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St. Catherine’s Vocational School, Killybegs 2017
The 5th year art students of St. Catherine’s Vocational School, Killybegs worked on their Creative Engagement Project 2017 with glass sculptor Alva Gallagher. The...
Meánscoil Iognáid Ris Naas CBS, 2017
School: Meánscoil Iognáid Ris Naas CBS Teacher: Stacy Masterson Artist: Josephine Hardiman http://www.kildare.ie/josephinehardiman/Index.htm Craft: Calligraphy & Illustration Group: 5th year art students Project description: Josephine is a local artist based in...
Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore, Dublin 2017
The Creative Engagement 2017 Project from Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore is underway. The project is a collaborative project with the Home Economics teacher. They are making ceramic dishes inspired by different cultures. (Photo: Artist Mark Doran with the TY class)...
Loreto Community School, Milford, Co. Donegal 2017
Students from Loreto Community School in Milford, Co.Donegal have been hard at work on their Creative Engagement Project 2017. They have been building a large constellation with willow. The students are learning how to grow and work with willow while making a large...
Holy Child Community School, Sallynoggin 2017
Holy Child Community School Creative Engagement Project 2017 was a great success. The large mosaic promotes numeracy outside the maths department. Teacher: Linda Kearney ...
Drimnagh Castle CBS, Dublin 2017
The Drimnagh Castle CBS Creative Engagement 2017 Project is well underway. They have just completed a two day workshop with ceramic artist Heather Buchanan. TY's have collaborated with Art and Environmental Studies to design Insect Hotels in preparation for their...
Creative Engagement in IMMA
Creative Engagement in IMMA had the most projects and the most visitors of any Creative Engagement exhibition to date. There was great enthusiasm and engagement at the exhibition and the beauty of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham added to the atmosphere. Some schools...
Creative Engagement Annual Exhibition 2016
Some of the action in IMMA
Scoil Bernadette perform at the Creative Engagement Annual Exhibition 2016
Scoil Bernadette, Cork perform in the Baroque Chapel during the Creative Engagement 2016 Exhibition.
Recent News and Updates
Coolmine Community School 2015
Creative Engagement in Coolmine underway....cocoons felt and Yeti Habitat..more to come.
Margaret Aylward Community College 2015 : Plus
Dominican College Galway 2015
Images of Dominican College Galway happily underway...
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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.