What next?
The popularity of technology has grown at St Margaret's and limitations on numbers taking Year 10 have had to be put in place. While this makes for a manageable Year 10 class size, it limits numbers going on to Year 11. At Year 12 students can do the International Baccalaureate or continue with NCEA. This means in effect the Year 11 class can be split in half, which can make for small numbers in Years 12/13. The department is looking at how to increase Year 11 numbers. But if numbers do increase Claire and Terry will be challenged to maintain the team teaching programme.
Last year the decision was made that Database Design had run its course and that the ICT unit for 2006 will look at the use of computers as a tool to do fashion illustration. The programme will combine Claire's fashion design and manual drawing lessons with Terry's work with drawing programmes. Students will produce a unique design concept illustrated and presented in a professional way. They will scan their drawings of garments into a computer to generate templates, which are used by the fashion industry to reflect conceptual designs. Students will be expected to appreciate industry standards and present their concepts using story boards. Claire and Terry anticipate that the students undertaking the programme will have gained the requisite manual and IT skills to create good design presentations.
