Program Content

 “Fashion Design and Techniques” program prepares high school students for a future career in the fashion industry. It was developed by fashion design professionals and focuses on the following areas:

- fabric and textile studies;
- rhythmic and proportional structure of the costume;
- costume color;
- fundamental visual presentation;
- fundamental creative decision;
- fundamental set and collection design;
- sleeve tailoring;
- through class projects, students will study composition fundamentals and examine historic and national costumes as examples of Applied Arts, as well as many other subjects related to the modern fashion industry.

Upon completion of the program, the students will get the certificate, have their own professional portfolio and become savvy in industry-standard computer applications. They will be ready to apply to a Fashion Design program in any college or university in the United States and Canada.

Program Curriculum

Duration and costs:
Total Length: 24 months (6 semesters, 4 months per semester)
Cost: $249 per month (10% discount if paying for the entire semester)
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Who this course is for:
This course is for everybody who likes to be dressed in accordance with the latest fashion, who likes to watch Fashion Shows, who is interested in art and modern fashion, who dreams to become a fashion designer and to show one day his or her own collection on TV.

How to become a student an online Fashion Design School?
It is not complicated. Just a few simple steps:
1. Carefully read the curriculum of the course and make sure you are determined to take it.
2. Take a look at examples of work done by our Fashion Design students.
3. Familiarize yourself with main principles and conditions of distance learning at New Image College.
4. Take our trial lessons and try to get the test answers right.
5. Fill in the pre-registration form and please ask all the questions you might have.
6. If you are satisfied with everything and you think Fashion Design program at Teens Computer School is right for you - fill in the registration form and the contract. Then submit the payment for the first month or the first semester (those paying for the whole semester are eligible for a 10% discount)
7. Within 24 hours from the payment submission you will receive a username and a password to enter our online campus where you will find all the lectures, illustrated material and tests.
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What are the “must-haves” for successful studying?
1. A student must have a PC or MAC computer.
2. Internet connection.
3. Scanner.
4. Graphic tablet. (If you do not own one it can be ordered from New Image College at a minimal market price. Average price for a decent graphic tablet is approximately $60 – 100 CAD, depending on the model, plus applicable shipping charges.)
3. Art supplies. (Here is a list of everything you are going to need. The approximate cost of art supplies for one school year is $50 – 100 CAD. If art supplies are hard to obtain in your area of residence you can order them from Teens Computer School. All you need to do is fill in the order form. Buyer is to pay all the applicable shipping charges associated with the order.)
4. Text books on Drawing and Fashion Design recommended by the school. (Approximate cost of the books is no more than $100 CAD per semester.)
5. A student must have the necessary software installed on his computer:
INKSCAPE – for creating and editing of vector graphics and GIMP – for pixel graphics (both of the editors are freeware).
6. A student must be able to dedicate 3-4 hours a week to study and work on assignments. 
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Principles and conditions of distance learning at New Image Fashion Design School
1. Having received access to student section of Fashion Design Schooll website a student familiarizes himself with theoretical part of the lesson, studies the illustrated materials and reads additional materials from the Internet using the list of links provided.
2. A student must start studying no later than 2 weeks from the day he received login credentials to the student section of the site. The day we receive the first completed assignment from the student is considered the day the student started the program.
3. In the end of every month students will receive an invoice for the subsequent month in the mail.
4. Those paying for the whole semester receive a 10% discount, which is a $100 in savings.
5. After studying the theoretical material students proceed to the assignments. To complete the assignments you must follow the step-by-step instructions and guidelines provided.
6. If anything is not completely clear and understood students can (and should) send their questions to the teacher using email or messenger.
7. In two weeks time a student must be able to complete 2 lessons, 2 practical assignments and take 2 tests. The tests are multiple choice and based entirely on the theoretical material of the lessons. Those who studied the theory and Internet resources carefully should have no problems passing the tests successfully.
Tests and practical assignments are scheduled twice a month to control and evaluate student’s progress. Test examples can be found here. Assignments that require drawing by hand must either be scanned and sent to New Image College by email attachment or sent by regular mail.
8. Having submitted an assignment the student can start working on the next lesson’s assignment.
9. The submitted assignments and tests are marked within 5 days from the submission date. The teacher will also provide the student with a review of the completed assignment or test. In case of mistakes, errors, or unsatisfactory quality the work might need to be re-done and re-submitted.
10. There is a final test and a final project in the end of every semester (a semester consists of 4 months). The mark for the final test/assignment must be 75% minimum for the student to successfully transfer to the next semester.
11. Every 2 months there are additional complementary seminars on subjects from the curriculum held at the main office of Fashion Design School in Toronto. Each seminar is a week long. Attendance is advised but not required. The seminars are billed separately.
Students who wish to attend need to register at least 6 weeks in advance. All information about the seminars, dates and the schedule will be posted on Teens Computer School website at least 8 weeks in advance.
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