St Michael’s Holy Faith Secondary School, Finglas 2023

St. Michael's Secondary School in Finglas have finished a beautiful Creative Engagement Project for 2023 talented Transition Year students worked with potter Pat Rafferty to create the the final Ceramic work about the essentiality of the Bees🐝 for...

St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam, Co. Galway 2023

St. Jarlath's College in Tuam have completed their Creative Engagement Project for 2023. One project was a clay tile project and the second was a felting project. They were visited by Mary Hanley on behalf of Creative Engagement in early May. Artist: Karena Ryan...

St. Aidans Community School, Tallaght 2023

St Aidans Community School Tallaght worked on a mosaic mural for their Creative Engagement Project 2023. This was a collaborative project between St. Ediths, and some of their Junior Cycle students. Artist: Dave West Teacher: Michelle Murphy

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St. Bricín’s College, Belturbet, Co. Cavan 2019

St. Bricín’s College, Belturbet, Co. Cavan 2019

St. Bricín's Creative Engagement Project 2019 'Hello, is anybody out there? ' 12 students from 5th and 6th year took part in this wood carving project. The theme of 'Positive mental health' was chosen. The students learned how to generate ideas for the symbolism of...

Hamilton High School, Bandon, Co. Cork 2019

Hamilton High School, Bandon, Co. Cork 2019

Hamilton High School Creative Engagement Project 2019 was created by 'The Prometheans', a group of 30 students from first to fifth year. The group have been very busy creating 1. Student Awards for Creativity, 2. A mini School Library, 3. a student designed website...

Gaelcholáiste an Chláir, Inis 2019

Gaelcholáiste an Chláir, Inis 2019

‘Beatha Abhann na hInse – River Life of Ennis’ are three stained glass lightboxes created by Transition Year Students from Gaelcholáiste an Chláir, Inis. TYs worked on the cross-curricular project with Art Teacher Marie Connole, Artist Nathalie El Baba and Technology...

Curragh Post Primary School, Co. Kildare 2019

Curragh Post Primary School, Co. Kildare 2019

Curragh Post Primary School, Co. Kildare have their Creative Engagement Project 2019 are delighted with how it went. The following are images of the early stages of project:  

Cork Educate Together Secondary School, 2019

Cork Educate Together Secondary School, 2019

First year students from Cork Educate Together Secondary School have their Creative Engagement Project 2019 completed. 'Future Spaces' is all about engaging 20 first year students in considering how we can create vibrant cities that are diverse places where people...

De La Salle College, Waterford 2019

De La Salle College, Waterford 2019

De La Salle College in Waterford took on 'Environmental Art, No Paint _No Panic' for their Creative Engagement Project 2019. Transition year art students created an art mural. They decided to make their work eco friendly, and used only water to create their design as...

Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin 2019

Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin 2019

Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin Creative Engagement Project 2019 The transition year students of Gealcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin participated in 2 lino reduction workshops facilitated by Corkprintmakers. Thar 2 seachtain thaispeáin na ealaíntóirí as...

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Creative Engagement Applications 2019-20

Applications for Creative Engagement 2019-20 are now being accepted. Application Forms can be downloaded from this website and emailed to demotcarney@napd.ie. They can be found under Forms on the menu.

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Creative Engagement Expo 2019

Thanks to all students, teachers, artists and school communities who together made such a success of the 2018-19 Creative Engagement programme. The exhibition of the projects is scheduled for November 19. It will be held in the National Indoor Sports Arena,...

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It is an arts-in-education programme.  This entails an artist or artists coming into the school to work with the students. A creative engagement happens when a local artist or  arts  group comes into the school and imparts their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to the students.  This partnership has mutual benefits to both artist and school. Creative Engagement programme encompasses the arts in its broadest manifestation, from the visual arts to music, from theatre to dance and all the arts in between.

The Creative Engagement programme strives to encourage creativity, initiative and expression in our students and to complement curricular learning in the arts , heritage and culture.  NAPD envisions an education system energised through the arts and where creativity is a core activity in the post primary curriculum.   The NAPD Arts Culture and Heritage committee celebrates its twenty fourth anniversary this year 2023.  The Arts Culture and Heritage committee has been  administering the Creative Engagement programme in schools since 2005.