Bandon Grammar School, Co. Cork 2024

Fifth/sixth year students from Bandon Grammar School worked with artist Shane O'Driscoll to create an exciting mural to give life to the bare concrete between the school and a new extension. The Creative Engagement Project 2024 not only taught them the skills needed...

Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork 2024

Fifth year students from Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown created oil portraits and displayed them at an Art Exhibition for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. Teacher: Linda Evans Artist: Aine Andrews

Rice College, Ennis, Co. Clare 2024

Rice College, Ennis Transition Year students created a beautiful mural with local Artist Rachel McManus Art Teacher: Clara Ryan Artist: Rachel McManus

St. Brigid’s Secondary School, Killarney, Co. Kerry 2024

St. Brigid's Secondary School Transition year and 5th year students hosted an art exhibition in Killarney to share their 2024 Creative Engagement Project 'Personal Reflections'. Teachers: Alice Quilter & Fiona Archibald Artist: Tracy Sexton

St Jarlath’s College, Tuam, Co. Galway 2024

First year students in St Jarlath's College in Tuam enjoyed a felting workshop with artist Karena Ryan. Beautiful results. Teacher: Therese Kenny Artist: Karena Ryan

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St. Nathys College, Co. Roscommon 2022

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

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

Patrician Secondary School, Newbridge, Co Kildare 2021

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...

Hansfield ETSS, Dublin 2021

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...

Recent News and Updates

Online Creative Engagement Exhibition March 3rd-5th.

Many thanks for everyone who were involved in the 2020-21 Creative Engagement programme in what was a very difficult school year. NAPD is now organising an online Exhibition of the 2020-21 Creative Engagement work, March 3-5 Minister Catherine Martin TD is being...

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year. Creative Engagement 2021-22 is underway with over 100 second level schools involved. Meanwhile an exhibition of Creative Engagement 2020-21 is scheduled for March 3-5 2022 as an online event. Further information about booking to exhibit the arts work...

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Nollaig Shona Daoibh

Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh. Have a Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Thanks for everything and enjoy the holidays.

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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.