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Post-Secondary School Links
related to The ACAM
CAREER AND POST-SECONDARY
program
STUDIES
-Ryerson University Creative Industries
Program
http://creativeindustries.fcad.ryerson.ca/about
-Waterloo Global Business and Digital
Arts:
http://uwaterloo.ca/find-outmore/programs/global-business-and-digitalarts-York
-University of Toronto Architecture
http://www.daniels.utoronto.ca
-Ryerson University Architecture
http://www.arch.ryerson.ca
-Ryerson University Photography and
Image Arts
http://imagearts.ryerson.ca
-Ryerson University - School of Fashion
http://fashion.ryerson.ca
-Ontario College of Art and Design
University
http://www.ocadu.ca
-Sheridan College - Digital Media and
Communications
http://www.sheridancollege.ca/programsand-courses/full-time-programs/area-ofinterest/digital-media-andcommunications.aspx
-Sheridan College - Bachelor of
Animation
http://www.sheridancollege.ca/programsand-courses/full-time-programs/programs-az-index/bachelor-of-applied-artsanimation.aspx
-George Brown College
http://www.georgebrown.ca/g108-20132014/
-Seneca - Game Art and Animation
http://www.senecac.on.ca/fulltime/GAA.html
-University of Western Ontario
http://www.uwo.ca/visarts/
-University of Windsor Ontario
http://www1.uwindsor.ca/visualarts/
-Guelph University
https://www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/
-University of Waterloo Architecture
http://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/
http://finearts.uwaterloo.ca
-University of British Columbia
Countless career possibilities exist in the
ever-growing “creative industries”. Here
are some examples:
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Film and television
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Radio
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Video production
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Theatre / Performing arts
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Journalism
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Copy writing
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Graphic Design
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Architecture
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Game design
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Animation
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Cartooning
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Audio and recording arts
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Production / Management
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Industrial Design
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Fashion Design
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Interior Design
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Illustrator, fine artist
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Public Relations
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Medical Imaging
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Visual Arts with a career focus
•
Curatorial, Arts and Culture
management
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Entrepreneurial, creative
businesses
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Urban planning & engineering
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Web design
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Marketing and Advertising
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Commercial photography
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Landscape Architecture
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Post graduate plans in the creative
arts (e.g.: Arts /Media /English
/Journalism Professor or Researcher
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Any career that requires strong
leadership, problem solving, adaptability
or new ideas!
ACAM: Academy of creativity
and multimedia at Thornlea
Secondary School
The
Academy
of
Creativity
and
Multimediais
an innovative
specialized
program unique to YRDSB and is currently
only offered here at Thornlea. This program
begins in grade 9 and ends in grade 12 with
an ACAM certificate in Advanced Technology
and Multimedia Arts. All three enrichment
programs begin in grade nine at Thornlea.
ACAM, French Immersion, and Pre-AP may be
taken in the same school year. While many of
our students plan a career in the Arts,
Technology and Media sectors, there are
many reasons why ACAM is a great choice for
every student wishing to gain an edge in
virtually any future career.
ACAM/ Visual Arts courses are also
offered in the FRENCH IMMERSION
program.
What is ACAM?
AV110/ AWS1O
Grade 9 Visual Arts/ Les Arts Visuels/ ACAM
* An enriched program that combines Art and
Technology, gives them fundamental skills and
knowledge used in creative design and
communications, leading to many exciting
careers in the rapidly expanding sector of media
production and communications
STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE FOLLOWING
PROGRAMS AS TOOLS TO EXPLORE THEIR
CREATIVE EXPRESSION:
PHOTOSHOP CS6 - Image Manipulation/
Photo Editing/ Graphic Design
* A program where students gain lifelong skills
of critical and creative thinking, presenting,
leadership, collaboration, design communication
and the ability to innovate in their chosen field
* TGJ1O1 (Technology) and AWS101
(Multimedia Art) are the courses which are taken
together as a two elective “package” for this
terrific program. Please note that many ACAM
students are also in Thornlea’s Pre-AP program
and /or French Immersion. Students at Thornlea
can choose MORE than one
specializedprogram, subject to space and
application acceptance.
FLASH CS6 - 2D Animation/Shape and
Motion Tweens
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR - Graphic Design and
Photo Enhancement
ADOBE PREMIERE PRO – Claymation/
Movie-Making Projects
BLENDER - 3-D Animation
Grade 9 art is an introduction to all of the
possibilities of art at Thornlea. Students
experiment with pencil, pen and ink, watercolour,
print making, acrylic painting, clay sculpture and
Media Arts. Inquiries into Canadian and
international art will broaden students appreciation
as well as their critical thinking skills though the
creative process. Explorations of the elements and
principles of design will inspire creativity and
inform design decisions.
Ce cours offre une présentation des arts visuels
comme fondation pour l'étude supplémentaire. Les
élèves deviendront familiarisés avec les éléments
et les principes de la conception des arts
médiatiques et de l'expression qualités de divers
matériaux en travaillant avec une gamme de
matériaux, de processus, de techniques et de
styles. Ils vont apprendre et utiliser des méthodes
d'analyse et de la critique et étudieront les
caractéristiques de l'art historique, en particulier
les périodes et une sélection de l'art canadien et de
l'art des autres cultures.
AV120/ AWS2O
Grade 10 Visual Arts/ Les Arts Visuels/ ACAM
This course emphasizes learning through practice;
building on what students know; and introducing
them to new ideas, materials, and processes for
artistic thinking and experimentation. Students will
have the opportunity to produce work in the areas
of clay and plaster casting, print-making, charcoal
drawing, and acrylic painting. Student learning will
include the refined application of the elements and
principles of design, incorporating the creative
design processes. Students will also learn about
connections between works of art and their
historical contexts.
Ce cours met l'accent sur l'apprentissage par la
pratique, en s'appuyant sur ce que les élèves
savent et en les initiant à de nouvelles idées, les
matériaux et les processus de la pensée artistique
et l'expérimentation. Les élèves comprendront
l'application affinée des éléments et des principes
deconception, tout en intégrant les créatifs et les
processus de conception. Les élèves apprendront
également sur les liens entre lesœuvres d'art et de
leurs contextes historiques.