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St. Nathys College, Co. Roscommon 2022
St. Nathy's College, Co. Roscommon created an all weather metalwork sculpture named 'Cur Óg' for their Creative Engagement Project 2022. The students from TY and EAL were given the task of creating designs in keeping with the agreed theme of the biodiversity green...
Trinity Comprehensive Ballymun, Dublin 2022
Transition year students in Trinity Comprehensive Ballymun in Dublin have been working on a beautiful bottle cap mural with the Rediscovery Centre Ballymun. Teacher: Brian Cheevers
Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont, Dublin 2021
Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont have created a Mural for their Creative Engagement Project 2020-21 Artist: Niamh Sinnott
Patrician Secondary School, Newbridge, Co Kildare 2021
The Patrician Secondary School, Newbridge, Co Kildare 2021 have finished their Creative Engagement 2021 Project. "Starting with the theme of identity, we looked at unique body identifiers that we all have. Such as fingerprints and iris patterns in our eyes. We asked...
St Brigid’s Presentation Secondary School, Killarney 2021
St Brigid's Presentation Secondary School, worked on Self Portraits for their Creative Engagement Project 2021. [gallery...
Hansfield ETSS, Dublin 2021
Hansfield ETSS Transition Year Students have completed their Creative Engagement project 2021 called "Developing Characters". They learned all about animation and illustrations. Artist: Bruno...
Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, Co na Gaillimhe 2021
Claregalway College took on an interesting 2021 Creative Engagement Project where Transition Year students studying Italian learned Circus Skills through Italian. Artist: Maria Auletta Teacher: Ilaria Dore...
Scoil Muire agus Padraig, Swinford, Co. Mayo 2021
The TY students of Scoil Muire agus Padraig have completed beautiful wall murals around their school as part of their Creative Engagement Project 2021. Teacher: Ann Gannon
St. Brendan’s Community School, Birr, Co. Offaly 2021
St. Brendan's Community School, Birr have completed their Creative Engagement Project 2021. The Transition Year class up-cycled two concrete benches in an outdoor courtyard in the school. They learned about the art of mosaic and created two beautiful mosaic benches....
Recent News and Updates
Senator Marie Louise O Donnell visits Creative Engagement expo 2019
A selection of photos from the Creative Engagement Expo 2019.
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.
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.