper classmen.(but you have to complete Level 1 to takeLevel 2)

If you take Levels 1 and 2 you can takeAP Studio as a Junior or a Senior. You can earn college credit for this course even if youdo not want to major in Art or go to ArtSchool. AP Studio Art is a weighted grade.

Graphic DesignWe offer Levels 1 and 2 of this course.

Level 1 & 2 are open to freshman and all upper classmen.(but you have to complete Level 1 to takeLevel 2)

This course is about creating logos, illustrations, posters, advertising and more.

If you take Levels 1 and 2 you can takeAP Studio as a Junior or a Senior. You can earn college credit for this course even if youdo not want to major in Art Art or go to ArtSchool. AP Studio Art is a weighted grade.

Art History

We offer Levels 1 and 2 of this course.

Level 1 & 2 are open to freshman and all upperclassmen.(You can take either course without a pre-requisite) Level 1 is about ancient art(Egypt, Greece, Renaissance and more).Level 2 is about ( High Renaissance, Europe, Impressionism, Modern artand more.

This course is about learning about theartists and styles across time. The factsand the mysteries.

Sculpture

We offer Levels 1 and 2 of this course.

Level 1 & 2 are open to freshman andall upper classmen.(but you have to complete Level 1 to takeLevel 2)

Ceramics

We offer Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this course.

Level 1 , 2 and 3 are open to freshman and allupper classmen.(but you have to complete Level 1 to takeLevel 2, level 2 to take 3, etc.)

If you take Levels 1, 2 and 3 you can takeAP Studio as a Junior or a Senior. You can earn college credit for this course even if youdo not want to major in Art or go to ArtSchool.

JewelryWe offer Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this course.

Level 1 & 2 are open to freshman andall upper classmen.(but you have to complete Level 1 to takeLevel 2, level 2 to take 3, etc.)

If you take Levels 1, 2 and 3 you can takeAP Studio as a Junior or a Senior. You can earn college credit for this course even if youdo not want to major in Art or go to ArtSchool.

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