Year 9 Rotations

• ART
• This course enables students to:
• Develop a perceptual awareness by understanding their environment
• Use their creative imagination by developing ideas and inventiveness
• Develop their personal techniques focussing on skills, work habits and output
• Develop their critical ability and an awareness of art forms

DRAMA
To develop basic Drama skills of characterisation and improvisation.

• MUSIC
• This course provides a learning environment accessible to every student, which will foster a student’s musical growth. All students will learn:
• Performance
• Composition
• Aural skills
• Music knowledge
• Music literacy
  Students are encouraged to participate in the instrumental tuition programme.

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

• This is a practical subject where students learn:
• How to design, make and evaluate projects
• About tools and processes
• How to use a wide range of materials (fibre, wood, metal, plastics)
  Students are given a design brief and expected to work independently and creatively.
• GRAPHICS
• This subject provides students with:
• A range of skills including sketching, design, colour rendering
• A developed knowledge of design processes and applications
• RURAL STUDIES
• This course includes:
• The study of plant growth and care/livestock breeds
• Extensive practical work in the College’s Horticulture unit
• Careers in Agriculture/Horticulture
• LANGUAGE
• This course is designed to teach students to:
• Speak, read and write in a foreign language
• Gain insights into foreign-speaking cultures and geographical, economic
  A variety of activities are used to encourage students to experiment with the language.
  
• TE REO MAORI
• This course is designed as an introductory course and involves learning:
• The language, history, traditions and customs
• Arts and crafts
  An in-depth study of the language in oral, aural and written forms of Te Reo Maori.
  

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