媒体
For every Waldegrave 媒体 Studies student the central aim is the same: to become an independent, critical thinker who is able to navigate their way through the increasingly complex and social world of the contemporary media landscape.
Our students are digital natives; the media is so ubiquitous in their lives that they often do not pause to comprehend, 质疑, 并反思他们在消费什么. Within our curriculum students have the opportunity to explore a wide range of media texts, 现代的和历史的, which allows them to deepen their knowledge alongside a wider context. 的 key texts provide students with a diverse and inclusive experience, 涵盖种族方面, 性, 性别认同, and class across different forms including video games, 广播, 杂志, 以及网络媒体.
We foster a love of thinking creatively about our media texts through a number of practical assignments, 包括一个扩展的课程任务. Our students enjoy working collaboratively and take ownership of all stages of production. 的y are encouraged to experiment with different media forms to produce podcasts, 音乐录影带和电影海报, 在别人. We believe that this approach allows students to understand and gain practical experience with a range of industry-specific software, whilst also recognising that media texts are part of a synergistic whole.
最重要的是, we teach our students to not just accept media texts at face value but to develop the skills to interrogate the motive, 它们背后的意义和信息, skills that are essential to life beyond the classroom walls. 这在13年级尤为突出, once we have worked through the underlying principles of the subject in Year 12. 媒体 Studies students are equipped with the necessary tools to succeed in a variety of disciplines, 包括新闻, 市场营销, and both practical and theoretical film and media courses.