Upper School Curriculum :: Computer Science

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A student must show proficiency in using the Microsoft Office Suite and take one trimester of a Computer Science course.

 

Website Design for the Real World teaches students website design, digital imaging, and animation as a community service project for a non-profit organization.

 

2D Animation and Computer Game Design exposes students to game design that uses basic trigonometry, physics, and object-oriented programming to make realistic computer games.

 

3D Animation and Modeling introduces students to the dynamic world of 3-dimensional animation and modeling. The steps to a successful project are modeling, animation, characters, materials and textures, lights and cameras, effects and rendering and compositing.

 

3D Modeling and Rendering Game Art students work with primitive 3-dimensional geometries such as spheres, cubes, cones and planes to create realistic models for both organic and inorganic surface types.

 

Robotics Using Lego Mindstorms students begin by building a robot car and program increasingly challenging traverses. Increasingly complicated constructions provide more complex programming challenges.

 

Fashion Design presents the process that professional fashion designers use to develop ideas and complete commercial fashion designs.

 

Beginning C++ Programming follows a standard course in C++ Programming that can employ either game design as a backdrop or the more abstract programming path followed by Microsoft.

 

Digital Imaging uses the most advanced computer technology as a tool to form drawings.  

 

Advanced Digital Imaging follows one of two paths.  A student follows a theme and develops a body of work over the trimester, or a student completes a group of more complex assignments. There is comprehensive discussion about current trends and ideas of image making in contemporary art.

 

Beginning Video Production exposes students to all the facets of producing a short narrative video.  Students will be expected to be an integral part of all the pre-production, production, and post-production of the video.

 

Advanced Video Production begins with a group project with all production work done by the students.  As it is wrapping up, students then opt to work on individual projects or in small groups on their next project.

 

Tutorials allow students to explore other areas of digital technology.

 

 
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