2023-2024 LEVEL I INFORMATION FORM Level I Excursions are those which take students to familiar settings within the local area for daytime activities which expose students to risks typically encountered in everyday living or while at school and which involve local transportation either by walking, subway, city bus, school bus, or taxi. Examples of Level I Excursions: trips to museums, local parks, a local store or neighbourhood, a library, an art studio, a concert hall, a theatre, another school, or athletic facility. Parental consent for Level I Excursions is given at the beginning of each school year.
Excursion Name
Diploma Visual Arts Gallery Tour and Workshop to the Gallery of Contemporary Art, Toronto
Date(s) and Times (And Transportation Details) Group Involved (and number of students)
29 November 2023 8:30am - 1:00pm (approx return) Grade 11 and 12 Visual Arts - 18 Students
Group Leader and Staff Involved
Daniel Neville and Stephanie Motolla
Destination Address
Gallery of Modern Art (MoCA) 158 Sterling Rd #100, Toronto
Activity Description and Educational Rationale
During this excursion students will visit the Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto, to explore the contemporary galleries and participate in an art-making workshop. Students will tour the gallery spaces and draw inspiration to help support their studio practice, and develop an understanding of the curatorial practices involved in the display of artworks. In addition, students are encouraged to begin their early investigations into artists who may help support their upcoming Comparative Study research assignment. During the tour, our students are encouraged to: ● Converse, ask questions, and think critically as they interpret artworks by local and international artists across all contemporary art forms ● Consider new perspectives and issues that are relevant and urgent in today’s world ● Personally connect with the topics presented in the gallery’s exhibitions
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