This class introduces students to a range of drawing techniques that are used in the creation of illustrative works. The class teaches the proper use of a variety of artistic tools to develop an awareness of craftsmanship. Through this course, students will have the opportunity to draw from observation as well as from their own interests for themed drawings. This course prepares students for all advanced level 2D Art courses.

This course uses the skills and techniques learned in Drawing I as a foundation for students to create works that fit their own personal style. Projects are designed to teach advanced drawing skills and additional exploration of drawing media. Topics and themes are chosen to further the development of students’ strengths, personal interests, and creative styles. This course is preparation for Painting and all advanced level 2D Art courses.

This introductory painting class, teaches proper safety, tools, and techniques of each medium to establish best practices and craftsmanship skills. Projects are based on personal photographs given specific themes that work best for each medium. Students will learn about how color and layers bring their paintings to life. This course is preparation for all advanced level 2D Art classes.

Painting II continues the study of painting mediums. Projects are designed to explore more complex painting concepts while allowing for creative freedom and personal interests. This course offers opportunities for students to develop their own painting style and to seek inspiration from historical and contemporary artists. Completion of this course is preparation for 2D Studio Art classes, as well as Portfolio Design.

This course focuses on utilizing several traditional art-making techniques to create more dynamic compositions. Building on drawing and painting skills, students are encouraged to create and destroy; work with layers; and utilize a variety of materials to express their individual vision. Projects range from abstract to representational, as developed from personal interests, social topics, and historical and contemporary art influence.

This course focuses on utilizing several traditional art-making techniques to create more dynamic compositions. Building on drawing and painting skills, students are encouraged to create and destroy; work with layers; and utilize a variety of materials to express their individual vision. Projects range from abstract to representational, as developed from personal interests, social topics, and historical and contemporary art influence.

This course introduces students to design and building methods that help them to develop an understanding of 3D form and space with an emphasis on the elements and principles of visual design. This course will introduce students to different industry techniques, such as wood working, metal and jewelry smithing, industrial design, and more. Through lecture, assigned projects, and critiques, students will develop the skills to create a design plan through technical drawing and models.

This course is designed to build on concepts and techniques introduced in 3D Construction and Design 1. Students will continue to build upon their woodworking, metal and jewelry, and industrial design skills and be introduced to computer-aided design software that will assist in advancing their design skills.

Students in Ceramics I are introduced to basic processes of making both traditional and contemporary sculptural works in clay through hand building methods. Students will explore historical examples of ceramic vessels as well as modern, influential ceramic artists who are leaders and innovators in their craft. This course gives students all the foundational techniques they will need to explore more advanced methods in Ceramics II.

This course is designed to advance students’ skills that were developed in Ceramics 1. Students will have the opportunity to engage in advanced hand building techniques as well as wheel throwing. Students will also learn more about artistic trends developing in the world of contemporary ceramics.

This beginning sculpture course introduces students to a range of creative building and design methods in 3D Art, with no experience necessary. Students will explore traditional and non-traditional materials as they make original works of art. Students will learn how to design and build sculptural projects using the methods of planer construction, clay modeling, found object assemblage, and more. This course approaches the making of sculptures by using the same methods as working artists. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to move on to other 3D art classes such as Mixed Media Sculpture II, Ceramics, or 3D Construction & Design.

Students will build upon skills learned in the first Mixed Media Sculpture course such as planer construction, clay modeling, and found object assemblage. This course will introduce students to new building techniques such as the construction of large-scale installation art, carving, and figure sculpturing. Throughout the semester students will study methods of sculpting embraced by contemporary sculptors while building their portfolio and design skill set.

Students will be introduced to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign and will learn the basic design principles, such as spacing, margins, and color. Students will apply this knowledge to a variety of real-world design projects. Some of the projects include a book cover, city logo, and a magazine cover.

Students will dive deeper into Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Projects will include more real-world projects such as a movie poster, app redesign, personal logo, and real estate ad. Each of those projects will be pushing the knowledge of typography, color theory, and the use of spacing.

Students will be taking the knowledge and still ideas from Graphic Design I & II and learning how to bring them to life. Students will be taught Adobe After Effects with continued knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Assembly, motion, scaling, and organization will be the fundamentals taught. Projects will include live wallpapers, transitions, Pac-Man animation, and a lyric video.

Building upon the previous course, students are pushed in various areas such as color, motion, and pacing. Students will be more proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects, learning new animation design techniques that include motion easing, scale easing, and advanced masking. Projects will be in various areas such as logo animation, story animation, phone commercial, and motion reel.

Students are introduced to digital marketing philosophies and techniques to prepare them for producing promotional materials across various social media platforms. Students will examine the inner workings of the most prevalent networks, studying algorithms, analytics, advertising, organic marketing, viral marketing, data collection, as well as recent trends that impact the world of marketing. Students will create written blogs, social media posts, photograph products, and produce video commercials for their personal or selected brand promotion to provide students with the tools necessary for social media content management.

Photography 1 is a broad-based introductory course in the study of photography designed to inspire and educate students on the possibilities of photographic media. Students will gain both historical insight and visual literacy while learning how to control the look of their photographs. Students will also gain familiarity with real-world industry techniques for digital asset management, post-production, and retouching through Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.

This course is a continuation of Photography 1 and offers students the opportunity to embrace both modern and traditional techniques employed in various genres of photography. Students will experience the world of post production where images are enhanced, altered, and manipulated for increased visual impact with the use of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. At the end of the semester, students are equipped with a working knowledge of each step of the photographic process from inception, to planning, to capturing an image, and post-production.

This course is for students who have completed beginning and advanced levels of Visual Arts courses in their chosen specialty and are seeking a more intensive focus on their individual artistic styles. At the beginning of the semester, students will propose a theme of their own interest that will guide the creation of several works over the course of the semester. Under instructor guidance, students will work to create a comprehensive collection of work suitable for college applications.

This course is a continuation of Portfolio Design 1 and an opportunity to add more complex works to the comprehensive collection of work already begun. Students should expect to show development of style and technique, as well as evolution of thought, through the creation of each new work. Portfolio reviews will provide students with additional opportunities to engage in conversation to share their knowledge of inspiration from historical and contemporary artists, as well as their understanding of art and design principles.

Over the 20th century, America became recognized as one of the most, if not the most, powerful artistic and cultural forces in the world. This course will study why and how this came about ranging from 1900-1950, examining significant artistic achievements in the context of the culture that helped shape them.

This course will teach the fundamentals of concentration, imagination, and improvisation through games and exercises in scene work and characterization. Evaluation is based on daily exercises, homework, individual growth, and projects. The curriculum will be appropriate for students interested in acting on stage, for film/TV, or who simply want to improve their public presentation skills. The course will culminate in a showcase performance.

The fall semester will be focused on preparing for our competitions: Florida Theater Conference One-Act Festival, District Thespian One-Act Festival, District Thespian IEs, and the English-Speaking Union Shakespeare Monologue Competition. Students enrolled in this class will have priority sign up for the five competition slots available for each individual event category. In the spring semester, the class will present a play and/or musical to learn and rehearse in class and perform for the public. Advanced acting techniques, choreography/movement, and classical theater in performance are important parts of the curriculum.

This course will teach the behind-the-scenes activities like set design and building, scenic painting, lighting, special effects, sound design, crafts, and costuming. This class is the technical crew behind all Oxbridge productions in a variety of ways. Physical work required.

In this course, students will use music authoring and editing software to compose original music, create mash-ups, and alter existing music to create something new. This is a hands on way to learn music theory and composition and the skills to create musical tracks for digital movies and other audio-visual projects.

Students will develop skills in recording technique including acoustics, microphone setup and placement, digital multi-track recording and editing, mixing, and sampling. In addition, students will gain hands-on training and experience with podcasting, as well as live audio mixing in performance settings. Special attention will be given to the history of recording and audio production. The focus of evaluation is project oriented. Completion of Digital Music 1 and 2 is preferable.

This course is an opportunity to study contemporary, rock, and popular music genres through performance and rehearsal in an academic setting. Students will perform covers and originals spanning all styles and time periods. This ensemble will perform regularly at festivals, on and off campus, in-class, and other events. Students are expected to practice outside of class so that time in class may be devoted to rehearsal.

This Chamber Ensemble/Concert Band course focuses on the performance of music literature for woodwind, brass, and percussion ensembles of various stylistic periods. Instruction cultivates performance techniques, artistic interpretation, and overall musicality. Student ensembles will include, but not be limited to, student coaching, literature selection, composer research, accompaniment, arrangements, and performance production.

The Strings Chamber Ensemble/Orchestra performs music from the string repertoire of the Baroque, Classic, and Romantic eras with an emphasis on the development of string technique and ensemble skill. Student solos and/or ensembles will include, but not be limited to, student coaching, literature selection, composer research, accompaniment, arrangements, and performance production.

The Jazz Ensemble course is a performance group whose primary purpose is jazz music in small ensembles. Instruction will be provided in improvisation and ensemble performance techniques for various styles of jazz, from the Swing Era to contemporary styles.

Advanced vocal students study choral works with an emphasis on reading, diction, tone quality, interpretation, and aesthetics. Students learn and perform an advanced level of repertoire that spans the Renaissance through contemporary periods. Attention will be given to the languages and cultures associated with the particular choral literature.

This course is designed to teach the basic skills and knowledge required to play the guitar, as well as teach basic music reading ability and music theory. Students will learn the basics of playing guitar at a beginner level through studying music notation, chord symbols, and peer modeling. Through this class, students will gain a better understanding of many different musical genres, and public performance may be a course expectation.

This is a piano course for students with little or no previous piano instruction. Areas covered will include fundamentals of posture and hand position, reading notes and rhythms, reading chord charts, understanding of basic music theory, and introduction to composition and computer notation programs. The course will be adapted to challenge individual levels and rates of progress.

This course emphasizes ballet and contemporary techniques with an emphasis on conditioning based in Pilates. The class is perfect for dancers and non-dancers who have a good movement background but may also come from other art forms (theater and music).

This class combines contemporary, modern, and classical dance techniques with guest artists in modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, and other dance genres. This class also supports students’ choreography and improvisation. Performances are required for winter and spring concerts with the opportunity to perform in the South Florida area and beyond.