INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The IT programme is a five year programme designed to help the students learn how to use the computer creatively and independently as a work tool. Students work in a lab environment using IBM-compatible computers. All students are required to take at least one half of the year in an IT course.

The work is primarily with Microsoft Office - in the Word Processing, Drawing and Painting, Power point and Spreadsheet environments. As students advance through the programme they are encouraged to work more independently, putting it to use with their school work as well as with IT projects.

All students are taught to touch-type.

YEAR 7 : Students are taught the basics of using a   computer and the five types of documents mentioned above. Students use the text CLAIT - Computer Literacy and Information Technology, as well as teacher-made materials.

YEAR 8 : Students review, practice and expand their knowledge of the basic skills acquired in Year 7, using CLAIT and teacher-designed materials.

YEAR 9 : Students are expected to develop mastery of the computer and the various environments in which they use it. Students apply the skills they acquired in the first two years in teacher designed projects that encourage their creative and independent use of the computer.

YEAR 10 and 11 : Students are  encouraged to use the computer for their own work. They are also given project outlines and required to create their own outcomes or documents that demonstrate their mastery of the computer and it various uses.