FIN100
0.5 credit
This is a one semester class where the students can explore abstraction in painting. The students will work with Abstract Expressionism, with Action Painting and Field Painting. They will be inspired by painters like Kandinsky, Pollock, Rothko, De Kooning, Mondrian and Miro.
No prerequisite.
FIN130
0.5 credit
This class focuses on the making of handicrafts and the production of useful objects. Students will explore different techniques such as: papier-mâché in the making of a decorative hat, vase or other object; decoration of a wooden box with images and inspiration from masterpieces from art, advertisements, or comics; creation of a useful object for the home from ceramics.
No prerequisite
FIN131
0.5 credit
This class focuses on the making of handicrafts and the production of useful objects. Students will explore different techniques such as: paper making, candle making, foil engraving and jewelry making with clay and polymer clay.
No prerequisite.
FIN135
0.5 credit
This course is designed for students who are interested in thinking th,emselves and the world they live in through the PRACTICE of art. Students will explore how to develop a visual display from concepts and/or thinking processes. Creative methods are based on conceptual and contemporary practices, such as using non-traditional media to achieve drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installations, site specific or video installations, using all type of materials as well as recycled materials. Students will explore different materials during the semester to understand sensations and possibilities for communication. We fold, we abstract and poeticize, we squeeze, we maneuver energies, we make waves, we collect and expand, and we obsess. There are many choices to be made. The artistic process can occur from daily practices. The exciting thing about working with these operations in relation to material and visual language is the potential for opening up our imagination, and it is important because we need to imagine alternative ways for being in the world.
No prerequisite.
FIN190
0.5 credit
This is a one semester class where students will have the opportunity to create stencils from photographs. Other techniques like silkscreen and linoleum block printing will be studied, as well as separation of color in printing. Students will be exposed to painters like Bansky, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol. Concepts like satire and irony will be addressed
No prerequisites
FIN171
0.5 credit
Students will explore different possibilities to understand painting in the contemporary world by living the experience of painting as a visual thinking process. Creative methods are based on conceptual and contemporary practices such as using traditional and non-traditional media to achieve “painting.” Students will experiment with conventional techniques such as oil painting, charcoal, pencil, pastels, ink, and non-conventional materials for painting practice: collage, play dough, gesso, wood, and recycled material from school. The themes are based on personal research and perspectives from many different areas of knowledge and cultures that are critical components of contemporary practice, and that come together in the studio and the classroom.
No prerequisites.
FIN200
0.5 credit
This class is intended for students who are interested in exploring three dimensional forms of art. During the semester, the students will have the opportunity to work with different media, like clay, wire and plaster, paper tubes, and papier-mâché. Concepts like space, volume, abstraction, and representation will be addressed.
No prerequisites.
FIN300
0.5 credit
This class is designed for beginners who wish to understand the principles of Photography and their creative potential within the darkroom. Topics will include: camera handling, film selection and characteristics, film speed, f-stops, shutter speeds, and metering for proper exposure. As students begin to feel comfortable with their equipment, the class will move to aesthetic considerations: choice of subject matter, composition and lighting. Slide presentations will introduce students to the incredible diversity of the photographic medium. Students in this class will learn to take pictures and develop them with basic black and white techniques. This is a practical and theoretical course.
Student must have his/her own
traditional 35mm camera as a prerequisite.
FIN320
0.5 credit
In this course, students will be required to elaborate these projects:
Sonoviso: Creating images to tell a story based on a song chosen by the student.
Graphic Journalism: Taking photographs of a real situation in order to retell the story at a later time.
Scenery Illustration: Developing scenery to support fashion, politics, or urban culture and taking photographs of it.
For each of these, students must support their work by writing an essay. During the second quarter of the semester, students will use different programs such as Adobe Photoshop to create their digital portfolio. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
Student must have his/her own
traditional 35mm camera as a prerequisite.
FIN333
0.5 credit
This is a project-based course in which students will learn 3D object modeling and 3D printing, using cutting edge technologies such as 3D modeling software, and a 3D printer. Students will develop spatial reasoning, being aware of the impact of this technology in their creative processes, and in the society. This class can be taken for additional credit. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
No prerequisites.
FIN230/FIN231 (3D, Drawing & Painting)
FIN232/FIN233 (2D)
0.5 credit each
This class is a pre-requisite for the Advanced Placement Studio Art Class. This class is for 11th grade students who intend to take Advanced Placement Studio Art in 12th grade. It is an academic course that will review and reinforce drawing skills as well as basic art concepts and elements of design with the goal of preparing students for AP Studio Art. Students need to choose either 2D, Drawing & Painting or 3D Design,
PreAP 2D Design: Students will work on black & white photography, lighting techniques, digital photography, graphic design, different techniques of illustration and mix media. After this intense experimentation, students are challenged to begin their studio art portfolio.
PreAP 3D Design: The 3D portfolio is based on the application of principles of design in a variety of materials, so students may explore different medias (ceramics, plaster, iron, etc) while addressing a variety of approaches to investigation of 3D design principles such as spacial unity, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, repetition, proportion/scale, etc.
The PreAp drawing and painting portfolio addresses the understanding of a range of drawing concerns that includes drawings from observation, work with inventive and non inventive forms, effective use of light and shade, various spatial systems and expressive mark making. Students must develop this skills within every creation for their portfolios.
Credit in two prior art or photography courses is a prerequisite
FIN250/FIN251
0.5 credit each
The AP Art History course should engage students at the same level as a college art history survey course. Such a course involves critical thinking and students should develop understanding and knowledge of diverse historical and cultural contexts of art. In the course, students will examine and critically analyze major forms of artistic expression from the past and the present in a variety of cultures. The course covers art from the prehistoric period though postmodernism and is designed to provide students with the same material covered in an introductory college course in art history. Students will gain knowledge of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms within diverse historical and cultural contexts. Students will examine and critically analyze major forms of artistic expression form the past and present and from a variety of European and non European cultures. While the course does not assume prior training or seek primarily to identify students who will major in art history in college, it does require a high degree of commitment to academic work and to the purposes of a program designed to meet college standards. Students who have done well in other courses in the humanities, such as history and literature, are specially encourage to enroll. The AP Art History course prepares students to take the AP Art History Exam. This course can count as 1.0 credit in Fine Arts or Social Studies. This course can count as a capstone concentration course.
Students must pre-register through the AP Academy or
teacher recommendation is a prerequisite.
Students must have their own digital camera.
FIN510
0.5 credit
This is a higher lever course of audiovisual production techniques. In this course you will create advanced video projects: animation, transmedia, multimedia, audio mixing , institutional with social content, while learning advanced editing techniques. Additionally, students will be encourage to develop a greater capacity for working, analyzing and using different electronic devices. Some projects of this class will be participating in different contests in and out of the school (if appropriate and possible). This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
Preferably Video Production I or basic knowledge of video production.
FIN334
0.5 credit
In this course students will work with audiovisual language using animation and video mapping to create audiovisual projects and live video productions, including different types of narratives. Students will work with a range of traditional and digital animation techniques, from flip books, stop-motion, claymation, to advanced techniques such as After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Modul8 and Mad Mapper. Please look at http://vimeo.com/colegionuevagranada/videoart for a sample of what this course will entail. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
No prerequisite
FIN410
0.5 credit
This is an introductory course for students who want to learn about Classical Theater and Stage production (backstage). Students will learn about setting, lighting, costumes, make up and stage management while they are performing scenes from classical plays.
No prerequisite.
FIN268
0.5 credit
This semester course is designed for those students who have no acting experience but would like to improve their skills, not only for the stage but also for dealing with the daily life. Classes will be practical, enjoyable, active, and instructive. Improvisation is fun, energetic, and will fire up your imagination and creativity.
Improvisation improves communication, listening skills and helps to develop confidence, authority and teamwork. It also demands a high level of communication and can improve your interpersonal skills. Learning the ‘tools’ of Improvisation helps to improve your performance in meetings, presentations, and all interactions. Through a series of exercises, games and scene work you will build the confidence and technique to take control of situations where there is no script.
No prerequisite.
FIN421
0.5 credit
This is a semester course in which students will learn acting tools in order to use them in normal life situations. This course is aimed at significantly improving participant’s communication skills in a whole range of real life situations. The focus of the course is on the power that comes through when one presents one’s self, deals with problems, and gains respect and admiration from the community. Through the application and repetition of exercises, students will learn how to emphatize their strengths and turn any communication problem into a success.
FIN262
0.5 credit
This semester course focuses on building knowledge and learning of the main authors and works of the genre of musical theater. It is designed to practice different scenes of all kinds of musical works, mainly of the American tradition. The student will know the works not only through reading and observation of film samples of the same, but through the practice of musical theater, assimilating different fundamental tools such as dance, singing, and acting.
No prerequisite.
FIN612/FIN613
0.5 credit each
In band class students will learn to perform on instruments like flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone or percussion. The class will focus on reading music, working as an ensemble, and instrument technique. Students will rehearse and perform a variety of music including pop, jazz, classical, or rock.
*Book Purchase applies to this class: All students enrolled in the instrumental
music program will need to pay a one-time cost of 60,000 peso to
purchase a personal music method book for the class
FIN622
0.5 credit
For those who are interested in recording and editing music, Music Technology might be a great class for you. The course will be split into three elements: Basics of Recording, Composition and Arranging, and Post Production. The ability to play an instrument or sing is not required. This course can be counted for 0.5 credit technology or fine arts credit.
No Prerequisite.
FIN626
0.5 credit
PUG is a course designed for students who are either interested in learning how to play the piano, ukulele, or guitar, or who have basic skills on these instruments. Learn instrument technique, play along to your favorite songs, and work both as a group and individually. Please specify which instrument you would want to play.
No Prerequisite.
FIN520/FIN521
0.5 credit each
This class is for seniors who plan to major in music in college. Advanced Music students would get support preparing and selecting music for auditions or portfolios, learn music theory and aural skills, and perform in professional settings.
Prerequisite: Audition and Interview
PEH352
0.5 credit
This program is intended for students who want to take their dancing skills to a higher level. In this class, students will apply previous knowledge to dancing in couples and in a group. Students will learn ways to communicate on the dance floor in order to execute advanced moves. This course will teach techniques for guiding and interpreting what the leader wants to do, as well as understanding how to dance in rhythm with the music. The focus will be particularly on Salsa and Bachata, however there will also be work on Merengue and Kizomba. Salsa styles such as “en Línea” from New York and Los Angeles, Casino and Rueda de Casino from Cuba will be practiced, along with both classic and modern Bachata from Dominican Republic. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Physical Education.
Class size: 10 couples (10 boys and 10 girls).
The only requisite is to sign up with a friend from the opposite gender in order to
guarantee even couples for each session
FIN701
0.5 credit
Modern dance is an expressive form that develops body movement in an organic way, facilitating the learning of students through assimilation of the use of space, different types of energy, and the musicality of the movement. It develops the corporal domain leading to comprehension in the execution of movements from the technical as well as the expressive parts. Students will not only learn modern dance techniques, they will develop their own way of seeing, thinking, and dancing. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Physical Education.
No prerequisite.
Class size 4-22 students.
FIN140
0.5 credit
This course is an introduction to basic drawing techniques. Gesture, scribbles, and contour drawing will be applied to different figures. The students will be exercising the right side of the brain as they draw what they really see instead of what they know. Various media will be used including charcoal, pastels, pencil and pen, as well as ink. Proportion, line, volume, composition and shadow will be addressed through positive and negative space drawing, studying dark and light, and learning to observe.
No prerequisite.
FIN160
0.5 credit
This is a one semester class where students have the opportunity to explore different techniques of fabric painting. During the semester, students use their creativity and imagination to create original designs from among the different techniques: direct application of paint, stencil, linoleum block printing in repeat, and silkscreen.
No prerequisite.
FIN210
0.5 credit
This is a one semester elective course, where students are going to paint and do artwork in the manner of different 20th Century Art style. The emphasis of the class is to study, recognize, and apply the techniques and concepts of certain styles of the 20th Century such as: Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and Pop-Art.
No prerequisites.
FIN165
0.5 credit
In this course students will have the opportunity to understand basic principles that are present in any art production in present day through studying visual language and applying creative and personal interpretations of different media: drawing, painting, sculpture, site specific, performance art, video-installation and photography. Through the semester students will experience a “historical trip,” practicing and understanding ways in which art manifests in different aesthetic moments, from modernism, to contemporary perspectives.
No prerequisite
FIN260
0.5 credit
The History of Art and Culture course seeks to develop a critical vision of diverse historic and cultural processes that were vital for the development of art in all its forms. The course presents students with a unique opportunity to learn about the complex ties that interlock history and culture. Students will delve into the patterns and relationships that exist between various areas of knowledge. Throughout the course, students will examine and analyze the most representative manifestations of art since the beginning of time. The course looks to develop expertise in the visual identification of art and a keen sense of the period and context in which the artwork was created. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the techniques employed by the artists as well as the importance of art patrons, politics, and religion. The course focuses on the relationship between artist and society in order to understand art as a manifestation of the spirit of its time period. The History of Art and Culture is an elective course which can be applied toward credits in Fine Arts or Social Studies. It is a great introduction and preparation for AP Art History. This course can also count as a Fine Arts or Social Studies elective.
No prerequisites
FIN201
0.5 credit
This class is intended for students who are interested in exploring and being inspired by the work of Alexander Calder, creating mobiles. Students will also work with assemblages and minimal sculpture, and investigating structure to create sculpture. One of the projects should be ecological and should use recycled materials. This course is an abstract sculpture course.
No prerequisites
FIN220
0.5 credit
This is a one semester course designed for students who are very interested in art, but are not interested in taking the Advanced Placement Studio Art course. In this class students are able to explore art with advanced media like oil painting, watercolor, India ink, linoleum block printing, wire, and plaster among others. Each student will be guided by the teacher in order to be able to work independently in a media of his/her choice.
No prerequisites.
FIN310
0.5 credit
Students in this class will expand their understanding of visual culture by studying the photographic Psychology. Students will incorporate the influence of a specific topic into their own ideas. During the second quarter of the semester, students will use different programs such as Adobe Photoshop to create their digital portfolio.
Photography is psychology. Why? Because understanding the visual image is understanding the realm in which the psyche of the photographer and viewer intersect. Psychological principles about perception, emotion, creativity, personal identity, interpersonal communication, and human relationships help explain how we create visual images, how we share them, and how people react to what they see. Psychology can also help clarify the personality and social factors that shape the vocation and avocation of photography. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
Student must have his/her own
traditional 35mm camera as a prerequisite
FIN330
0.5 credit
This is a project-based class in which students will learn concepts of visual communication, visual representations using digital images, and typography. The course will include: general concepts of design, advertising campaigns, and understanding the versatility of digital images. Students will learn how they can change their environment with their artwork. The course will introduce students to the concepts of bitmaps and vector based images using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
No prerequisites.
TEC262
0.5 credit
The Dreamlab - Independent Design curriculum emphasizes the use of real-life problems for designing solutions relevant for our ever changing world with a particular focus on sustainable and responsible design. Mastering the use of the design cycle is at the core of the course, as well as fostering innovative approaches and student driven projects. Students will have opportunities to explore and develop their problem-solving, creative and technological skills within a supportive and safe environment. Students will develop not only practical abilities but also critical thinking and innovative strategies. The course allows students to delve in any of these options: product design, robotics, web design, green design and technology, programming, engineering design, CAD and game design, among others. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
No prerequisites.
FIN240/FIN241 (3D, Drawing & Painting)
FIN244/FIN245 (2D)
0.5 credit each
The Advanced Placement Studio Art class is a one year college level course offered to 12th grade students. This course is designed for serious art students who are interested in the practical experience of art. Students are expected to address different issues in art and to actively engage in producing their own artwork. Each student is required to submit a portfolio for evaluation at the end of the school year to the College Board. The student can choose from three different portfolios: Drawing, 2D-Design and 3D-Design. Students need to attend AP Studio Art Lab after school once a week. This course can count as a capstone concentration course.
AP 2D Design: Students demonstrate mastery through any two-dimensional medium or process, such as graphic design, digital imaging, photography, collage, fabric design, weaving, fashion design, fashion illustration, painting and printmaking. Develop technical skills and familiarize yourself with the functions of visual elements as you create an individual portfolio of work for evaluation at the end of the course. Through the program WE.org , which will be incorporated in the course, students will integrate service learning into the course.
AP 3D Design: The 3D portfolio is intended to address engagement with physical space and materials.Design involves a fabrication process that demonstrates a purposeful decision making about the principals of design, this issues can be approach in a variety of perspectives such as architectural models, figurative or non figurative sculptures, plaster, ceramics, three-dimensional fiber arts/fashion, jewelry and body adornment.
The Drawing and Painting portfolio intends to address a wide range of approaches and media. Line quality, light and shade, composition, surface manipulation, illusion of depth and mark-making are drawing issues that can be addressed through a variety of means which could include painting, printmaking, mixed media, abstract or observational and inventive works.
Credit in two prior art or photography courses, credit in Pre AP Art,
and a portfolio of ten pieces of original art are the prerequisites for this course.
FIN500
0.5 credit
This course demonstrates the fundamental principles needed to create good video content on any kind of budget. Students will learn about the language of video both in technical and artistic levels. The student will develop his/her skills in front and behind the cameras and learn about storytelling, composition, journalism, film making and advertising by creating and producing in audiovisual media. The course introduces the basics of video production utilizing a personal camcorder and video editing equipment. Students study video technologies, basic equipment operation, video composition, basic lighting and audio production planning, and visual storytelling. Some projects of this class will be participating in different contests in and out of the school (if appropriate and possible). This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Technology.
One High School computer course
FIN423
0.5 credit
This course is designed to introduce high school students to the basic concepts, vocabulary, critical tools and methods used in the analysis of film and other moving images as well as the interpretation of meaning. We shall introduce the varieties of film practices (e.g., fiction, documentary, animation, experimental/ avantgarde, video art and new forms of digital media). In pursuing the goal of having students be attentive and sensitive to the dynamics of image and sound, we shall deal with such concepts as narrative structure, genre, editing, composition within the frame, cinematography, sound and sound image relations. The course will pro-vide students with a basic foundation for further study of film and the moving image arts.
No prerequisite.
FIN400
0.5 credit
In this course students will learn the basic rules of acting through an exploration of games and exercises that stimulate the discovery of movement, space, voice, and improvisation. This course is a preparation to the interpretation of classical and contemporary texts. Students will alternate knowledge of theatrical Improvisation technique with some scenes from classical theatre.
No prerequisite.
FIN420
0.5 credit
This is the higher level theatre course in which students will continue to develop acting skills, while they are immersed in a deep exploration of the actor and the stage through contemporary texts, masks, and different theatre styles. The students will be participating as performers in at least one production.
No prerequisite.
FIN422
0.5 credit
This interdisciplinary course will encourage students to explore the width of the presumed chasm between our time period and Shakespeare’s. Students will be able to assess how “universal” the universal themes present in the great bard’s work truly are and how well they have withstood the test of time. We will analyse Shakespeare’s works with a critical eye towards where and how film, literature, television and the new media, meet and intermingle with these timeless classics of literature. The performing arts aspect of this course will allow students to immerse themselves in the plays and characters through the appropriation of acting tools. Additionally, students will utilize techniques of video production in order to memorialize and create contemporary pieces based on the Bard’s works. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or English.
No prerequisite.
FIN266
0.5 credit
In this bilingual class, the main objective will be to carry out the creation and production of a work. The work will be chosen according to the number of participants in class and presented to an appropriate audience for the content thereof. During the semester, students will know different works and once chosen, will address the acting, directing, and producing of it. The intention of the chosen piece will build on the strengths of each student and skills as an actor, as well as sound, costumes, advertising, creating scenarios and so on.
En esta clase bilingüe, el objetivo principal será llevar a cabo la creación y producción de una obra. Esta se elegirá de acuerdo al número de participantes en clase y se presentará a un público apropiado para el contenido de la misma. Durante el semestre, los estudiantes conocerán diferentes obras y una vez elegida la misma, se ocuparan de la actuación, direccion y producción de la misma. La intención de la pieza elegida será aprovechar los puntos fuertes de cada estudiante : sus habilidades como actor, y otras funciones dentro de la obra, como el sonido, el vestuario, la publicidad, la creación de escenarios, ETC.
No prerequisite.
FIN264
0.5 credit
In this class, students will learn the rich history of Western theater, from its beginnings in Ancient Greece until the mid 20th century. As we explore different times, we will deepen our understanding about the style of performance, staging practices, philosophical and theoretical bases, historical context and relevance of the most important times in which the theater has flourished. At the end of the semester a presentation of scenes showing the works that encapsulate the different periods studied will be made.
No prerequisite.
FIN614/FIN615
0.5 credit each
If you have taken Suzuki classes or came from another school where orchestra was offered, you should definitely join Chamber Orchestra. This class will continue to build on your skills as a strings player and will give you the opportunity to play many styles of music. Prior training and knowledge of a string instrument is necessary. Please note: CNG does not provide string instruments.
*Book Purchase applies to this class: All students enrolled in the instrumental
music program will need to pay a one-time cost of 60,000 peso to
purchase a personal music method book for the class.
FIN616
0.5 credit
Show Choir is a place for anyone who loves to sing. The class will focus on proper vocal technique and work on strengthening your musical independence so you can sing in multiple parts and create beautiful harmonies. We will be singing a variety of music including pop, multicultural, jazz, and classical.
No Prerequisite.
FIN618
0.5 credit
Students will play in small or large ensembles in a Rock or Pop Band style. Students should be experts on their instruments, can read and understand written music notation, and have participated in a music ensembles in the past. This class will focus on rehearsing as an ensemble, music interpretation, and performance technique.
Prerequisite: Audition: April 3rd and 4th
FIN700
0.5 credit
Rumba is a one semester elective class where students choose to participate voluntarily in order to enjoy and develop skills in dancing. Students will experience aerobic entertainment using different rhythms: dancing music, samba, regueton, reggae, salsa, folklore, among others. Participation in this class will help increase functioning of the cardiovascular system, improve hormonal balance, eliminate fat, and heighten psychological well being. Steps and circuits will be used in the class. This course can count as ½ credit in Fine Arts or Physical Education.
No prerequisite.
Class size 4-22 students