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Fine Arts courses are offered on a dual-track system.  Students can choose the regular path or an Intensive path.  Regular Arts courses are open to any student at any grade level, regardless of experience or skill level.  Intensive courses build upon each other from grades 9 through 12 and are offered exclusively to Intensive Program students.

Fine Arts Intensive Program

The Fine Arts Intensive Program is designed for students who wish to pursue a specialization in 2 or more areas of the Fine Arts (Visual Art, Dance, Drama, Music).  Students will study in depth in their chosen areas and will have significant extra-curricular and community involvement in the Arts.  Students who complete the program requirements will receive a specialized diploma in Fine Arts in addition to their official Dogwood Diploma.

Junior Years (grades 9 & 10)

Students in their junior years of the Fine Arts Intensive Program must complete a minimum of three Fine

Arts courses (12 credits), two of the courses being at the Intensive level.

Senior Years (grade 11 & 12)

In the senior years, students must complete a minimum of four Fine Arts courses (16 credits).  Courses must be chosen from at least two areas of specialization and three of these courses must be at the Intensive level.

NOTE: Students in Music courses can count those courses as Intensive if they take 2 or more music courses concurrently (ie:  jazz band plus concert band would count as 2 intensive courses, concert band alone would not count as an intensive course)

Eligibility for the Fine Arts Intensive Program for 2009-2010

Students continuing in the Fine Arts Intensive Program:

- must meet with a member of the Fine Arts panel to complete their Graduation Program Outline

- must maintain a minimum “B” grade in their Fine Arts courses.

Students entering the Grade 9 Intensive Program:

- must complete a “request to enroll” package which is available from the counsellor.  This includes:

- a self-assessment questionnaire

- an assessment rubric completed by a Fine Arts teacher who knows the student (this can be

a school teacher or a community instructor who works with the student)

-must participate in an entrance placement audition with the Fine Arts panel of teachers.

Students entering Grade 10-12 in 2009-2010 new to the Fine Arts Intensive Program:

- must complete a “request to enroll” package which is available from the counsellor.  This includes:

- a self-assessment questionnaire

- a Graduation Program Outline demonstrating previous experience in the Fine Arts with a

minimum “B” grade in these courses

- an assessment rubric completed by a Fine Arts teacher who knows the student (this can be

a high school teacher or a community instructor who works with the student)

- may be asked to participate in an entrance placement audition with the Fine Arts panel of teachers.

Application forms will be reviewed by a Fine Arts Intensive Program panel.