Year 10 Option Details
Art
Art will involve drawing processes as a tool for recording and investigating ideas. Students will experience a variety of drawing approaches specific to the unit of work being covered. Units include Sculpture, Painting & Photography and will be based on both contemporary and traditional art making. The recycled cardboard sculpture unit requires the students to make initial 3D plan drawings of their proposed sculpture before constructing them using cardboard and hot glue, this has been a favourite unit of work for many students over the years and the art room has some outstanding examples of this work displayed. |
Film
This course introduces students to aspects of film and television media. This includes: genre, representation, and production (Writing a script / camera techniques / editing etc). Students will learn about video/film-making (using a video camera, video editing and perform other post-production tasks). They will also learn about writing and planning processes (writing a treatment / pitch etc.) Students will complete a number of film/TV tasks in groups including: produce a film trailer / Create a music video / and Create a short genre film. |
Music
Year 10 Music introduces students to music from a diverse range of styles and contexts, focusing mainly on Pop/Rock and Film Music. Students will develop practical skills in both solo and group performance, songwriting and composition, and usage of music technology (i.e. Garageband and Flat.io). They will also build on their understanding of how to express and communicate musical ideas through notation conventions. This course also prepares students for NCEA L1 the following year. |
Food Technology
Practical cooking lessons are the focus of the Year 10 Food option. Most lessons will involve preparing a dish as part of a small group. There is an emphasis on appealing savoury dishes rather than sweet baking. We will cover the basics of nutrition and how food choices or tweaks can be made to improve the health profile of dishes without sacrificing flavour. There are 3 periods of cooking a week which will run for half of the year. There is a cost of approximately $60/student though this depends on the actual cost of ingredients. |
Digital Technology
Students will expand their understanding of programming and game design, using GameFroot, to develop more complex computer games. This is in preparation for year 11 and beyond where students learn to use higher grade commercial development tools. In addition to this students also expand their range of programming skills by learning about another language (Python) and use it to problem solve with Edison robots. This involves coding the robots to navigate a maze using a variety of sensors. Students will also explore the effect of Digital Technologies on Society to gain an understanding of the good and the bad that it can bring about. |
Workshop Technology
The purpose of this course is to develop skills and knowledge in the design and realisation of solutions. Students will learn how to select, manipulate and join materials to solve problems and challenges. This course will prepare students for NCEA Technology courses. |
Sports Performance
Boys on the JMC Sport Performance course will be provided with an opportunity to train in a controlled environment with set goals to optimise peak performance. The focus will be on speed development, conditioning for strength, game understanding and principles of sports performance. Boys will be taught safe and effective resistance training techniques as well as learning to design and implement a program. Additional gym time will be used to practice for sport skill development and fitness training with smaller focuses on sport psychology and nutrition. |
3D Design
This course focuses on developing design and drawing skills. Drawing skills learned are freehand, 3D modelling, rendering, instrumental and digital media ( Fusion 360 and Archicad). The design skills learned are through a variety of product and architectural design briefs. |
Rural Studies
Rural studies is a broad introduction to the Primary Industries and our country as a producer. Why we produce what we do, where and how it is produced and what it may become and how to stay sustainable in an environmentally conscious way. It is an introduction to land, environment, animal management, soils and plant science as well as some of the practical skills required to manage all of these. |